The New England journal of medicine
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Editorial Comment
Progress in the prevention and treatment of RSV infection.
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A 45-year-old woman presented to a clinic in rural Uganda with a 1-year history of a progressively enlarging ulcerated mass on the hard palate. The mass had initially been painless but recently had become painful and was causing difficulty in speaking and swallowing.
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High sodium intake increases blood pressure, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the effects of sodium intake on global cardiovascular mortality are uncertain. ⋯ In this modeling study, 1.65 million deaths from cardiovascular causes that occurred in 2010 were attributed to sodium consumption above a reference level of 2.0 g per day. (Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.).