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Blood Pressure Can Be Lowered By Reducing Salt Intake
Adults who use less salt in their diet can experience a slight reduction in their blood pressure in the medium term. However, whether in the long term this can also reduce the risk of late complications in people with sustained high blood pressure, otherwise known as essential hypertension, and whether in the long term their anti-hypertensive medication can be reduced remains unresolved. This is the conclusion of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) in its final report published in the form of a rapid report on 20 July 2009.

Washington D.C., Makes Improvements On HIV/AIDS Efforts, But More Work To Be Done, Report Finds; District Expands STD Testing Program For Students
The fifth annual report card from the Washington, D.C.,-based Appleseed Center for Law and Justice examining the district"s response to HIV gives the city "high marks for rapid testing, interagency coordination, surveillance and fighting the disease in the D.C. Jail," but finds that the city falls short in other areas, the Washington Examiner reports (Neibauer, 8/5). "The government also received above-average grades for leadership, managing grants to groups that help people with the illness, and monitoring the effectiveness of those programs," the Washington Post reports. However, "While Mayor Fenty and his administration deserve recognition for the continued support of ò€¦ numerous [HIV/AIDS Administration] initiatives, his public appearances and statements about the epidemic have fallen short of his enthusiasm for action inside the government," the report said. The report added that the district could do more to address HIV and recommended that HAA assess whether the improvements they have made are reducing the spread of the virus, according to the Post (Fears, 8/5).
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G8, African Leaders Agree To Strengthen Water Access Partnership
G8 and leaders from Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and the African Union on Friday announced an agreement to strengthen their partnership to improve access to water in Africa, Ennahar Online reports (Oudina, 7/10).
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To Promote Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Partners With South American Universities

Cardiovascular disease researchers at Tulane University are partnering with faculty at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to establish the South American Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health. The center has received a five-year, $2.3 million dollar grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The focus of the center"s activities will be on cardiovascular health research and education. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents one-third of chronic disease deaths in the Southern Cone of Latin America, a region composed of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. "Despite the high burden of CVD, most health res in these countries are dedicated to communicable diseases and maternal-child health conditions," says Dr. Jiang He, Joseph Copes Chair and Professor of Epidemiology at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and the project"s principal investigator at Tulane University. "Mortality due to heart disease and stroke is already the leading cause of death in South America and is projected to continuously increase in the near future. Therefore, the prevention of CVD has to become a public health priority in South America." To address these trends, the South American Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health will be focused on research, training, and health education for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The center will carry out research in four communities in the region: Bariloche, Argentina; Marcos Paz, Argentina; Temuco, Chile; and Canelones, Uruguay. Equally important, Tulane and its partners will carry out the training of medical and research professionals, who are much needed in the region. The project will promote research training in CVD epidemiology and prevention, focused on the learning of quantitative methods and skills in the design, conduct, and analysis of observational and interventional studies. Tulane is partnering in the South American Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health with University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile; and Universidad de la RepÃôblica, Canelones, Uruguay. Arthur Nead Tulane University


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