11 hrs ago | The Leaf-Chronicle
Don't take your mom for granted
I used to take her for granted. When my five sisters and I were babies in her womb, she never took so much as an aspirin for a headache. via The Leaf-Chronicle
Yesterday | Asheville Citizen-Times
Mother's Day - don't take her for granted
I used to take her for granted. When my five sisters and I were babies in her womb, she never took so much as an aspirin for a headache. via Asheville Citizen-Times
Friday | Medical News Today
A Safer Alternative To Aspirin?
“Cilostazol as an alternative to aspirin after ischaemic stroke: a randomised, double-blind, pilot study”
Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Article Date: 06 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT A study in China has shown that the antiplatelet* drug cilostazol is as effective as aspirin at preventing recurrent stroke, but causes ... via Medical News Today
Wednesday May 7 | The Huffington Post
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.: Prescription For A Healthier Future
In 2008, thanks to the triumph of public health and medical interventions, Americans will live 30 years longer, on average, than they did a century ago. via The Huffington Post
Monday May 5 | HealthDay
Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke
“The implications of these results for clinicians are that they offer hope for a safer antiplatelet [anti-clotting] drug that is at least as effective as aspirin for use in patients with ischemic stroke”
The anti-clotting drug cilostazol is as good as aspirin at preventing recurrent stroke and it causes less bleeding in the brain, a study by researchers at Peking University First Hospital in Beijing shows. via HealthDay
Sunday May 4 | Reuters
Cilostazol found may be safer than aspirin post-stroke
The anti-platelet drug cilostazol is as effective as aspirin at preventing recurrent stroke and appears to be linked to fewer bleeding events, a study in China has shown. via Reuters
Sunday May 4 | MediLexicon
News From The May 2008 Issue Of Ophthalmology
“Other types of glaucoma and populations should now be studied to improve our understanding of the role that translaminar pressure difference plays in the pathogenesis of glaucoma”
Main Category: Eye Health / Blindness Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Three studies in the May 2008 issue of Ophthalmology , the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, shed new light on important ... via MediLexicon
Saturday May 3 | Circulation
[AHA/ASA Science Advisory] Update to the AHA/ASA Recommendations for...
Mark J. Alberts, MD, FAHA ; Oscar Benavente, MD ; Karen Furie, MD, MPH, FAHA ; Larry B. Goldstein, MD, FAHA, FAAN ; Philip Gorelick, MD, MPH, FAHA, FAAN ; Jonathan Halperin, MD, FAHA ; Robert Harbaugh, MD, ... via Circulation
Thursday May 1 | EurekAlert!
May 2008 Ophthalmology highlights
“Other types of glaucoma and populations should now be studied to improve our understanding of the role that translaminar pressure difference plays in the pathogenesis of glaucoma”
Three studies in the May 2008 issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, shed new light on important eye health issues: the role of antioxidant supplements, the relationship ... via EurekAlert!
Wednesday Apr 30 | CTV.ca
Aspirin may reduce breast cancer risk: study
“In summary, our results do not support an important influence of NSAIDs on total breast cancer risk”
A daily dose of Aspirin may lower a woman's risk of developing the most common form of breast cancer, a new study suggests. via CTV.ca







