American Heart Association says Kicking the Salt Shaker habit may not be enough
May 18, 2017
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report
Dallas, TX – Restaurant foods and commercially processed foods sold in stores accounted for about 70 percent of dietary sodium intake in a study in three U.S. regions, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Sodium is an important contributor to high blood pressure, one of the leading causes of heart attack and stroke. The American Heart Association recommends a maximum of 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day, which is equivalent to 1 teaspoon of salt.
Salt added at home during food preparation or at the table accounted for a small fraction of dietary sodium. (Copyright American Heart Association)
American Heart Association says costs to treat Heart Failure expected to more than double by 2030
May 5, 2013
Strategies to prevent and treat heart failure are needed to curb the rise in the incidence of heart failure
Dallas, TX – By 2030, you — and every U.S. taxpayer — could be paying $244 a year to care for heart failure patients, according to an American Heart Association policy statement.
The statement, published online in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure, predicts the number of people with heart failure could climb 46 percent from 5 million in 2012 to 8 million in 2030. Direct and indirect costs to treat heart failure could more than double from $31 billion in 2012 to $70 billion in 2030.
Hewlett-Packard Recalls Fax Machines Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
February 3, 2012
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Hewlett-Packard (HP) fax machines model 1040 and 1050 have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards.
It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
HP Fax 1040 recalled due to fire and burn hazards.
