Report questions benefits of salt reduction
CNN News Wire
May 14 2013

On average adults eat 3,400 mg of salt a day

Reducing salt consumption below the currently recommended 2,300 milligrams — about 1 1/2 teaspoons— per day maybe unnecessary, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

The news follows a decades-long push to get Americans to reduce the amount of salt in their diet because of strong links between high sodium consumption and hypertension, a known risk factor for heart disease.

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U.S. safety board proposes tougher drunk-driving threshold
CNN News Wire
May 14 2013

0.08 has been the blood alcohol benchmark to consider a driver intoxicated

For a decade, 0.08 has been the blood alcohol benchmark to consider a driver intoxicated
National Transportation Safety Board would like to see a nationwide 0.05 level
The board would also like to see swifter action on taking away offenders’ licenses

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Wrigley halts production of caffeine gum
CNN News Service
May 8 2013

Introduced Alert Energy Caffeine Gum earlier this month

Wrigley has decided to stop production, sales and marketing of their new caffeinated gum, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.

The company’s decision follows meetings with the FDA to discuss the government agency’s concerns about the effect the gum has on children and adolescents.

Alert Energy Caffeine Gum was introduced earlier this month by Wrigley, a division of Mars Inc. One piece contains 40 mg of caffeine, the same amount found in a half cup of coffee.

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ICAN and First 5 LA campaign for baby safety
City News Service
May 8 2013

Dangers of bed-sharing

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Over a four-year period, more infants in Los Angeles County died from suffocation due to unsafe sleeping arrangements than all other accidental deaths of children under 14 combined, health officials said today as they announced an education campaign aimed at preventing the deaths.

“It has become clear that the tragic deaths from unsafe sleeping practices are completely preventable,” according to Deanne Tilton Durfee, executive director of the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.

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 May 21
Not one, but three medical marijuana measures on ballot

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 May 21
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 May 21
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