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December 22nd, 2006

Degenerative heart disease

PARIS, Dec. 11 (ANTARA/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) yesterday presented data on its long-term randomized clinical trials to a special U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel, showing that the TAXUS(TM) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent is as safe as bare-metal stents (BMS), and far more effective in keeping arteries open and reducing the need […]

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December 20th, 2006

Hypertensive heart disease

Men may hang up the lights and put up the tree, but in most households, women bear the brunt of holiday preparation and get more stressed as a result.Source: www.knoxnews.com
Second in an occasional series: Medical devices in unexpected places The sky blazed blue, and a smooth expanse of Whitefish Lake beckoned the young campers to its […]

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December 19th, 2006

Kidney and heart disease

Slate - In conjunction with a healthful diet and regular exercise, the inclusion of a novel food product, such as a chocolate product that contains plant sterols, can be a safe and effective means to lower both total and LDL cholesterol levels.” (For Human Source: www.slate.com
Techs boost marketCNN Money - Among stock movers […]

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December 18th, 2006

Normal cholesterol levels

By Rajen M. HERE is a shocker. Not only is heart disease the No 1 killer of women, it is worse than that. Look at the chart prepared and presented by the Centre For Disease Control of the United States and the American Heart Association.Source: www.redorbit.com
Peter Boyle RIP (TMZ) Actor Peter Boyle, most recently seen as […]

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December 16th, 2006

Vioxx and heart disease

In the largest review of “broken heart syndrome” patients ever conducted, Mayo Clinic researchers studied 100 patients and found symptoms recurred in 1 out of 10 patients over a four-year period, and that patients experiencing physical stress had a worse survival rate than those under emotional stress. Continue Reading…
In 1993, the World Bank sponsored the […]

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December 15th, 2006

Cholesterol levels

Heart Info - Spanish study suggests they leave arteries more elastic By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — A low-saturated-fat and low cholesterol diet, and not resulting in increased caloric intake, may reduce the risk of coronary
Stem cells treat primary Pulmonary hypertension, DCM, claim docsWebindia 123 […]

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December 14th, 2006

Hypertensive heart disease

Two mice run side by side on little treadmills. One poor little sucker keeps falling behind, but then scurries to catch up when it’s given an electric jolt to the tail.Source: www.dailysouthtown.com
New Technology Offers Alternative To Open Heart Surgery A new method of treating mitral regurgitation (MR), the leaking of blood through the mitral valve into […]

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