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This report from the Framingham heart study looks at the prognostic significance of PR interval prolongation in ambulatory, relatively healthy individuals.
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The debate continues as to whether coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with left-internal mammary artery (LIMA) or stenting is the best treatment for proximal left-anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesions.
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In this paper, Krahn et al from a Canadian consortium report on the results of systematic evaluations in patients with unexplained cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.
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Tamoxifen and CYP2D6 inhibitors, FDA Actions, and FDA Warnings.
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Authors of a recently published systematic review concluded that organic foods offer no significant nutritional benefit when compared with conventionally raised fare; however, the conclusions reached were based on extremely limited data, as stated by the authors, and focused solely on a small number of nutrients, with no attention paid to potential chemical/pesticide exposure to those ingesting the food, nor to environmental issues.
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This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial measured the effect of 1,500 mg of calcium carbonate daily on total body weight and body fat mass in 340 overweight and obese individuals. After two years, both the placebo group and the calcium group showed equal gains in total body weight and body fat mass, leading the researchers to conclude that supplemental calcium is not effective in preventing weight gain in this population.
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A telephone survey revealed that the UK general public had a relatively low level of anxiety about H1N1 flu, and also made relatively few behavioral changes to reduce the risk of transmission. People's likelihood to make changes was associated with a number of perceptions regarding H1N1 flu (swine flu).
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In a well-designed RCT, researchers showed that a combination of healthy lifestyle training and the supplement red yeast rice successfully lowers LDL- cholesterol levels in people intolerant of prescription statin drugs due to myalgias, and without significant side effects.
