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Using a salt substitute consisting of 75 percent sodium chloride and 25 percent potassium chloride can safely reduce the risk of stroke recurrence and death, according to data from the Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) from China.

Regular flossing may do more than improve oral health — it could help stave off stroke, suggests new research.

Overweight or obesity during adolescence appears to come with an increased risk of developing serious morbidity before age 25, according to a retrospective study.

Strategic partnerships between healthcare systems and community organizations, such as public parks and recreation (P&R) centres, represent a promising strategy for tackling youth obesity, helping increase access to health behaviour and lifestyle interventions and improve weight outcomes.

Social media addiction (SMA) appears to exert some influence on binge eating habits in early adolescence, suggests a recent study, noting a difference in the association by sex and weight status.

Calorie labelling on fast-food purchases produces slight decreases in calories obtained across all population subgroups, but not for rural census tracts, according to a US study. Some subgroups have also derived more benefits from this practice.

Two novel blood pressure monitors (BPMs), which incorporate machine learning (ML) to detect atrial fibrillation (AF), demonstrate high accuracy in a recent study.

Headache disorders appear to be associated with an elevated risk of suicide, as reported in a population-based cohort study from Denmark.