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Blood, Heart and Circulation
Statins may protect against death from aneurysm, Yale study finds
By Helen Dodson - A study by Yale School of Medicine reveals that survival rates for patients with a thoracic aneurysm are significantly better, and complications are fewer, among patients who take statin cholesterol drugs than those who do not.
New Antiplatelet Reduces Risks in Cardiac Surgery Patients
COLUMBUS, Ohio – People who need cardiac surgery, but are taking medications to prevent blood clots, may benefit from a new treatment that has proven to reduce risk for bleeding or other complications before, during and after surgery. ...Middle-aged men with upper-normal blood pressure at risk for AF
Study Highlights: - Healthy, middle-aged men with upper-normal blood pressure were at increased risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) later in life. - Upper-normal blood pressure at the beginning of the study and after seven years was early predictor of atrial fibrillation....Study shows oxidants help maintain healthy blood pressure
A new scientific study led by researchers at King’s College London has shown that oxidants, a family of molecules known to be involved in ageing and the development of cancer, also have a positive function in the body in helping to regulate blood pressure. ...Take Care of Your Heart When Shoveling Snow
Shoveling snow in freezing temps can be risky for heart disease patients...Understanding heart attack risks
Our Associate Medical Director Dr Mike Knapton explains the science behind this week's health stories ...Preventive hemophilia A treatment reduces annual bleeding events and frequency of infusions
CHICAGO -- A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults....Good News for Asian Patients First Local Clinical Study Shows High Success Rate and Effectiveness of Stenting for Intracranial Stenosis in Preventing Ischaemic Stroke
Although stroke is not a number one killer, it is a major cause of disability. More than 20,000 Hong Kong people suffer from stroke every year, of which 80% suffer from ischaemic stroke. Among Asians, including Chinese, intracranial stenosis (narrowed brain vessels) due to atherosclerosis is an important cause of ischaemic stroke, accounting for 30 to 40% of it....Global study sheds more light on role played by exercise, cars and televisions on the risk of heart attacks
A worldwide study has shown that physical activity during work and leisure time significantly lowers the risk of heart attacks in both developed and developing countries ...Good” HDL cholesterol can also be “bad”
The results of a recent study at the University Department of Internal Medicine III at the MedUni Vienna could revolutionise the evaluation of HDL cholesterol: Thomas Weichhart and Marcus Säemann from the Department of Nephrology have discovered that the supposedly “good” HDL cholesterol can also be “bad” and can even aggravate inflammatory reactions. ...
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- Fingerprint of radiation exposure discovered in thyroid cancer
- WHO concerned that new H5N1 influenza research could undermine the 2011 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
- Neuroscientists Find That Status within Groups Can Affect IQ
- Stanford's Roundtable discusses longevity, aging and its impacts on society
- Doubts over vein blockages in people with MS
- Gun ownership, carrying a gun linked to heavy alcohol use
- Yale Researchers Pinpoint Reasons for Dramatic Rise in C-Sections
- Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery
- Myth buster: helmets halve head injuries
Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
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07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
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06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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