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Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
5/24/2012 - Review says getting mineral from food is safer, but expert disagrees ...
FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
5/24/2012 - Agency advisers say there's not enough data in company trials on benefit for high-risk patients ...
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
5/24/2012 - Little decline seen in past 5 years, minorities hardest hit ...
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
5/24/2012 - Long-term study followed participants for nearly 35 years ...
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids Heart Health
5/24/2012 - Preeclampsia bodes ill for offspring, study says ...
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
5/23/2012 - Sooner is better, but window for using tPA may be longer than thought, study suggests ...
U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
5/22/2012 - Better control of risk factors, improved care making the difference, CDC says ...
New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
5/21/2012 - Agency's advisory panel to vote on whether Xarelto should be approved for treating acute coronary syndrome ...
Benefits of Widespread Statin Use Outweigh Risks: Study
5/17/2012 - Even among low-risk patients, cholesterol meds may slash risk for vascular event ...
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
5/17/2012 - Price of widely used blood thinner should drop for heart patients ...
Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm
5/16/2012 - But there's a long way to go to make this approach practical, experts say ...
Plavixs New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
5/15/2012 - Price of widely used blood thinner should drop once patent ends Thursday ...
U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
5/15/2012 - Patients do better when they receive care from a team of health professionals ...
Beijings Olympic Smog Shows Pollutions Effect on Health
5/15/2012 - As air quality rose and fell, so did blood-clotting factors, study found ...
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
5/14/2012 - Just 30 minutes of exposure can damage the lining of the blood vessels, study shows ...
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