[Health] Run or Walk: Gains in Heart Health Similar

Run or Walk: Gains in Heart Health Similar
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6038/20130405/brisk-walking-lowers-heart-related-diseases-much-running.htm
Walking and running have about the same health benefits, researchers found - you just have to walk more to get them. Spending the same amount of energy yielded similar reductions in the risks of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and ...

Cut salt, add potassium, live longer, researchers say
http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/cut-a-little-salt-for-a-big-health-gain-study-1.1496008
Cut salt, add potassium, live longer, researchers say. Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY6:30p.m. EDT April 4, 2013. But the Salt Institute begs to differ.

E. coli O121 Linked to Frozen Snacks Caused 7 Hospitalizations
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/04/more-frozen-snacks-recalled-for-possible-link-to-e-coli-outbreak/
Of the 24 people known to have been sickened in the multistate E. coli O121 outbreak linked to frozen snacks, 7 were hospitalized and one developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a life-threatening complication of E. coli infection marked by kidney failure, ...

UW professor honored for stem cell research
http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/adult-stem-cells-isolated-from-human-intestinal-tissue_21283.html
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor James Thomson received the McEwen Award for Innovation, an award given for ground-breaking stem cell research Thursday for his research in the area.

Study: Dementia tops cancer, heart disease in cost
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/dementia-tops-cancer-heart-disease-treatment-cost-article-1.1307874
Cancer and heart disease are bigger killers, but Alzheimer's is the most expensive malady in the U.S., costing families and society $157 billion to $215 billion a year, according to a new study that looked at this in unprecedented detail.

IMS sees little drug spending impact from shift to managed Medicaid plans
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/elections/mccrory-offers-plan-privatize-medicaid-1919737
States have been moving their Medicaid patients to managed healthcare plans, believing the extra control will help keep a lid on the healthcare spending pressure cooker, including for prescription drugs.

Poor US kids poisoned by lead legacy, crippled by funding cuts
http://rt.com/usa/us-lead-contamination-children-373/
Over half-a-million American children could have lead poisoning, which could affect their development. Most of them come from poor families, but detecting the illness maybe complicated due to financing cuts.