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Study Fails To Find Benefits Of Exercise In Heart Failure Patients
A recent study on the benefits of physical exercise in patients with heart failure has failed to...
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Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives
It’s no secret that alcohol is no good for our health, as it
might increase our risk for liver...
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California Economy Loses $28 Billion Annually because of Air Pollution
California's
economy loses about $28 billion annually in health-related counts because of
the...
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Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well
“Be
active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care
providers and not only...
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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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Study: Statins Have Beneficial Effects for Healthy People Too
Sunday,
during a New Orleans meeting
of the American Heart Association, researchers revealed that...
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Crestor Prevents Heart Attacks for People with Low Cholesterol, Too
According to a report at an American Heart Association conference, inflammation may be as critical...
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Contaminated Blood Thinner Heparin Seized
Federal agents announced Thursday they have seized some of an Ohio company's supplies of tainted...
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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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Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics
One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney
disease. British researchers have...
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Sleep More to Reduce Heart Attacks!
I never get enough sleep. I am always tired. You’ve heard this hundreds of times. It is important...
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Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
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Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent
a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
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Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years
Americans with diabetes nearly doubled their
spending on drugs and expensive treatments for...
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Prescription Drug-Related Injuries and Deaths Hit Record Levels
Deaths and injuries related to prescription drugs hit record
levels in the first quarter of 2008,...
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HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released
Analyzing 17 procedures undergone at 5,000 US hospitals from
2005 to 2007, HealthGrades, a leader...
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Pfizer Tampered With Neurontin Studies, Lawsuit Claims
Another page is written these days in the scandal around
pharmaceutical companies paying good...
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Tarceva-Avastin Combination Doesn’t Prolong Lung Cancer Survival
According to the results of a late-stage clinical
trial into the benefits of combining Genentech’s...
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Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer
Obesity has long been thought to increase the risk for heart
disease and cancer in general. Breast...
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Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients
Drug-coated stents are safe to use and
effective for all heart attack patients and they can cut...
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Nursing Home Fined After Employee Allegedly Killed 6 People With "Medication Cocktails"
A nursing home from McHenry County where six people suspiciously passed away was fined almost...
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Inhalers May Increase Risk Of Heart Death
Certain lung-disease medications used by millions of people suffering from emphysema and bronchitis...
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Common COPD Drugs Increase Risk Of Heart Attack
However efficient drugs may be for treating one condition,
it is no longer a secret that they can...
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Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows
It appears that people are becoming more aware of the fact
the smoking is not healthy according to...
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Reducing Stress, Exercising and a Healthy Diet Increase Life Span
Research
performed on thirty prostate cancer patients by a team of doctors led by Dr.
Elizabeth...
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Exposure to Air Pollution Harms Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Exposure to traffic fumes increases the
risk of heart attack, or strokes and potentially fatal...
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Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court
The largest US
drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
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“Stand Up to Cancer” Telethon Raises Big Money
Friday, the
“Stand Up to Cancer” telethon, aimed at raising money to fund research that...
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Questions About The Link Between Vytorin And Cancer Remain Unanswered
According to The New York Times, the benefits and risks a cholesterol-lowering drug poses are still...
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Possible Link Between Vytorin And Cancer, Say Experts
Vytorin is a “best-selling” and heavily promoted cholesterol
lowering drug. It is a composite of...
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Higher Alcohol Taxes Found to Lower Alcohol-Related Deaths
A study funded by the Substance Abuse University of Florida College of Medicine found that raising...
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Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’
Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with
a number of risks, such as heart...
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Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death - the Highest within 30 Days after Heart Attack
A new study by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis and Mayo Clinic in...
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Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug faces harsh criticism as
the Washington, D.C.-based group...
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Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients
Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical
name for angioplasty and cardiac...
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New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images
Smokers in New York will have to face the truth about the
harmful effects of smoking on their...
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US Surgeon General Issues 'Call to Action' to Cut DVT and PE Numbers
In an attempt to reduce the number of people dying from deep
vein thrombosis and...
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Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients
The fact that fish oil and its significant component, omega-3 fatty acids can improve brain power,...
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Celebrity Rehab Subject Of Investigation
Dr. Drew Pinsky, co-medical director of Aurora Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, is...
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US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process
If you want to delay the consequence of aging, you’d better
start running on daily basis according...
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Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation
In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming
addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
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SIDS–Related Breakthrough: Serotonin
In this week’s issue of the journal Science,
Italian researchers presented the results of a...
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Giant Networks ABC, CBS and NBC Join Hands in Cancer Initiative
It
is always great news when you hear that the fight against cancer brings more
people together,...
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Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US
Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new
research suggests.
American...
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Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution
Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is
directly linked to poor health in...
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Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US
Americans’ life expectancy is stagnating or falling as
obesity, high blood pressure, different...
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Horror Actress Hazel Court Passes Away
British actress Hazel Court, well known for starring in classic horror movies such as The Premature...
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Rock Stars Rock, But They Die Younger: Study
You would not believe it by looking at the Rolling Stones however, a new study says rock stars are...
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Barnes & Noble Will Sell O.J.'s Book
Barnes & Noble was almost a lone crusader when the company announced it would not have O.J....
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