Vote on SALT deduction in House could happen as soon as today
The House of Representatives could take up a procedural vote to double the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions this afternoon, as a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers from high-tax states fights an uphill battle to roll back one of the most controversial provisions of the 2017 tax-reform…#republicans #chamber (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salt Subs in Normal BP; Stroke Thrombectomy Without $$; Walmart's CVD Blood Test
(MedPage Today) -- Among commonly used glucose-lowering medications for type 2 diabetes, liraglutide (Victoza) was tied to a particularly robust reduction of cardiovascular events. (Circulation)
Fewer than half of Americans know their blood pressure... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 13, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Salt Substitutes Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 -- Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce high blood pressure in older adults, a new study has found.Older adults who use a salt substitute are 40% less likely to develop high blood pressure compared to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Salt Substitute Reduces Risk for New Hypertension Salt Substitute Reduces Risk for New Hypertension
Among older adults with normal blood pressure, replacing table salt with salt substitute reduced the incidence of hypertension vs a usual salt group, in the DECIDE-Salt trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Taco Bell and Salt & Straw are bringing back the ‘Choco Taco’
It’s been a year and a half since Klondike announced the official death of the Choco Taco. But at Taco Bell’s “Live Más Live” event on Friday, Taco Bell announced they were helping Portland ice cream behemoth Salt & Straw bring its version of the famous ice cream taco treat to the public. In a…#klondike #chocotaco #tacobells #livemáslive #tacobell #portland #saltstraw #tylermalek #taco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Salt Substitute Can Reduce Incidence of Hypertension Among Seniors
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 -- For older adults with normal blood pressure, replacing usual salt with a potassium-enriched salt substitute can reduce the incidence of hypertension without increasing the incidence of hypotension, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
2024 Marks an Important Year in NASA ’ s Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Not a lot of spacecraft have gone aloft with poetry etched on their sides. Actually, no spacecraft has ever gone aloft with poetry etched on its side—but no spacecraft has ever been quite like NASA’s Europa Clipper.
The ship, which is in its final stages of assembly, will launch in October, making a long, six-year journey out to Jupiter. Once there, it will execute a series of close-up flybys of the planet’s mysterious moon Europa—a world that has an icy shell and a globe-girdling ocean, and is the one place in the solar system outside of Earth that astronomers and exobiologists consider the lik...
Source: TIME: Science - February 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Pepper...and Salt
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Visit Salt Lake Debuts Spectacular Salt Lake Winter Roundup Event Downtown
The February 10th festival showcased a blend of winter sports, art, and culture SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, joyfully marked the commencement of the Salt Lake Winter Roundup: Rounding Up Sports, Arts and Culture, a festival that highlighted Salt Lake's profound heritage and…#saltlakecity #saltlake #abravanelhall #saltlakecounty #olympic #picabostreet #utah #stakerparson #village #abravanelhallplaza (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How much salt and sugar are in YOUR favourite sauces? Use this guide to find out - as shock probe finds just 1 tablespoon of worst-offenders can be 8 times saltier than McDonald's fries
MailOnline probed the nutritional value of more than 30 condiments. Just one tablespoon of soy sauce contained nearly half of an adult's recommended salt limit. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards
The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American cities such as Salt Lake City, Utah, which have long struggled with chronically dirty air.(Image credit: Kirk Siegler/NPR) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kirk Siegler Source Type: news
Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards
The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American cities such as Salt Lake City, Utah, which have long struggled with chronically dirty air. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kirk Siegler Source Type: news
Pepper...and Salt
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why NASA ’ s New Climate Satellite is Studying Clouds and Phytoplankton
If you’re trying to spot a phytoplankton, it pays to get exceedingly close. Among the smallest life forms inhabiting both fresh and marine water, phytoplankton can measure as little as one micrometer—or one millionth of a meter. But little things can have a big impact. Blooms of phytoplankton, which are actually a form of microalgae, can spread hundreds of square miles, sometimes doing disastrous damage to fisheries, beaches, drinking water supplies, and entire aquatic ecosystems. To track so sprawling a scourge, you want to stand at a distance—675 km (420 mi.) worth of distance. That’s the altitude...
Source: TIME: Science - February 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
