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Mini-strokes linked to vision loss
Ophthalmologists in Hong Kong have found that people who suffer a type of mini-stroke called a silent cerebral infarct are more likely to develop glaucoma, even if they have normal pressure in the fluid in their eye. Read Summary > -
Stroke recovery often leads to slow decline: study
Results from a new study suggest that within five years of suffering a stroke, even people who initially recover often slip into a gradual decline, particularly if they have limited access to health care. Read Summary > -
Combo device reduces deaths from heart failure
Results from a new study suggest that a device that both acts as a defibrillator and as an aid to resynchronize the heart reduces deaths by nearly one-third in patients with mild heart failure. Read Summary > -
Travel--especially long flights--boost leg clot risks
People who travel have a significantly higher risk for developing potentially life-threatening blood clots in their legs, according to a review of past research that confirms what experts have long believed. Read Summary > -
HIV patients may have harder arteries
According to a new study, HIV patients who are receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy have arteries that are as stiff as healthy patients who have high blood pressure. Read Summary > -
EKG 'blip' may signal heart trouble
A slightly abnormal "blip" on an electrocardiogram that was formally thought to be insignificant may, in fact, be an early warning sign of heart trouble, researchers say. Read Summary > -
New drug eases stomach trouble from low-dose aspirin
British researchers say the drug famotidine prevents stomach and upper-intestinal ulcers in people taking low-dose aspirin to protect against heart disease and other conditions. Read Summary > -
Multaq approved for heart rhythm disorders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Multaq to promote normal heart rhythm in people who suffer from atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. Read Summary > -
New York City Bans Trans Fats at Restaurants
As of July 2007, restaurants will not be permitted to use most frying oils that contain artery-clogging trans fats and by July 2008 they won't be allowed to serve any foods that contain trans fats. Read More >
