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  • Lessons in Resilience


    Enlightened LivingAuthority Authority: 403
    Yesterday a wise and beautiful old soul I know sent me a text - "The defining factor in our lives is not the resources that we have, but our resourcefulness". Her words reminded me of one of my former students who, at 17, became a paraplegic. Despite what most of us would consider almost insurmountable adversity, he ...
    3 days ago
  • Recombinant Human Antithrombin – Milking Nanny Goats for Big Bucks


    Science-Based MedicineAuthority Authority: 130
    Antithrombin deficiency is a hereditary disease causing low levels or defects of antithrombin, a blood protein required for controlling clot formation. Patients are at risk of blood clots, organ damage, and death. They usually have to take oral anticoagulant drugs like warfarin for life. During high-risk procedures ...
    5 days ago
  • Consuming Fish Oil To Help Your Blood Pressure Is One of the Smartest Things You Can Do


    Health 2 uAuthority Authority: 132
    Let me assure you suffering from high blood pressure and cholesterol is no fun at all — I have been taking medication for both of these problems for many years. It is probably too late for me to get off them now, however changing to a superior brand of fish oil supplements 6 months ago has helped reduce both my ...
    6 days ago
  • Sharks’ Ortmeyer Keeps Playing Despite Risk of Blood Clots


    NYT > TheaterAuthority Authority: 906
    Jed Ortmeyer (41) must administer daily injections of an anticoagulant, which helps the problem but increases his chances of serious internal and external bleeding.
    1 week ago
  • Sharks’ Ortmeyer Keeps Playing Despite Risk of Blood Clots


    NYT > TheaterAuthority Authority: 906
    Jed Ortmeyer (41) must administer daily injections of an anticoagulant, which helps the problem but increases his chances of serious internal and external bleeding.
    1 week ago
  • ESAs Increase Blood Clot Risk


    C3: Colorectal Cancer CoalitionAuthority Authority: 423
    Written by Kate Murphy . Drugs to treat anemia in older cancer patients increased their risk of blood clots and didn’t reduce the need for blood transfusions. Among over 56,000 cancer patients 65 and older treated in community settings from 1991 through 2002, 27 percent received an erythropoiesis-stimulating ...
    1 week ago
  • Green Tea–Drink Amazing Medicine In A Teacup


    Health 2 uAuthority Authority: 132
    Green tea has  been consumed by the Chinese for centuries as a result of its medicinal properties and also as a wonderful beverage. There is in fact  strong evidence that this beverage has been in use for over 4000 years in China. Todays  research, from a number of sources, provides very strong ...
    1 week ago
  • A handful of nuts a day can keep heart healthy


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 729
    Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): A daily dose of nuts-walnuts, almonds, pistachios- can make up for a heart-healthy diet, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.Most nuts contain some nutrients that can benefit heart health and help with cholesterol control. They include unsaturated fats, omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, 1-arginine ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Amgens troubles keep compounding; Aranesp studies reveal greater risks


    DailyFinanceAuthority Authority: 797
    Filed under: Company News , Healthcare It seems that when it comes to Aranesp, its blockbuster anemia drug, Amgen ( AMGN ) just cant catch a break, nor for that matter, create one. Recently, Amgen was hit with a double whammy -- a lawsuit and an unfavorable study of the drug. On Tuesday, yet another study ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Anemia Drugs Procrit And Aranesp May Increase Twofold The Risk Of Potentially Fatal Blood Clots


    Drug Injury WatchAuthority Authority: 112
    Results From Large Long-Term Study Show Association Between These Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents And Venous Thromboembolism (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com ) In late October 2009 we learned that the results from the Trial to Reduce Cardiovascular Events with Aransep Treatment ...
    2 weeks ago
  • When seconds count: Interventional radiology treatment for pulmo...


    Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.comAuthority Authority: 156
    (Society of Interventional Radiology) Catheter-directed therapy or catheter-directed thrombolysis -- an interventional radiology treatment that uses targeted image-guided drug delivery with specially designed catheters to dissolve dangerous blood clots in the lungs -- saves lives and should be considered a first-line ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis…an In Flight Risk


    Wish Everyone Good Health.Authority Authority: 464
    DVT?an in flight riskby Cathy GatsonPlanning to do some long distance traveling this summer be it train, plane or automobile?here is some important information to pack with you to avoid this trip from being your last leg.WHAT IS IT?DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis is a blood clot that develops in the deep vein of the [...]
    2 weeks ago
  • Chemo-radiation combo may avert prostate cancer recurrence


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 729
    Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Radiation therapy, in combination with chemotherapy before prostate removal, has been found safe for cancer patients and may reduce the risk of recurrence, say researchers.The research team from Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Not approved Email Fwd: Blood Clots/Stroke, STR e-mail


    e-NagarAuthority Authority: 124
    Normally any email forward goes into the trash bin, However with this coming for a doctor i know, i felt obliged to take a second look. A lot of forwards are hoaxes with incorrect information, yes including the one with the number of Indians in NASA The Email Forward. INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Stroke Recovery and Treatment Guide


    World NewsAuthority Authority: 463
    Stroke victims will receive IV medication treatment at the beginning of the episode and continue with oral medications during recovery and rehabilitation. Treatment of stroke must be given within three hours of onset of symptoms in order to prevent further brain damage and even death. Once a stroke has occurred, the ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Apple-shaped men, pear-shaped women ‘at increased blood clot risk’


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 729
    Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): Women who carry excess weight on the hips, and apple-shaped men who carry it on the waist, risk dangerous blood clots, say experts.Researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association that the location of extra pounds appears to affect the risk of blood clots in ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Women’s fat hips, men’s bulging waistlines increase blood clot risk


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 729
    Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Excess weight on women’s hips and men’s waists elevates the risk of potentially fatal blood clots, says a new study.Researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association that the location of extra pounds appears to affect the risk of blood clots in middle-aged ...
    4 weeks ago
  • Birth control pills ‘up stroke risk’


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 729
    Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Birth control pills can nearly double the risk of stroke in women, says a new study.According to a review article in MedLink Neurology by three Loyola University Health System neurologists, women who take birth control pills and also smoke, have high blood pressure or have a history of ...
    4 weeks ago

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