Because sodium attracts and holds water, your blood volume increases, which makes your heart work harder and increases pressure in your arteries. Add more potassium to your diet. Use the Nutrition Facts label to reduce your intake of sodium in your diet. Avoid using garlic salt, onion salt, MSG, meat tenderizers, broth mixes, Chinese food,… Read More: How much sodium in a reduced sodium diet »
Through June 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reduced its backlog of Medicare appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level by 43%, according to a status report the agency provided to a federal court. HHS told the court that, as of the end of 2020’s second quarter, 242,995 appeals remain pending… Read More: HHS has reduced backlog of Medicare appeals by almost half »
News Consumer News FDA OKs Farxiga for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for Farxiga (dapagliflozin) oral tablets to treat adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the agency announced Tuesday. Farxiga is the first approved sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor… Read More: FDA OKs Farxiga for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction »