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Restricting dietary salt to below 3

Study Suggests a Low-Salt Diet Could Harm Certain Patients

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Researchers say restricting sodium might backfire, but heart experts are critical of the finding
The Nutrition Facts panel on packaged foods in the United States is about to undergo long-awaited changes

FDA Redesigns Nutrition Facts Label

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Added sugars, relevant portion sizes among the highlights of revision
Every school should have at least one full-time registered nurse

AAP Recommends at Least One Full-Time Nurse in Every School

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Children's health needs are increasingly complex, requiring more time and expert care
Mice lacking either the insulin receptor

Changes in Adipose Tissue With Lack of Insulin, IGF-1 Receptors

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Almost complete absence of WAT and BAT for mice lacking both insulin and IGF-1 receptors
Early

Early Loss of Islet Sympathetic Nerves in Type 1 Diabetes

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Early, marked, and sustained loss of islet sympathetic nerves in type 1 but not type 2 diabetes
Treatment with sulfonylureas (ATP-sensitive potassium [KATP] channel blockers) may inhibit the neuroprotective effects of KATP channel activation and increase the risk of stroke

Sulfonylureas May Inhibit KATP Channel Neuroprotection

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Treatment with sulfonylureas may increase the risk of stroke mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
In patients with telomere diseases

Danazol Treatment Linked to Telomere Elongation

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Reduction in rate of telomere attrition at 24 months; gain in telomere length seen from six months
A lifestyle intervention preceding infertility treatment does not result in higher rates of vaginal birth among obese infertile women

Lifestyle Intervention Before Infertility Treatment No Benefit

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Lifestyle intervention preceding infertility treatment doesn't up vaginal birth rates in obese women
Taking aspirin immediately after a transient ischemic attack significantly reduces the risk of a major stroke

Major Stroke May Be Prevented by Taking Aspirin After TIA

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Researchers find risk is reduced by as much as 80 percent
Self-measured waist circumference has a clinically important false-negative rate compared with professionally-measured waist circumference

Self-Measured Waist Circumference Often Falls Short

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Clinically important false-negative rate for self-measured waist circumference