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PAHO promotes new goals to reduce salt intake

Published on: October 28, 2021
18:23

Washington, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Thursday promoted new goals to help countries in the region of the Americas reduce daily intake of less than 5 g of salt per day and per person.

Europeans enjoyed blue cheese, beer 2,700 years ago, study suggests

Published on: October 14, 2021
19:17

Vienna, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) A new study revealed how deep blue cheese and beer roots run in Europe, where workers at a salt mine in the Austrian Alps were gortrging on both up to 2,700 years ago, the Current Biology published on Thursday.

Experts recommend avoiding alcohol consumption in the elderly

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:31

Washington, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The human body's ability to process alcohol switches over time, which is why experts strongly recommend that senior people avoid its consumption, specialized sources reported today.

South Korea to consider banning dog meat consumption

Published on: September 27, 2021
15:16

Seoul, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) South Korea's President Moon Jae In raised today the need for the Government to implement the official ban on dog meat consumption.

ICO sees substantial global coffee deficit next season

Published on: September 9, 2021
07:46

London, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) The International Coffee Organization (ICO) said in its monthly report global production of the bean will likely fall some way below demand in the upcoming season that starts in October, but bumped up its 2021/22 coffee surplus forecast.

Alcohol can cause immediate risk of atrial fibrillation, study finds

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:30

Washington, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Long-term alcohol consumption has been associated with the development of atrial fibrillation and avoiding alcohol has been associated with reduced atrial fibrillation, a scientific source revealed on Thursday.

3 cups of coffee a day can lower risk of stroke – study

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:17

Budapest, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Drinking up to three cups of coffee a day can lower the risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to the largest-ever study of the popular beverage's effect on health, a scientific institution reported.

Deaths from drug overdose increase in the US

Published on: July 14, 2021
16:57

Washington, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Over 93,000 people died in the United States in 2020 due to drug overdoses, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Mexico talks with DEA on drug consumption and production

Published on: July 2, 2021
07:07

Mexico, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the Mexican government and the US Drug Control Administration (DEA) on Thursday finished off another round of negotiations on drug consumption and production in the two countries.

Drinking alcohol causes damage to the brain, study finds

Published on: May 21, 2021
09:52

London, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Drinking any amount of alcohol damages human brain´s structure and functioning, a study by researchers from the University of Oxford warned.

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