Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Dementia/ Salt

Missoulian: A push for family input to detect dementia earlier

We can’t wait: Administration announces new steps to fight Alzheimer’s disease
“The Obama Administration today announced new efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease, including immediately making an additional $50 million available for cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research. In addition, the administration announced that its Fiscal Year 2013 budget will boost funding for Alzheimer’s research by $80 million. Today’s announcement also includes an additional $26 million in caregiver support, provider education, public awareness and improvements in data infrastructure.”

Helena Independent Record: CDC: Breads top list of salt sources in US diet

Where's the sodium? There's too much in many common foods.
“For American Heart Month, the February edition of CDC Vital Signs focuses on the amount of sodium in Americans' diets and what we can do to reduce it. Too much sodium increases a person's risk for high blood pressure. High blood pressure often leads to heart disease, stroke, and other vascular diseases.”

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