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Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:23:23 GMT

Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.

Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:57:09 GMT

Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.

FDA warning: some patients cannot process PlavixA

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:14:33 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner.

Experts say U.S. doctors overtesting, overtreating

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:08:21 GMT

Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans - maybe even President Barack Obama - are being overtreated.

Flesh-eating bacteria forces boy to have 28 surgeries

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:15:21 GMT

Jake Finkbonner almost lost his life to an aggressive form of flesh-eating bacteria four years ago, but today is back playing basketball and baseball.

Study: Too many invasive heart tests given

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:48:51 GMT

A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.

Study: Those who stay fit have longer sex lives

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:45:41 GMT

Men are more likely than women to be interested in sex, have sex and enjoy sex, according to new scientific research, which also found people who stay active and healthy enjoy longer sex lives.

Personal look at genes locates disease causes

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:21 GMT

Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.

Diet Detective Investigation of Black Beans

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:10:01 GMT

Black beans are a staple in many Latin American cultures, and when prepared in a healthy way (which they're typically not) they are very strong nutritionally.

Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:41:47 GMT

Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel.