(January 22, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From California - Limiting the amount of salt in the diet can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers used a computer model to estimate the impact that salt has on heart disease in the US. They found that reducing daily salt intake by 3 grams a day could potentially prevent 32,000 strokes and 54,000 heart attacks a year.

From North Carolina - According to a report published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers may have found clues in childhood that may be linked to schizophrenia later in life. Studying over 1,000 children since 1972, researchers found that children who went on to develop schizophrenia in adulthood experienced certain cognitive difficulties by age 7--including problems with visual and verbal learning, difficulty reasoning and conceptualizing, and memory and attention problems.

And finally, from Manitoba - According to a report published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers underline the importance of prompt treatment of severe H1N1 symptoms. Studying all confirmed cases of H1N1 in Manitoba, finding that the longer the time between development of symptoms and treatment with antiviral medication, the more likely that person was to have severe disease that necessitated admission to ICU.