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Genetic Variants Tied to Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Two genetic variants appear to significantly increase the risk of ischemic stroke, US researchers...
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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Don’t Cause Eye Damage
Men using erectile dysfunction drugs face no risk for vision problems, according to a study in the...
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Erectile dysfunction often early sign of cardiovascular disease
Wiesbaden - Impaired sexual potency can be an early sign of cardiovascular disease, according to...
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US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer
A panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday in favor of Roche...
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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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B Vitamins, Folic Acid May Prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A combination of two B vitamins and folic acid appears to protect women against age-related...
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Risks for Strokes Caused by Fast Food Joints
A new study found that the people who live in neighborhoods that are packed with fast-food...
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People Living Near Fast Foods Have Increased Risk of Stroke
According to a new study, people who live near fast food restaurants have a higher risk of stroke...
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Control Your Cardiovascular Risk Factors for a Healthy Heart!
Protecting your heart is easier than you might think! High blood pressure, high cholesterol...
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Wear Red Campaign Raises Heart Disease Awareness
February is American Heart Month, a time to think about all those simple steps that you can...
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New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money
New research suggests that using a medical device from Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical could...
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Medtronic May Help Millions With its Complete SE Stent
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. announced it began to enroll patients in a trial of its...
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MS Drug 'May Cause Brain Infection'
A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis might make some patients vulnerable to brain...
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First Face Transplant in the United States, Successful
Heart transplants, kidney transplants, liver transplants are all considered quite common...
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“New Face to Face the World”
An operation for replacing about 80 percent of a woman's face, transplanting bone, teeth, muscle...
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Surgeons Describe the Nation’s First Face Transplant
In a Wednesday news conference, Cleveland Clinic surgeons who conducted the nation’s...
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U.S. Woman’s Full Face Transplant Successful
It was 20 years before Dr. Maria Siemionow could make the phone call to Dr. Frank Papay.
Finally...
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Novartis Osteoporosis Drug Zometa Shrinks Breast Tumors
Researchers present Thursday at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio noted...
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Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart
A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of
the American College of Cardiology...
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CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography
New research published in this week’s New England Journal of
Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...
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Avastin Raises Risk of Blood Clots
An analysis of 15 clinical trials involving
Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin has found that the...
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Avastin Linked to Blood Clot Risk, New Analysis Finds
Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin was linked
to a significantly increased risk of blood clots in the...
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Obese Children Face High Risk of Heart Disease
Tuesday, at the American Heart Association conference held
in New Orleans, a study concerning the...
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Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients
In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
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Shaking a Crying Baby Might Cause Brain Damage
Cologne, Germany - A crying baby should never be shaken as this can cause severe brain damage or...
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Tainted Blood Thinner Seized by US Marshals in Ohio
The scandal around tainted heparin is again in the
spotlight, as federal officials said...
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Genentech Seeks Regulatory Approval for Avastin Use in Brain Cancer
Drug maker Genentech Inc. seeks regulatory approval for its
cancer drug Avastin in patients with...
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No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their
recommendations for pregnant women with...
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Statins May Cut Pneumonia Death Risk, New Study Shows
According to the results of a new study
featured in the October 27 issue of Archives
of Internal...
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Minneapolis Twins Born after a Rare Life Saving Surgery Performed in Mother’s Womb
Owen and Gavin Cassellius were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome while they were...
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NY, 7-year-old Girl Home after ‘Inoperable” Tumor Operation
Heather McNamara, the 7-year-old girl on which doctors performed a series of interventions and took...
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Too Many Fast-Food Restaurants Lead to an Increased Number of Strokes
Researchers present at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference...
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Pfizer Ends Phase III Trial Of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Axitinib
Pfizer Inc. halted a Phase III study of its experimental drug axitinib designed to cure advanced...
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Conjoined Twins Regain Self After Surgery at Oklahoma Hospital
A long surgery performed on Monday at the Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center gave a...
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Tom Cruise: It’s “Horrific” that Travoltas Lost Jett
As the private memorial service has been held in Florida for John Travolta’s 16-year-old son...
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Autopsy Scheduled for John Travolta’s Son
Saturday, the Bahamas’ health minister announced that two pathologists would be used in...
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John Travolta Did CPR to His Son, but in Vain
Actor John Travolta reportedly did everything he could to save his 16-year-old son’s life,...
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John Travolta’s 16-Year-Old Son Died in the Bahamas
John Travolta’s teenage son, Jett, died on Friday in the Bahamas after suffering a seizure...
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EPIX Pharmaceuticals Says FDA Approved Vasovist
U.S. federal regulators approved Vasovist, EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s blood pool magnetic...
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Toni Braxton Has Benign Breast Tumor Removed
Singer and actress Toni Braxton had a benign tumor removed from her breast. The 41-year-old...
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Vitamin D Protects Your Heart
Scientists are in a continuous researching process, in order to aid mankind in its fight against...
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Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients
A news study in the Sept. 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine
gives more hope to heart...
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Chemical Suppressing Hunger Hormone Might Be The Answer To Obesity
Blocking production of a hormone called ghrelin, which
creates the sensation of hunger, could be...
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Watermelon Could Be the Answer to a Great Sex Life
If you need to spice up your sex life, a slice of watermelon may be the answer.According to...
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Evangelist Billy Graham Back Home Following Brain Surgery
World-known evangelist Billy Graham returned to his home in Montreal, N.C.,
early this afternoon,...
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