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Hospital report cards get mixed marks
London :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago
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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 | 14 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 | 14 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 | 14 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 | 15 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
Dangers of Statin Drugs
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility Hypercholesterolemia is the health issue of the 21st century. It is actually an invented disease, a “problem” that emerged when health professionals learned how to measure cholesterol levels in the blood. High cholesterol exhibits no outward signs—unlike...
Tags: statins drugs, heart attack, coa reductase, Atlanta, HMG-CoA reductase, Cholesterol, Atorvastatin, Simvastatin, Hypercholesterolemia, Statins, Statin, Lovastatin, Health Medical Pharma
Pacquiao fans suffer heart attacks while watching bout
Cebu :: Philippines | 15 days ago
Credibility A Davao City policeman died, an 86-year-old Cebu resident had a heart attack and a 55-year-old Bacolod resident had a mild stroke as they watched Pacquiao pummel Cotto in their scheduled 12-round slugfest. Radio dzBB�s Davao affiliate reported SPO4 Jose...
Tags: heart attack, Manny Pacquiao, Jose Paco, Lorico Baluyo, suffered heart, Davao City, Philippines, Cebu, Pacquiao, Lapu-Lapu City, Davao Medical Center, Lapu-Lapu, Cities in the Philippines, Miguel Cotto
Elevated biomarkers compromise quality of life in heart attack patients post-discharge
Mumbai :: India | 16 days ago
Credibility There is an increased level of cardiac biomarkers in the blood of heart attack patients for several months after leaving the hospital, which often leads to more shortness of breath and chest pain, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. A biomarker...
Tags: heart attack, elevated level, NTBNP, India, Mumbai, Aging-associated diseases, Cardiovascular diseases, Biomarker, Myocardial infarction, Brain natriuretic peptide, Chemical pathology, Biotechnology, Cardiology, Health Medical Pharma
Trader dies of heart attack during Pacquiao fight
Batangas :: Philippines | 17 days ago
Credibility A 62-year-old businessman died while watching the Pacquiao-Cotto fight at a hotel here Sunday afternoon, police said. Superintendent Manuel Abu, Batangas police chief, said Cecilio Cabrera suffered a heart attack while watching the fight at the Ponte...
Tags: heart attack, Philippines, Batangas, War Conflict, Batangas City, Pacquiao
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