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Cardiovascular Disease Quotes
October 03, 2008
A gene that boosts people's risk of developing inflammatory forms
of arthritis may also increase their risk of dying prematurely from
cardiovascular disease, researchers say. Scientists have long known
that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have shorter life spans,
often due to cardiovascular disease. Now researchers have isolated
a gene--HRA-DRB1--that may be behind both the increased RA and
cardiovascular disease risks, a discovery that could lead to new,
more targeted treatments.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Teri Robert
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Health Expert
Over the last few years, we've learned a great deal about Migraine disease and comorbid...
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By Dr. Bill Quick
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Health Expert
The NIH recently announced that it has been decided to stop one part of a major North...
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By Teri Robert
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Health Expert
We've learned that Migraine disease increases our risk of stroke, that Migraine with aura is...
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By Deanne Stein
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Health Expert
To love or not to love, that is not the question. The question this week is to give or not to give...
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Health Guide
It's a double-edged Migraine sword. Researchers have identified a gene that may lessen the risk of Migraine with aura (MWA), but for women who have MWA and carry the MTHFR 677TT genotype, the risk...
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Over the last few years, there has been a great deal of discussion regarding Migraine disease and increased risk of stroke. There had not been, however, sufficient study of Migraine and...
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Over the last few years, there has been a great deal of discussion regarding Migraine disease and increased risk of stroke. There had not been, however, sufficient study of Migraine and...
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Last year, we looked at Phase II clinical trials of MK-0974, an investigational oral calcitonin gene-related pepitide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, a new type of Migraine abortive. That medication...
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Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, completed medical school in New York in 1999. He then finished an internship and residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Cardiology. Dr. Gandelman has focused his...
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