Understanding the science that supports population-wide salt reduction programs

Understanding the science that supports population-wide salt reduction programs.

1The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2The World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 3Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 4Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK 5Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Univer...

EFL Teachers’ Understanding of the Teaching Portions of INSET Programs

This study aimed to identify the portions of teaching materials for English classes in Iran’s high schools. The efficiency of these materials was evaluated by (a) eliciting the teachers’ perception of the materials to identify their distribution portions and (b) studying the teachers’ satisfaction to identify whether the materials were successful to develop the EFL teachers’ knowledge and skill...

DIETARY SALT REDUCTION POTENTIATES THE ACTION OF HYPOTENSIVE DRUGS

Hypertension is a common health problem. Hypotensive drugs and low salt diet are used in its treatment. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of a low-salt diet and drug therapy in the treatment of arterial hypertension. A total of 256 randomly selected patients with essential hypertension consulting the Non-contagious Diseases Clinic in Shahreza, Isfahan, Iran, were included...

Science Educational Outreach Programs That Benefit Students and Scientists

Both scientists and the public would benefit from improved communication of basic scientific research and from integrating scientists into education outreach, but opportunities to support these efforts are limited. We have developed two low-cost programs--"Present Your PhD Thesis to a 12-Year-Old" and "Shadow a Scientist"--that combine training in science communication with outreach to area mid...

Beyond science: the salt debate.