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'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.


Study offers less complex, minimally invasive procedure to treat heart valve leak

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center are studying a new, minimally invasive procedure to treat leaky heart valves. Instead of open heart surgery, patients will undergo a less complex catheter-based procedure ...


Crowded emergency departments pose greater risks for patients with heart attacks

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

June 04, 2009 - Patients with heart attacks and other forms of chest pain are three to five times more likely to experience serious complications after hospital admission when they are treated in a crowded emergency department ...


New target for maintaining healthy blood pressure discovered

New Target for Maintaining Healthy Blood Pressure Discovered

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In trying to understand the role of prostaglandins - a family of fatty compounds key to the cardiovascular system - in blood pressure maintenance, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania ...


Search for blood pressure secrets reveals a surprising new syndrome

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 3

Yale researchers investigating the genetic causes of blood pressure variation have identified a previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss.