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Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin improves lipid control

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin significantly boosted the attainment of lipid targets as specified by both Canadian and European guidelines in elderly patients aged 65 and older and the combination produced superior results ...


Lifestyle changes remain important in fighting peripheral arterial disease

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Modifying the risk of peripheral arterial disease (or PAD)—with healthy lifestyle changes—remains vital to one's health, note researchers in a recent issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. And while ...


Surprising rate of recurring heart attacks, strokes globally

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Despite many medicines and other treatments for patients with vascular disease, a large international study shows these patients have a surprisingly high rate of recurring events such as strokes, heart attacks and hospitalizations ...


Heart disease patients with previous blockages more likely to die

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created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart disease patients with previous atherosclerosis (fat deposits in the walls of the arteries) are more likely to die in the hospital and less likely to be treated with recommended therapies, researchers report in Circulation: Jo ...


Study reveals major genetic differences  between blood and tissue cells

Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a group of Montreal scientists calls into question one of the most basic assumptions of human genetics: that when it comes to DNA, every cell in the body is essentially identical ...


New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease

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created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. A new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that following ...


Missing or mutated 'clock' gene linked to vascular disease

Missing or mutated 'clock' gene linked to vascular disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The circadian clocks that set the rhythmic motion of our bodies for wakeful days and sleepy nights can also set us up for vascular disease when broken, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.


Arteries from distinct regions of the body have unique immune functions

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created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Human arteries play distinct roles in the immune system depending on their anatomical location, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered.