CBS NEWS – New research from the CDC indicates nine out of ten adults and children are consuming too much sodium. Most of the salt is found in processed foods and restaurant meals. Doctors say cutting back on sodium is key to reducing heart attacks and stroke. SOURCE – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report/MedDay/CBS
Scientists in Canada say people who receive transplanted organs are more likely to die of cancer. Doctors tracked thousands of patients over a 20-year period and found transplant patients have an elevated risk of death from cancer compared to the general population. SOURCE – JAMA Oncology/MedDay/CBS
Cancer deaths overall appear to be dropping. That’s according to new data from the American Cancer Society. Doctors credit lower smoking rates and advances in prevention for helping prevent nearly 2-million cancer deaths since 1991. SOURCE – American Cancer Society/MedDay/CBS
