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Apr 9, 2015Micropacemaker is but another example of the how the trend of miniaturization is gaining momentum in healthcare. As medical devices become tinier, they may help the tiniest patients. The FDA has given humanitarian approval to the ...
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Using Stent-Retrieving Device Can Significantly Help Patients Recover From Stroke
Dec 22, 2014Scientists have discovered that using a stent-retrieving device to remove blood clots from the brain can significantly help patients recover from stroke. According to The New York Times, the technology may be a game changer for patients ...
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Increased Risk of Having a Stroke or Other Blood-Clotting Problem Might Continue Longer
Feb 28, 2014THURSDAY Feb. 13, 2014, 2014 -- The increased risk of having a stroke or other blood-clotting problem might continue longer after a woman gives birth than previously believed, according to a new study. "Historically, six weeks was the ...
Tags: Stroke Risk, the risk of blood clots, venous thromboembolisms
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All Persons Taking Strontium Supplements Are Warned
Jan 19, 2014All persons taking strontium supplements are warned that significant risks have been identified. Strontium drugs are not approved for treatment of osteoporosis in the United States. Now, the Risk Assessment Committee of the European ...
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The Key Is to Make Sure The Heart Rate Doesn't Go Above a Certain Level
Jan 13, 2014Cutting back on exercise, or stopping altogether, might seem like the right move for people whose heart beats too fast and erratically, a condition called atrial fibrillation. But that's not necessarily so. In fact, staying active -- ...
Tags: atrial fibrillation, heart rate, heart rhythm problems, exercise
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approved Mekinist for Use with Another Drug
Jan 13, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Mekinist for use with another drug, Tafinlar, to treat advanced melanoma that is spreading or cannot be removed by surgery. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, ...
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Drugs Mekinist and Tafinlar Were Approved for Combination Treatment of Advanced Melanoma
Jan 13, 2014The drugs Mekinist and Tafinlar were approved for combination treatment of advanced melanoma skin cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The two medicines "are the first drugs approved for combination treatment of ...
Tags: FDA, 2-Drug Combo Treatment, Combo Treatment for Advanced Melanoma
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Risk of Death From Hip or Knee-replacement Surgery Has Dropped Substantially
Jan 10, 2014The risk of death from hip- or knee-replacement surgery has dropped substantially in recent years, a large new study finds. Dutch researchers found that since the early 1990s, death rates have fallen by almost two-thirds among Danish ...
Tags: Death Rate, Knee Replacements
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The Drug Arimidex Reduces Risk of Developing Breast Cancer at High Risk for The Disease
Dec 26, 2013The drug Arimidex reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by more than 50 percent among postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease, according to a new study. The finding, scheduled for presentation Thursday at the San Antonio ...
Tags: Arimidex, breast cancer, postmenopausal women, women health, anastrozole
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Traveling Long Distances Poses Health Risks If You Don't Take Steps to Protect Yourself
Dec 26, 2013Traveling long distances by plane, car or train over the holidays can pose health risks if you don't take steps to protect yourself, an expert warns. "One health risk to consider when traveling is simply sitting for too long," Dr. Clayton ...
Tags: travel health, holiday, health risks
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Women Bothered by Hot Flashes or Other Effects of Menopause Have Treatment Options
Dec 25, 2013Women bothered by hot flashes or other effects of menopause have a number of treatment options -- hormonal or not, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's estimated that anywhere ...
Tags: hot flashes, menopause, women health
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Morphine Appears to Reduce Effectiveness of The Commonly Used Blood-Thinning Drug Plavix
Dec 24, 2013Morphine appears to reduce the effectiveness of the commonly used blood-thinning drug Plavix, which could hamper emergency-room efforts to treat heart attack victims, Austrian researchers report. The finding could create serious dilemmas ...
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Medicare Auditors Urged to Check Doctors' Total Billing to Prevent Fraud
Dec 23, 2013A report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general to be released Friday will call for closer scrutiny of doctors' total billing. Elsewhere, ProPublica looks at how ineffective federal oversight is in looking for ...
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Kcentra Helps Restore Blood Coagulation
Dec 18, 2013CSL Behring has announced that Kcentra (prothrombin complex concentrate [human]) has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an expanded indication -- urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced ...
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U.S. Scientists Say They Have Developed a Urine Test for Hard-to-Detect Blood Clots
Nov 27, 2013U.S. scientists say they have developed a urine test for hard-to-detect blood clots, which can cause strokes and heart attacks. Lead author and doctoral candidate Kevin Lin, postdoctoral fellow Gabriel Kwong and Sangeeta N. Bhatia, all at ...
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