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it's not an easy decision to make: the slim body of information available on hormone therapy is often incomplete, contradictory and downright confusing. hormones have been shown to alleviate unpleasant menopausal symptoms, and many studies show they ...
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Quitting Time: A Look At Smoking And Preventing Diabetes And Heart Disease
(ara) - it's well known that smoking causes cancer. but did you know that smoking may also raise your risk for type 2 diabetes? or that it's a major factor in nearly half of heart attacks? it's never easy to stop smoking, but millions of people have quit - and you can, too.
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U.s. Preventive Medicine(r) Awards Inaugural Global Prevention Prize To Dr. Valentin Fuster Of Mount Sinai Heart
u.s. preventive medicine®, the leader in disease prevention, today announced dr. valentin fuster, director of mount sinai heart, the winner of its first-ever global prevention prize.
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U.s. Preventive Medicine(r) Awards Inaugural Global Prevention Prize ... - Biloxi Sun Herald
dallas, nov. 7 -- u.s. preventive medicine(r), the leader in disease prevention, today announced dr. valentin fuster, director of mount sinai heart, the winner of its first-ever global prevention prize. the prize was presented to dr. fuster by ...
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Your Health: Essential Fatty Acids In Fish Oil Offer Alzheimer’s ... - Green Valley News And Sun
fish oil, best known for its role in preventing heart disease, may also help reduce the risk of alzheimer’s disease. fish oil is an excellent source of the essential omega-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (dha) and eicosapentaenoic acid (epa ...
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Crestor Study Top Issue At Heart Conference
a huge study of astrazeneca plc's blockbuster cholesterol drug crestor is the main attraction for investors at this year's american heart association conference in new orleans.
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Ticked Off: Debating Chronic Lyme Disease
two medical professionals who share a long history on block island diplomatically summarize the opposing views in the controversy over whether there is such a thing as chronic lyme disease.
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Elevated Death Risk After Heart Attack - Webmd
nov. 4, 2008 -- heart attack patients face the highest risk of dying from sudden cardiac death within the first month after heart attack. that's according to a new study by researchers from the veterans affairs medical center and mayo clinic in ...
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Japanese Go Bananas Over Latest Fad Diet - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today." the lyrics play in the background as the youtube video pans across bare shelves that used to display bananas in japan's grocery stores. some days there really are no bananas -- demand has ...
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Some Believe Electron Beam Tomography Scan Can Save Lives
local firefighters say that regular heart scans reduce their risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.
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Essential Fatty Acids In Fish Oil Offer Alzheimer's Protection
by rallie mcallister, m.news@journal-spectator.com fish oil, best known for its role in preventing heart disease, may also help reduce the risk of alzheimer's disease. fish oil is an excellent source of the essential omega- 3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (dha) and eicosapentaenoic acid (epa).
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Glaxo Customized "red Wine" Drug Potent In Mice - Reuters
london (reuters) - a drug in development that mimics a health-boosting compound found in red wine may be a powerful weapon in the fight against obesity and diabetes, researchers said on tuesday. a study of mice showed that the glaxosmithkline drug ...
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london, nov 4 (reuters) - a drug in development that mimics a health-boosting compound found in red wine may be a powerful weapon in the fight against obesity and diabetes, researchers said on tuesday. a study of mice showed that the glaxosmithkline ...
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Reducing Epidemic Proportions: High-tech System Cuts Hospital-related Infections By Half
hospitals are supposed to be havens for healing, but the numbers tell a different story. too many people are infected by illnesses they acquire after they’ve been admitted, and hospital-related infections continue to be the number-two killer of hospitalized americans after heart disease. now, a radical new high-tech software program developed to fight these infections is now catching on faster ...
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Diabetes A Growing Problem In Idaho
diabetes has grown in the last decade from 3 percent to nearly 10 percent of the adult population in idaho, according to a new report from the centers for disease control and prevention.
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Some Cultures Have Healthier Diets - Tacoma News Tribune
san francisco physician and author dr. daphne miller confronts common killers every day in her family medicine practice: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer. and she believes the key to preventing many of these diseases lies in what she has ...
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Cholesterol Studies Highlight Heart Conference - Forbes
trenton, n.j. - a huge study of astrazeneca plc's blockbuster cholesterol drug crestor is the main attraction for investors at this year's american heart association conference in new orleans. crestor currently has about $3.5 billion in annual sales ...
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Tau Pioneers A High-tech System To Cut Hospital-related Infections By Half
hospitals are supposed to be havens for healing, but the numbers tell a different story. too many people are infected by illnesses they acquire after they've been admitted, and hospital-related infections continue to be the number-two killer of hospitalized americans after heart disease.
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High-tech System To Cut Hospital Infections By Half
london, nov 6 : hospital-based infections continue to be the number-two killer in the us after heart disease.
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Grapes And Grape Extracts May Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk ... - Science Daily
sciencedaily (nov. 1, 2008) — a growing body of research data suggests that consuming foods rich in polyphenols from grapes, including red wine, helps reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a review article in the november issue of ...
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