Health officials fight STDs with social networking

Association of press wrote:

Public health officials in Ohio and elsewhere are turning to online social networking sites to help control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Health agencies are signing on to the sites. Using information provided by clients who use their services, they can reach out to potentially infected partners online through their screen names.

The agencies notify an infected person's partners of an urgent health matter and provide a number to call.

The National Coalition of STD Directors has developed guidelines to help health departments with online notification.

Too Much Salt Are Hurting Majority of Americans

Have you been eating too much salt? It was been reported that too much salt are hurting Americans. In the said report, American eat way more than the recommended amount of salt.

It was said that high level of salt causes stroke and heart disease and lowering self intake will diminish these very serious health consequences. When you eat salt, your blood pressure goes up. And high blood pressure dramatically increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. Recent studies definitively show that people who eat too much salt significantly increase their risk of stroke and heart disease.

Be motivated to eat salt no more no less. It was also recommended that 50% reduction of salt over 10 years. So there will be changes in food indutries and such. Lets be optimistic with this issue, for everyday we take salt on our diets.