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• New Blood Test For Coronary Artery Disease Now Available At Vanderbilt Heart And Vascular Institute
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• Mizzou Scientist Creates A Chicken Substitute, Providing A Low-Cost, Tasty Way To Add Soy To The Diet
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• Pomegranate Extract Stimulates Uterine Contractions
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• Immigrants at Lower Stroke Risk Than Long-Term Residents?
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• Antidepressants After Stroke May Boost Mental Ability
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• Babies of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure: Study
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• Prostate Cancer Treatments Raise Heart Disease Risks: Study
• Lexapro Boosts Mental Ability After Stroke: Study
• Early EKG Improves Heart Attack Survival Odds
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• Prostate Cancer Treatments Raise Heart Disease Risks: Study
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• Treat All Heart Risk Factors, Not Just Cholesterol: Study
• Most Fast-Food Fries Cooked in Most Unhealthy Oil: Study
• Mail-Order Pharmacies May Help People Stay on Meds
• Study Adds to Evidence That Statins Cut Stroke Risk
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• Intracellular Ca2+ regulating proteins in vascular smooth muscle cells are altered with type 1 diabetes due to the direct effects of hyperglycemia
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• Effect of cardiometabolic risk factors on hypertension management: a cross-sectional study among 28 physician practices in the United States
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• Early right ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosis without pulmonary hypertension: a Doppler Tissue and Speckle Tracking echocardiography study
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• Longitudinal peak strain detects a smaller risk area than visual assessment of wall motion in acute myocardial infarction
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• Parental warning: an increase in repoting children nicotine dependence.
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• Radiation plus hormone therapy increases survival in prostate cancer.
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• Topical estradiol may stimulate collagen production in aging skin
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• A strict Mediterranean diet helps reduce deaths from major chronic diseases
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