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To raise awareness and encourage manufacturers to reduce salt and sodium in food products, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health) organised a forum titled "Reducing Salt/Sodium Consumption In Thailand" at the Thai Health office. At the forum, Dr Chantana Ungchusak, chairman of the board of healthy food planning, said…

Janet Williams fights tirelessly to raise awareness of the risks of certain drugs to pregnant women. Now it is her turn to be treated

The cost of groceries in Australia has sky-rocketed this year. So people may be tempted to switch to home-brand foods to save on their weekly food bill.

From deep inside a gold mine in Stawell, Victoria, researchers are hunting for the invisible substance thought to make up 85% of the matter in the universe

Sprinkling salt substitutes on meals could add years to your life, according to new research, by addressing a ‘silent killer.’

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced positive top-line results from its pivotal U.S. Phase 3 study in infants evaluating its 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate (20vPnC) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). The study met two co-primary objectives, associated with immunogenicity responses. Pfizer shares traded in a range of $48.55 to…

High blood pressure contributes to around half of all heart attacks and strokes in the UK

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my 40s, I've experienced a wide variety of diet fads come and go. One week I read it's bad to eat carbs. The next week, it's full-fat dairy products. I've seen articles that say I should only eat between certain hours of the…

Deli bal, or mad honey, from Nepal and Turkey comes from rhododendron, which contains grayanotoxins. When taken in small doses, mad honey can relax the body.

The study found that potassium-rich diets were associated with lower blood pressure.

The findings indicate potassium helps preserve heart health, but that women benefit more than men.