Diuretics And Beta-Blockers Are Best Drugs To Combat High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
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...originally perceived. Participants who enter their data through the Internet will receive an automaticon-the-spot analysis of their diet, physical activity, and weight. They will bere-contacted every three months for the opportunity to update this informationand to report on their health status. At no c...ATLANTA -- After reviewing the data from four of the largest multi-centerrandomized clinical trials of new heart disease drugs, Duke University MedicalCenter researchers have found significant differences in heart attack ratesreported by physicians who actually provide the patient care...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
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...ationreceived prescriptions for warfarin, based on data from the National AmbulatoryMedical Care Survey from 1989 to 1996. Although warfarin use increased from 13percent of patient visits in 1989 to 40 percent of 1993 visits -- a level theauthors believe is still too low -- there was no significant change...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
...modeling techniques to make a computer analysis of data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey, a...ed to smoking in these states," Kenkel says. "Our data allowed us to directly examine the impact of changes in tax rates on youth smoking behavior and our ...Heart Laser Surgery: An Alternative To Transplantation
...ppression therapy." Based upon scientific registry data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), there are currently about 3,945 patients waiting for a heart transplant. Using 1996 data, it is estimated that about 20 to 50% of these patients may die while waiting for a donor heart. Dr. Jeevanan...International Study Raises Hopes For Heart Transplant Patients
...f organ rejection. Based upon scientific registry data from theUnited Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), there are currently about 3,945patients waiting for a heart transplant. "Due to the shortage of organ donors, we need to develop new treatments to prevent organ rejection in heart transplant patients,...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
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...oke patients not treated witht-PA. The study used data from the NINDS t-PA Stroke Trial,(2) in which theaverage length of a hospital stay was shorter in t-PA-treated patients, 10.9days, than in patients not treated with t-PA, 12.4 days. t-PA-treated patientswere more frequently discharged to their home...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...ve extra money on grants to try to get preliminary data for their next proposals," he said, "so the univer...ort. "We used the seed money from UB to get enough data that allowed us to make a proposal to the American Tinnitus Association," said Lockwood. In 1996, th...Neurotransmitter-Induced Electrical Activity Identified As Key Regulator Of Synaptogenesis
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