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Updated May 19, 2006 Antiplatelet Drugs Drugs that reduce the formation or inhibit the action of chemicals that promote the activation and aggregation of platelets, blood components important for the clotting of blood.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication, Plavix, Clopidogrel (generic), Persantine, Dipyridamole (generic), Ticlid, Ticlopidine (generic), Angina

Fri Jul 10, 2009

Manila Bulletin

Understanding diabetes, its complications

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high because the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin or the body fails to respond to insulin.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication

Thu Jul 09, 2009

US News & World Report

Treating Heart Failure: The Smartest Approach

About 5 million people in the United States have heart failure , and 300,000 die from it every year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

WPDE

Massage: The power of touch

For centuries, medical practitioners have relied on their hands. The "laying on of hands" has been accepted by most cultures as a powerful healing tool.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Reflexology

Wed Jul 08, 2009

MediLexicon

Oxygen Test Has Potential To Detect Some Critical Congenital Heart Defects In Newborns

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 07 Jul 2009 A test that measures oxygen levels in newborns can detect "critical" congenital heart disease, but there are variables involved with the test that require more study before it is adopted for universal newborn screening, according to ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Atlanta, GA

KVIA

Vegetable amino acid lowers blood pressure

Researchers say they have discovered that one of the most common amino acids in vegetable protein seems to lower blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hypertension, Preventive Medicine

Tue Jul 07, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

HIV-1 damages gut antibody producing immune cells within days of infection

The virus that causes AIDS is classified as a lentivirus, a word derived from the Latin prefix, "lenti-," meaning "slow." But new research from the NIAID-funded Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology suggests that HIV-1 is anything but - moving at breathtaking speed in destroying and dysregulating the body's gut-based B-cell antibody-producing ...

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Biology, Science, Medicine

Physics Blog

Oxygen test has potential to detect some critical congenital heart defects in newborns

A test that measures oxygen levels in newborns can detect "critical" congenital heart disease, but there are variables involved with the test that require more study before it is adopted for universal newborn screening, according to a new joint statement from the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Atlanta, GA

Physics Org

Component of vegetable protein may be linked to lower blood pressure

Consuming an amino acid commonly found in vegetable protein may be associated with lower blood pressure, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Preventive Medicine, Chicago Metro, Hypertension

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Buzzle.com

Natural Circulation Remedies may Include Rawleigh Product

Poor circulation can lead to serious health consequences. Trying natural circulation remedies before getting a prescription is a good idea.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Science Daily

New Way To Fix Leaking Mitral Heart Valves Safe In Initial Testing, Study Shows

In a small study that focused on feasibility and safety, researchers observed improvements in mitral regurgitation in patients successfully treated with a reversible implant called the Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Annuloplasty system.* "Heart failure prevalence is worsening, and we know that the outcome of congestive heart failure is worse when ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, World News, Germany

Philly.com

Personal Health: News and Notes

When it comes to matters of the heart, music may be more than just the food of love.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Classical, Symphony, Electronic

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Pnompenh Post

How rice wine ferments the Cambodian spirit

Dos Lun fills an order for srah sohl in Takeo Dos Lun stokes the fire to heat the rice wine.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Cambodia, Medicine, Health

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Food and Drug Administration

Smoking - Medicines to Help You

You are a woman. You are a smoker. You are not alone. Approximately 18% of adult women smoke.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication, Lung Cancer

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Daily Breeze

Massage therapy has proven health benefits

New research is proving what massage devotees have known for centuries - a regular rubdown can reduce stress, alleviate pain and ease sore muscles, even after you've left the massage table.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Massage Therapy, Back Pain, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

KIVI-TV Nampa

Angry people hurt their hearts

Scientists have long observed connections between emotions and health. The heart and the head are often inseparable, whether it is heartache or heartbreak.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Reviving the Dead

One of the most exciting new frontiers in medicine today is the research on the probability that medical science could revive the "dead." Sounds like blasphemy, irreverence, or total fiction? Not quite.

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Related Topix: Health

KMIR

How diabetes affects your feet

They carry you everywhere. You dress them with snug slippers, comfy sneakers and strappy sandals.

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Related Topix: Diabetes, Health

Science Daily

Music May Have A Future Role In Heart And Stroke Patient Rehabilitation

The researchers found in an earlier study :445-52) that music with faster tempos resulted in increased breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Italy,

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Freshnews

NMT Medical Secures $4.0 Million Credit Agreement

NMT Medical, Inc. , an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat structural heart disease through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures, today announced that it has entered into a $4.0 million, two-year credit ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, NMT Medical, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Cardiology, Classical, Frank Martin, Health

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