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Islamabad :: Pakistan | 9 days ago
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I am not feeling well, since I have started your drugs," stressing on 'your', complained Mohsin. "I have this strange feeling as if a cold wave runs through my body; I feel exhausted and cannot walk for more than three miles," she adds. "OK, you came...
Tags: heart attack, chest pain, patient presented, Pakistan, Islamabad, Aging-associated diseases, Cardiovascular diseases, Myocardial infarction, Palpitation, Cardiology, Symptoms, Medical emergencies, Health Medical Pharma
Can Pay-For-Performance Work in Health Care? You Bet.
North Shore :: New Zealand | 9 days ago
Credibility The doctors and nurses at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System always figured they did a great job caring for the 5 million people living in their service area. With 14 hospitals and nearly 5,000 beds on Long Island and in New York City, its...
Tags: North Shore-Long Island, heart attack, health caring, New Zealand, North Shore
State: Assistance program overhaul to save $40 million
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility To qualify for GAU, a person must be unable to work for mental or physical reasons for more than 90 days. Some of the clients are injured workers, some are homeless and some are veterans. Some might need retraining or await qualification for Social Security...
Tags: GAU, Community Health, DSHS, Pierce, Roger Gantz, heart attack, Chris Gregoire, Olympia, General Assistance Unemployable, Health insurance, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
CT heart scan finds blockage faster than standard method
Orlando :: FL :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility A rapid CT scan of the heart may provide doctors with a more efficient way to diagnose blocked arteries in people complaining of chest pain, doctors here reported Wednesday. A study of 701 patients found that the scans, called CT angiography, cuts in...
Tags: heart attack, ct scans, chest pain, Orlando, Medical emergencies, Cardiovascular diseases, Angiography, X-ray computed tomography, Myocardial infarction, Medical imaging, Cardiology, Radiography, Health Medical Pharma, Aging-associated diseases, Chest radiograph, Stroke, Radiology, Pain
Hospital report cards get mixed marks
London :: United Kingdom | 10 days ago
Credibility Public "report cards" on how well hospitals are caring for patients may spur some centers to make positive changes, but the extent to which report cards can improve healthcare remains unclear, researchers reported Wednesday. In a study of 81 Canadian...
Tags: heart attack, heart failure, United Kingdom, London, Publicly-funded health care, Patient safety, Safety, Health care in the United States, Medical terms, Healthcare, Health economics, Health Medical Pharma
Drug can halve heart attacks in the healthy: Statins give 'unprecedented' cut in risk, say doctors
A drug has been found to cut the risk of heart attacks by almost half in 'healthy' people, researchers say today. Treatment with Crestor, a cholesterol-busting statin, cut the rate of heart problems and deaths from strokes by 46 per cent when...
Tags: health, Pakistan, Lahore, Simvastatin, Cholesterol, Stroke, Myocardial infarction, Statin, Cardiovascular disease, Rosuvastatin, Statins, Health Medical Pharma, heart attack, Sarah Jarvis
Secondhand smoke worst for toddlers, obese kids
Orlando :: FL :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility Toddlers and obese children suffer far greater blood-vessel damage and other harm from secondhand smoke than other children, which could put them on the path to heart disease later in life, according to a new study. The study, presented at the American...
Tags: heart attack, secondhand smoke, Orlando, Tobacco, Cigarettes, Passive smoking, Health Medical Pharma, Lipoproteins, Rosuvastatin, Low-density lipoprotein, Cholesterol, Myocardial infarction, Statins, Cardiology, Cardiovascular diseases
Suspicions over 'heart attack' death of Iranian doctor who knew too much
Tabrīz :: Iran | 11 days ago
Credibility He is now the new cause célèbre of the Iranian Opposition, with MPs and Western organisations demanding an investigation into the death of a man who knew too much. The official cause of death for the physician is heart attack but there is evidence that...
Tags: Dr Pourandarjani, heart attack, Kahrizak, Mr Ruholamini, special committee, Iran, Tabrīz, Economy of Iran, Tabriz, Saeed Mortazavi, Kahrizak detention center, Iranian presidential election, Human rights abuses, Mohsen Rouhalamini
FDA warns heartburn drugs interfere with Plavix
Bristol :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
Credibility Common heartburn pills Prilosec and Nexium cut the blood-thinning effect of Sanofi-Aventis SA's and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's heart drug Plavix, U.S. officials warned on Tuesday. The stomach drugs inhibit a key enzyme and reduce by almost half the anti-clotting...
Tags: Plavix, heartburn drugs, heart attack, thinning effect, drugs prilosec, drugs administration, FDA, United Kingdom, Bristol, Benzimidazoles, Sulfoxides, Clopidogrel, Omeprazole, Pharmaceutical drug, Proton pump inhibitors, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Health Medical Pharma, Esomeprazole, Sanofi-Aventis, Thiophenes, Pharmaceutical companies, Pharmacology, Social Issues
Israeli actor director Assi Dayan suffers severe heart attack
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 11 days ago
Credibility Renowned Israeli actor and director Assi Dayan suffered a severe heart attack on Tuesday and was rushed to Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital for treatment. Medical officials said that the 64-year-old was undergoing angioplasty and was in good condition. A Magen...
Tags: heart attack, director assi, Israel, Tel Aviv, BeTipul, Ruth Dayan, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Magen David Adom, Israeli Jews, Assi Dayan, Moshe Dayan, Social Issues, Law Crime
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