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Thursday Feb 4 | Killeen Daily Herald

Time for a heart-to-heart

By Alicia Lacy Killeen Daily Herald Red symbolizes love and the heart, so Metroplex Health System's Sea of Red Friday is fitting for American Heart Health Month, in conjunction with National Wear Red Day.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicine, Health

Sun Jan 24, 2010

CiteULike

Intensive versus moderate lipid lowering with statins after acute coronary syndromes.

Tags Abstract BACKGROUND: Lipid-lowering therapy with statins reduces the risk of cardiovascular events, but the optimal level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is unclear.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Pravachol, Pravastatin (generic), Medication, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic)

Wed Jan 13, 2010

BNET

Two Strikes for Gilead's Non-HIV Franchises

The company - which has been fantastically profitable because of its specialty in HIV drugs - may want to consider whether it should end its recent flirtation with heart drugs.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health

Tue Jan 12, 2010

Stabroek News

Some batches of Nifedipine recalled

The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is advising consumers to return APO NIFED PA 20 mg tablets to the department as they have failed a dissolution test.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Nifedipine (generic), Adalat, Procardia, Hypertension, Health

Tue Dec 29, 2009

Mental Help Net

Therapies for CAD Patients With Kidney Disease Compared

Percutaneous coronary intervention used with medical therapy or medical therapy used singly improved angina symptoms similarly among patients with coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease , according to a study in the Dec.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Cardiology

Sat Dec 26, 2009

CiteULike

A systematic review and economic evaluation of statins for the prevention of coronary events.

Abstract OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of statins for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in adults with, or at risk of, coronary heart disease .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Thu Dec 24, 2009

Associated Content

Guide to Heart Angina: Types and Treatments

Types and treatments of heart angina vary with the individual. Heart Angina is a term used to describe pain associated with a lack of blood supply to the heart.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Chest Pain, Nitroglycerin (generic), Nitrostat, Medication

Mon Dec 21, 2009

The Fanatic Cook

The Placebo Effect of Surgery

"The human body has a spectacular ability to heal itself, when given time, clean food/water/air, and nurturing.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Chiropractic, Health, Homeopathy, Pain

Thu Dec 17, 2009

Associated Content

Decades Worth of the Best Healthy Heart Care

You need a healthy heart. Care treatments for your heart have advanced in this decade and we now have the best treatment for heart disease, angina, and artherosclerosis that we have ever had.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Surgery

Thu Dec 10, 2009

Associated Content

Norvasc Bad Breath

There are many disorders of the human body which thankfully are treatable with medications.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Norvasc, Amlodipine (generic), Health, Hypertension

Tue Dec 08, 2009

Daily Mail

Angina? Slap on an HRT patch... and other expert heart tips your doctor may not tell you

Every four-and-a-half minutes, someone in the UK dies from heart disease. It's the nation's number one killer, yet many people don't recognise the early warning signs.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Cardiology, Atenolol (generic), Tenormin, Tenoretic, Medication, Diltiazem (generic), Cardizem, Tiazac, Calan, Isoptin, Verapamil (generic)

Sun Dec 06, 2009

Rehab Management

Diabetics can safely use pacemaker current inhibitor ivabradine

Ivabradine, a selective pacemaker current inhibitor, safely prevents angina in patients with diabetes mellitus, according to an advance online report in the American Journal of Cardiology.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Dr. Jean, Alternative, Canada, Atenolol (generic), Tenormin, Tenoretic, Medication

Fri Dec 04, 2009

MediLexicon

What Are Beta-Blockers? What Are Beta-Blockers For?

Beta-blockers , also known as beta-adrenergic blocking agents , beta-adrenergic antagonists , or beta antagonists , are a type of drug that block the action of the sympathetic nervous system of the heart, resulting in a relief of stress on the heart.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hypertension, Inderal, Inderal LA, Propranolol (generic), Medication, Metoprolol (generic), Toprol XL, Atenolol (generic), Tenormin, Tenoretic, Betaxolol (generic), Betoptic

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Mental Help Net

High-Dose Statins Found to Improve Cardio Outcomes

High-dose statin treatment reduces the incidence of serious cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention , according to a study in the Dec.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Pravachol, Pravastatin (generic), Health, Cholesterol

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Associated Content

Better Sex with Poppers?

Amyl Nitrites May Be an All New Sexual Experiance for You & Yours' I discovered "Poppers", as the product is identified today at CBGB in New York City, back in 1989 when I was an aspiring photographer covering the seminal hard rock band 'Living Colour" , who recorded a concert at CBGB back in 1989.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Independent

Medicine users warned grapefruit juice can kill

Health officials have issued a warning to doctors, dentists and chemists that drinking grapefruit juice could be dangerous for millions of people taking a wide range of common medicines, writes Ian Burrell.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hypertension, Health, Medication, Nifedipine (generic), Adalat, Procardia

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Nursing Center

Nitroglycerin Prescription and Potency in Patients Participating in ...

Abstract PURPOSE: Current guidelines call for nitroglycerin to be prescribed in patients with coronary heart disease, including those with stable angina and those recovering from acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction.

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Related Topix: Nitroglycerin (generic), Nitrostat, Medicine, Medication, Health

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Circulation

Angina Symptoms Are Associated With Mortality in Older Women With Ischemic Heart Disease [Article]

Andrew Wilson MBBS, PhD, FRACP, and Annette Dobson MSc, PhD From the School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Australia, World News, Women's Health

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Economist

Sex and pharmaceuticals: Arousing interest

BACK in the 1990s a drug firm called Pfizer thought it had a treatment for angina.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, France, World News,

Wed Nov 18, 2009

EMaxHealth

Patient's own stem cells used to treat advanced heart disease

Scientists have found that treating patients with advanced heart disease with their own purified and potent stem cells can reduce symptoms of angina and fatigue.

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

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