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  Speeding Up Mother Nature's Very Own CO₂ Mitigation Process

  January 19, 2011 — Using seawater and calcium to remove carbon dioxide in a natural gas power plant's flue stream, and then pumping the resulting calcium bicarbonate in the sea, could be beneficial to the oceans' ... > full story
• Hypertension
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  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Blood Pressure Control System Found in Kidney's Structural Units

  January 14, 2011 — A new finding shows how the million working units in the kidney regulate salt handling. This identifies a new possible therapeutic target for treating high blood ... > full story
• Heart Disease
  Hypertension
  Food Additives
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  Population-Wide Reduction in Salt Consumption Recommended

  January 13, 2011 — The American Heart Association today issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium (salt) ... > full story
• Bone and Spine
  Diet and Weight Loss
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  Elderly Can Blame Fractures and Falls on Low Sodium

  November 21, 2010 — Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a new study. Falls are a serious health problem ... > full story
• Food
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  Less Salt in Teenagers' Diet May Improve Heart Health in Adulthood

  November 14, 2010 — Small decreases in salt consumption among teens could reduce high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke in adulthood. Processed foods and fast foods, pose high salt hazards to families and teens. ... > full story
• Cystic Fibrosis
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  Gene Therapy
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  Cystic Fibrosis Gene Typo Is a Double Whammy

  November 13, 2010 — Researchers have demonstrated that the gene mutated in cystic fibrosis not only controls traffic on the chloride highway, but also keeps the sodium highway from being ... > full story
• Food Additives
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  Bicarbonate Adds Fizz to Players' Tennis Performance

  October 25, 2010 — Dietary supplementation with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) on the morning of a tennis match allows athletes to maintain their edge. A randomized, controlled trial found that those players who ... > full story
• Food Additives
  Nervous System
  Multiple Sclerosis Research
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  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Decoding the Disease That Perplexes: Scientists Discover New Target for Multiple Sclerosis

  October 25, 2010 — Scientists are closer to solving one of the many mysteries of multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases. New research revealed a previously unknown connection between two ion channels, ... > full story
• Environmental Science
  Energy and the Environment
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  Acid Rain
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  Value-Added Sulfur Scrubbing: Converting Acid Rain Chemicals Into Useful Products

  October 21, 2010 — Power plants that burn fossil fuels remain the main source of electricity generation across the globe. Modern power plants have scrubbers to remove sulfur compounds from their flue gases, which has ... > full story
• Hypertension
  Heart Disease
  Food Additives
  Blood Clots
  Anemia
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  Genetic Data Related to Sodium-Regulating Hormone May Help Explain Hypertension Risk

  October 14, 2010 — New research points to the existence of a gene on chromosome 5 that influences how much aldosterone is produced -- which may be excessive in African-descended ... > full story

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