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In an effort to reduce the burden of heart disease and stroke, the American Medical Association (AMA) today testified to the Food and Drug Administration urging immediate action to reduce excess salt in food. The AMA asked the FDA to set strict limits on salt in processed foods and work to better educate the public on the benefits of a low-sodium diet. [click link for full article]

Sixty percent of adults believe the benefits of using electronic health records outweigh the potential privacy risks, according to a recent Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive poll, the Wall Street Journal Online reports. The survey, conducted from Nov. 12 to Nov. 14, included 2,153 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. [click link for full article]

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The Wall Street Journal on Thursday examined how the “number of Americans burdened with massive medical bills has soared” and how hospital bills that exceed $1 million, “while still unusual, are becoming more common as insurance policies once thought to provide catastrophic coverage prove inadequate when it comes to high-cost illnesses.” According to a recent survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, 34% of U.S. [click link for full article]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held its first public hearing on limiting the amount of salt in processed food, yesterday, 29th November, at agency premises in College Park, Maryland. [click link for full article]

According to a study presented on Wednesday at an American Association for Cancer Research conference, many African-American women living in Washington, D.C. public housing do not have the healthy eating habits that could reduce their risk for cancer, Reuters reports (Bigg, Reuters, 11/28). [click link for full article]

Eight Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday participated in a debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., sponsored by CNN and YouTube that “passed without any questions about health care,” the [click link for full article]

The backup of patients with mental illnesses in Georgia emergency departments stems from a lack of available beds at state psychiatric hospitals, hospital officials said on Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. [click link for full article]

Educating the public on the risks of Venous Disease is the goal of this 3-day public screening.

Autism Rise Possibly Related to Environmental Toxins.