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High-fat low-carb diets could mean significant heart risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created 11 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 10

New scientific research has shown that low-carbohydrate high-fat diets, made popular by the likes of the Atkins diet, do not achieve more weight loss than low-fat high-carbohydrate diets. Worryingly, the research, lead by ...


Children who survive cancer more likely to suffer from heart disease

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Children and adolescents who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults, according to the largest study on this issue published on bmj.com today.


Study finds gender gap persists in cardiac care

Medicine & Health / Health

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Gender differences persist in the quality of cardiac care across Ontario, according to a health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). Ontario women who had ...


Many dialysis patients undergoing PCI receive improper medication, with higher risk of bleeding

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Approximately 20 percent of dialysis patients undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedure such as angioplasty) are given an antithrombotic medication they should not receive, which may increase their risk ...


ASGE issues guidelines on management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopic procedures

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

According to a new guideline from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) regarding the management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopy, aspirin and/or NSAIDs may be continued for all elective endoscopic ...



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