Hypertension

If a simple test could tell you whether you were at risk of getting a stroke or heart attack many years from now, would you take it? Think about it, because two separate studies from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center could make that kind of test a reality.

The researchers found that how fast a middle-aged person runs a mile can predict the chances that men will die of a heart attack or stroke many years later and could also be an early indicator of cardiovascular disease for women.

For years now we've been told to cut down on salt in order to prevent high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes.  Now a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association appears to question that conventional wisdom and has aroused the ire of doctors around the country as well as at the Centers for Disease Control.