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Cardiovascular Defined

Related to the heart and circulatory system. Certain anti-arthritis medications are now suspected of increasing the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular complications as a side effect.

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University of Ottawa Heart Institute Trial Finds Popular Blood Clotting Drug Does Not Improve Patient Outcomes and ...

Published October 15, 2008, 11:53 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

A popular drug used to prevent blood clotting during the treatment of severe heart attacks does not improve outcomes for patients undergoing a life-saving surgical procedure. Further, the drug - known generically as eptifibatide - also increases the risk of bleeding.

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Most Patients Not Receiving Stress Tests To Confirm Need For Cardiac Stent, New Study Finds

Published October 15, 2008, 11:07 am, Medical News Today

UCSF researchers investigating the appropriate use of procedures to open narrowed coronary arteries -- such as angioplasty and stenting -- found that less than half of Medicare patients had documented noninvasive stress testing prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, the clinical name for such procedures.

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Resveratrol, Red Wine Compound Linked To Health, Also Found In Dark Chocolate And Cocoa

Published October 15, 2008, 11:07 am, Medical News Today

Hershey's Center for Health and Nutrition announced the publication of a study that shows resveratrol, the compound often associated with the health benefits of red wine, is also found in cocoa and dark chocolate products.

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3 JHU Researchers Elected To Institute Of Medicine

Published October 15, 2008, 11:07 am, Medical News Today

Three Johns Hopkins University researchers have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine. Harry C. Dietz, M.D., Lisa A. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., and Nancy Kass, D.S., are among 65 new members nationwide.

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Pregnant women struggle with mixed messages about weight gain

Published October 15, 2008, 10:32 am, Centre Daily Times

Before her pregnancy, Jennifer Lucero of Mountain House, Calif., hit the gym four days a week. She'd lift weights. Ride the elliptical. But once she was expecting, Lucero, who is also a vegetarian, wondered if she'd have to adjust her workout and possibly her diet, especially according to the theories of her parents and grandparents.

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Fired up about fitness

Published October 15, 2008, 9:40 am, Asheboro Courier-Tribune

ASHEBORO — Southmont Elementary School was rocking Friday afternoon as students, staff, parents and community guests celebrated the school’s new Project Fit America fitness program and equipment.

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Drinking May Lead to Shrinking Brain

Published October 15, 2008, 9:26 am, Psych Central

While you may not realize, everybody’s brain shrinks a little tiny bit each and every year as they age. A shrinking brain can lead to cognitive decline and has been associated with certain diseases. So you’d probably want to do anything you could to help stop that shrinkage as much as possible. A new [...]

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FDA Seeks Info On Medical Devices, Drugs Containing BPA

Published October 15, 2008, 9:14 am, Nasdaq

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it wants help identifying what medical devices, drugs and other products it regulates contain Bisphenol-A, a potentially harmful chemical commonly found in plastic containers such as baby bottles.

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Symposium, Patient Reunion Will Help Mark 40 Years of Pioneering Work in Heart Transplantation at Stanford

Published October 15, 2008, 9:08 am, Centre Daily Times

The afternoon Elizabeth Craze was born 26 years ago, her parents held their breath.

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Clinical Trial On Therapeutic Endovascular Cooling: Late-breaking Results Reported At TCT 2008

Published October 15, 2008, 9:08 am, Medical News Today

Late-breaking results from the COOL RCN (COOLing to Prevent Radio Contrast Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Diagnostic or Interventional Catheterization) Trial were presented during the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).

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