Heart Disease Today

The National Quality Forum today announced the endorsement of additional national voluntary consensus standards for ambulatory care.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Statins Reduce Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke In Those Without Heart Disease 
Among individuals without cardiovascular disease, taking statins regularly may reduce the risk of major heart and cerebrovascular events such as heart attack and stroke but not coronary heart disease or overall death, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies, reported in the November 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
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