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Connecticut Post - It’s logical that obesity is tied to Type II diabetes.” Larry Finison, a faculty member at the Boston University School of Public rate among whites is 7.4 per 100,000 residents; 23.0 among black/African Americans; 14.3 among Hispanics; and 2.7 Source: www.connpost.com
Novo Nordisk Launches New Online Patient Education Resources […]
It’s back to the future, as a series of drugs to raise so-called ‘’good cholesterol’’ have failed.Source: www.forbes.com
Heart treatment suffers setback The new strategy of trying to prevent heart disease by raising good cholesterol had more setbacks yesterday as new studies showed that experimental drugs didn’t work and also had safety problems. […]
US News and World Report - The king of the bestseller list, Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, the brainchild of now deceased cardiologist Robert scientist, favoring a 40-30-30 percent balance of carbs, protein, and fat, and the diet developed by internist Dean Ornish, which
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. A state jury Tuesday sided with Vioxx maker Merck & Co. over claims that its once-blockbuster painkiller caused the 2003 deadly heart attack of an obese 52-year-old Illinois woman, concluding her own poor health likely led to her demise. … - By JIM SUHR The Associated Press
Reginald Diggs, “a gentle giant,” dies […]
USA Today - NEW ORLEANS Using angioplasty to clear blocked arteries in patients with chronic chest pain offers no benefit over drugs, which cost less and pose fewer risks, medical researchers said Monday. The controversial study of 2,287 patients was the
Tuesday, March 20, 11:30 a.m. ET: Fitness - […]
WVLT - researchers found during a heart attack, 43 percent of women had no chest pain. A hallmark symptom in and women should know their heart attack risk. “The most important risk factor is age. So, any woman of fat is more predictive of heart disease.” […]
The most dangerous thing coming out of prison these days may be something most convicts don’t even know they have: hepatitis C. Nobody knows how many inmates have the disease; by some estimates, around 40 percent of the 2.2 million in jail and prison are infected, compared with just 2 percent of the general population.
Firefighters […]