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Depression Boosts Risk for Heart Failure
Heart disease patients who are depressed are at a greater danger of developing heart failure,...
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Broccoli Might Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk
The summer is that time of the year when you can get advantage of everything that nature has to...
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Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field
Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
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Plavix – Aspirin Combo Lowers Risk of Heart-Related Problems
Patients suffering from atrial fibrillation who are not able to follow treatment with warfarin to...
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Device Prevents Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Researchers present Saturday at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Orlando, Florida...
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Pets in United States becoming victims of economic crisis
Washington - The US economic crisis is affecting not only Americans, but is having an increasingly...
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Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer
Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
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Anger, Stress Can Cause Irregular Heart Beat
Doctors have always warned about the negative impact of stress on our body, especially on our...
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Daiichi, Lilly Get European Approval for Prasugrel
Monday, Eli Lilly & Company and Daiichi Sankyo Company announced that they had earned...
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Medtronic’s Brain Stimulator Gets FDA Approval for OCD Patients
Patients suffering from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder that has not responded to medication...
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Johnson&Johnson Sued by the United States
The United States has sued the Johnson&Johnson company for marketing the heart drug...
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Doctors Testing New Warfarin Dosage System
Wednesday, researchers reported that they were testing a new system aimed at regulating the...
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Your Waist May Offer a Picture of Your Migraine Risk
A new study shows that overweight people are more likely to have migraines than those who are...
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Willem J. Kolff, ‘Father Of The Artificial Organ’ Dies
Dr. Willem J. Kolff, the man behind the first artificial kidney and several other devices that...
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Bayer Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Correct Misleading Information about Its Contraceptive
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has announced the decision to introduce a new advertising...
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Mediterranean Diet May Help Keep the Brain Healthy
Everyone knows that a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables can do...
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Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned
The Food and Drug Administration said it has ordered the makers of the widely used blood thinner...
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Sleeping 7 Hours Or More Protects You From Common Cold
A new study suggests the connection between lack of sleep and common cold is stronger than...
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Deep Brain Stimulation: A Remedy For Parkinson’s Patients?
Deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and quality of life in...
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New Obesity Treatment Discovered
One of the most widespread conditions in the United States is obesity. Except for being a...
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Vitamins C, E And Beta Carotene Don’t Prevent Cancer
New research shows that vitamin C and E supplements and beta carotene don't prevent cancer in...
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Low-Glycemic Diet Helps Diabetics
People suffering from type 2 diabetes may keep their disease under control if they follow a...
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Low-Glycemic Diet Keeps Diabetes under Control
For people who have type 2 diabetes,
following a low-glycemic diet designed to keep blood sugar...
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Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium
A hormone therapy for breast cancer can
reduce the chances of the disease spreading by a...
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Vivus’ Qnexa Proves Efficient in Obesity Trial
As more and more people fight obesity, drug makers are trying to find solutions to help them. This...
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Mediterranean Diet Enriched with Nuts Cuts Heart Risk
According to a Spanish study, Mediterranean
diet enriched with daily servings of mixed nuts may...
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Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods
Genetic testing to see someone’s predisposition to type 2 diabetes
is not significantly better...
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Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!
Half of heart attacks and strokes happen
among apparently healthy men and women with normal or low...
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Magnetic Field Therapy Said To Help Cure Body's Ills
Munich - Magnetic fields, which are common in our everyday lives but cannot be felt, are also...
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Large Waist Equals Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Pregnant women and heart patients should not smoke hookahs
Berlin - Smoking a water-pipe carries the same health risks as cigarettes. With that in mind, the...
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FDA Calls for New Warnings for OTC Painkillers
Over-the counter painkiller will get new labels warning consumers of the potential risks of liver...
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Fish oil no help to heart patients after all, German researchers say
Hamburg, Germany - Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly...
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Fish Oil Supplements No Help for Cardiac Patients
Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly helpful to cardiac...
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Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
According to new studies presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting...
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FDA Extends Review of AstraZeneca, Bristol Diabetes Drug Onglyza
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it needs additional time to complete the...
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Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure
Heart disease patients going through depression are at greater risk for heart failure, according to...
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Acid Reflux Drugs Do Not Improve Asthma
A new study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine suggests that treating...
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Supervised Exercise Benefits Heart Failure Patients
Supervised exercise appears to be both safe and healthy for people with heart failure, according to...
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Chemical in Broccoli Fights H. Pylori Infection
Besides lowering the risk of cancer and coronary heart disease due to high levels of vitamin C and...
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Study Finds High Rate of Rehospitalizations among Medicare Patients
A new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that one in five...
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FDA Panel Backs Bristol, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Onglyza
A federal panel of medical experts said Wednesday Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca...
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Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership
Chip giant Intel Corp. and US conglomerate General Electric Co plan to announce a partnership in...
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Plavix-Aspirin Combo Reduces Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
Taking blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin appears to prevent stroke and heart attacks in...
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Polypill Could Dramatically Reduce Heart Disease Risk One Day
A new five-in-one “polypil” could reduce the risk of heart attack one day, according...
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Ventricular Reconstruction No Better Than Bypass Alone in Heart Failure
Ventricular reconstruction to improve symptoms in people with heart failure, a procedure often...
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Diabetics at a higher risk of kidney and nerve damage
Hamburg (dpa) - Diabetics are not only at higher risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, they...
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Researchers blame genetics for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes
Hamburg, Germany - A team of German scientists say they have found a genetic cause for mysterious...
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Stents Better than Bypass Surgery at Relieving Pain
A new study presented Saturday at the American College of Cardiology conference in Orlando,...
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New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
A new device implanted in the heart to stop blood clots from triggering strokes (from the rhythm...
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FDA Panel Backs Sanofi-Aventis’ Heart Drug for Approval
A panel of cardiology experts recommended Wednesday that Sanofi-Aventis experimental drug Multaq...
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Radiation Exposure via Medical Scans on the Rise in the US
A new report from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements notes that...
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Mixing Plavix with Stomach Medicines Raises Risk of Death By 25 Percent
Mixing Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s anti-clotting Plavix, also known as clopidrogel, with...
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Survey: Financial Worries Leave Many Americans Sleepless
A poll for the National Sleep Foundation suggests that the US economy and other personal...
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Epilepsy Drug Zonegran Tied to Metabolic Acidosis
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday cautioned that epilepsy drug zonisamide (Zonegran)...
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You’d Better Learn to Control Your Anger! It Can Cause Cardiac Arrest
A new study in the March 3 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology concludes...
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Lilly, Daiichi Blood Thinner Prasugrel Gets European Approval
The European Commission on Monday gave its approval for blood-thinning drug Efient for heart...
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Depart. Of Justice Seeks Damages from J&J, Scios Unit
The US Justice Department on Thursday announced its intention to join two lawsuits against a unit...
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Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence
A drug commonly prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms appears to increase the risk of breast...
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Regular Physical Activity, a Balanced Diet Help Diabetes Patients Keep the Disease under Control
A balanced diet, with plenty of fruits and vegetables, regular and sustained exercise can slow...
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