Heart disease and stroke
Washington, Jan. 10 (ANI): Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Centre have found that a simple blood test for the protein NT-proBNP accurately predicts the risk of cardiac events and death in heart patients. For their research, they studied 987 men and women with stable coronary heart disease, and discovered that the higher the level of NT-proBNP, the greater the chance that the patient …
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Eatery bans juice over animal testing
A local eatery, at the urging of animal rights group PETA, has banned a pomegranate juice maker from its shelves. Local celebrity Pamela Anderson joins in the cause.
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New blood test could predict heart failure
A new blood test could help predict the risk of heart failure or a stroke, allowing doctors to take action to help prolong a patient’s life. Researchers say the test will be beneficial to all patients with coronary heart disease, which kills more than 110,000 people in England every year
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