"Super Aspirin" Holds Long-Term Benefits For Some Patients Who Undergo Balloon Angioplasty
...atives are issues to consider when deciding who should receive this "super aspirin." In his edi...$1,350 per patient dose. "The cost of this drug should bring significant attention to the question of who should receive it," said Dr. Fischman. "The ...Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
...al information available to providers" on how they should treatcircumcised women. More than 30,000 A...lines include sample questions American physicians should usewhen examining female patients. "Blanket condemnation by health workers will not help fa...Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
...d Fairview. According to his research, these areas should have high infantmortality, but they don't. For instance, a Northside section hadan average annual infant death rate of 2.5 per 1,000 births,significantly lower than the overall Cincinnati rate of 14.1 per1,000 births. Even the "worst" of these odds...Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
...ology departments, Dr. Shaber noted. “This should improve output and increase productivity, and this is one of the issues that radiologists will have to face in the future, as well as efficiency,” he said. “And the only way they’re going to become more efficient, I feel, i...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
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...n combination with step-scan infra-redspectroscopy should be applicable to many other problems associated with thereactions of complex molecules." While the results of this study do not represent a quantum leap toward thegoal of converting alkanes into chemically useful products, a good "mechanisticunde...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
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...estimates of the number of people whosuffer stroke should provide a "wake-up call" to federal government officialsabout the severity of this disease, particularly in the African-Americanpopulation, and the need for more research on stroke prevention and treatment,he adds. The amount of money spent ...Addicted Doctors Need Special Service
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