Anger and hostility were associated with a 19% increase in coronary heart disease events in healthy individuals and a 24% increase in risk among those with preexisting CHD, researchers report. Heartwire
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The Heart Attack Prevention Bill being introduced for the second time by Rep René O Oliveira calls for private insurance companies to cover the cost of cardiac screening in intermediate-risk people. Heartwire
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The results suggest that the short-term lipid response to fibrate therapy is important in identifying treated patients in whom long-term survival is substantially improved even after termination of active treatment with the drug, according to investigators. Heartwire
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Dr. Scott Poland explores the warning signs that physicians can look for to help prevent suicide among adolescents.
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BERKELEY, Calif. (MedPage Today) — Long-term exposure to elevated levels of ozone increases the risk of death from respiratory causes, researchers here said.
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GALVESTON, Texas (MedPage Today) — Hospitalists now account for nearly 40% of inpatient Medicare claims for general internist services, up from less than 10% in 1995, researchers here said.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Skin lesions arising in a new tattoo may harbor nontuberculous mycobacterial infection that can be overlooked or misdiagnosed, according to a small patient series reported here.
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Experts say Lyme disease cannot lead to violence or psychosis. WebMD Health News
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Cheap drugs imported into the United States to bring costs down must meet Food and Drug Administration safety and efficacy standards, White House budget director Peter Orszag said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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In postmenopausal women, quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurements at the heel are significant predictors of incident vertebral fracture, Swiss researchers report in the March issue of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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