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Bipolar disorder linked to risk of early death from natural causes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Bipolar disorder appears to increase the risk of early death from medical illnesses, according to a literature review study published as the lead article this week in the journal Psychiatric Services.


Scientists find 'molecular trigger' for sudden death in epilepsy

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine ...


Anger management: The key to staying heart healthy?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research published in the March 3, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that anger-induced electrical changes in the heart can predict future arrhythmias in patients with implantable cardio ...


Fish oil pills don't boost benefit of heart drugs

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Heart attack patients who are already taking the right medicines to prevent future problems get no added benefit from taking fish oil capsules, a large study in Germany finds.


Popular COPD treatment increases risk for cardiac events, cardiac death

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created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that use of the most commonly prescribed once-a-day treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for longer than one month increases the risk ...


ICDs extend the lives of heart attack survivors by an entire year: Study

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created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A landmark follow-up study found that heart attack survivors who receive implanted cardioverter defribillators (ICDs) live longer the longer they have them, according to the results of late-breaking clinical trail presented ...


Global study shows telmisartan reduces outcome of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke

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created Aug 31, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An international study led by Canadian researchers has found that telmisartan, a medication used to lower blood pressure, reduced the outcome of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke in people who are unable to tolerate ...