Study: Low Salt Diet Ups Risk of Heart Attack

CNN

Doctors and public health officials have been telling us for years that eating too much sodium can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by raising blood pressure to unsafe levels. So how to explain a new study that suggests low salt intake actually increases the risk of dying from those causes?

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Are You a Motorcyclist?

The Rebbe’s Riders, a group of Jewish motorcyclists, will be participating in The Great Parade in Brooklyn, New York, this Lag B’Omer morning, May 22, 2011 and is inviting Jewish bikers to join our group as we parade in front of tens of thousands of people!

Osama Bin Laden Shot Dead

AP

WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, a person familiar with the situation said late Sunday.

Schumer Says Banks Confuse Customers

NBC New York

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for new regulations to require banks to clearly and briefly describe checking account fees now buried in applications that can be more than 100 pages long.

The Half-Jewish Nazi Who Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Thanks to the late Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, Chabad Lubavitch is a well-known and powerful Hasidic movement, with 4,000 emissaries now stationed around the world. But few people know that the rebbe’s predecessor, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, owes his life to a half-Jewish Nazi officer acting under the direct order of the head of the Third Reich’s military intelligence agency.

Move the Dodgers Back to Brooklyn!

by Tom Van Riper – Forbes Magazine

How fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers are wearing throwback uniforms for today’s home matinee against the Atlanta Braves. Throwbacks that include a “B” on the blue cap instead of the “LA” that all but the crankiest old Brooklyn fans have grow accustomed to.

Strange Ads Have Readers Puzzled

Readers may have noticed some strange looking ads resembling an incomplete puzzle posted on our site over the last few days. We fielded more than a few calls complaining about the perceived error. Rest assured, there is no technical difficulty here.

Female-Only Movie Screens in 11 Cities During Passover Holiday

Director Robin Garbose and the cast of “The Heart That Sings” answer audience questions at the movie’s March premiere in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Robin Garbose, the Jewish director who earned headlines for her female-only screenings, is at it again, scheduling showings of her latest film in 11 American cities over the upcoming Passover holiday.