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Herbal Medicine Used For Chinese Stroke Patients Lacks Strong Evidence (April 27, 2007) -- The herbal medicine Dan Shen, a standard treatment for ischemic stroke in China, lacks strong scientific evidence to support such use, according a new review of ... > full story

Teens Can Perform CPR As Well As Adults And Should Be Taught From An Early Age (April 27, 2007) -- Thirteen year olds can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as well as adults, finds a new study. The authors suggest that children as young as nine years old should be taught CPR skills ... > full story

A Revolution In The Monitoring Of Unborn Babies (April 27, 2007) -- New technology, the size of a mobile phone, could save the life of an unborn child. The device monitors the baby's heart for signs of potential danger. It is small and easy to use so that ... > full story

Sticking With Guidelines For Acute Coronary Syndromes Benefits Even Very Elderly Patients (April 27, 2007) -- According to a recent study, patients age 90 and older who came to the emergency room with acute coronary syndromes were less likely than younger patients to receive recommended treatments -- but for ... > full story

Rheumatoid Arthritis And The Impact Of Genetic Factors On Mortality (April 27, 2007) -- A chronic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is marked by inflammation that takes a progressive toll on not only the joints, but also various organs and the whole body. RA sufferers tend ... > full story

HIV Infection Appears To Increases The Risk Of Heart Attack (April 26, 2007) -- Researchers have found that infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is also associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction or heart attack. While rates of several cardiovascular risk ... > full story

Heart Transplant Patients Benefit From New Approach To Immunosuppression, According To Mayo Clinic (April 26, 2007) -- A new immunosuppression regimen for heart transplant patients can improve kidney function and prevent transplant coronary artery disease, according to two new Mayo Clinic ... > full story

Anti-anginal Drug Safe But Not Effective In Reducing Major Cardiac Events In ACS Patients (April 26, 2007) -- The anti-anginal medication ranolazine was shown to be safe in regard to certain outcomes but did not reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack or recurrent ischemia ... > full story

Simple System Accurately Predicts Weight-loss Surgery Risk (April 26, 2007) -- A simple scoring system based on five medical factors accurately predicts which patients being considered for gastric bypass surgery would be at highest risk of ... > full story

Increasing Survival Of Organ Transplant Patients By Reducing Time Interval For Transported Organs (April 26, 2007) -- Preservation of an organ intended for transplant during transport from donor to recipient is of primary concern in ensuring a successful transplant. Research presented at the ISHLT 27th Annual ... > full story

New Hope For Stroke Victims (April 25, 2007) -- New findings could help to provide a new lease of life for patients who have suffered a stroke. Current research confirms the safety of a drug that lowers blood pressure-without reducing the blood ... > full story

Good News For Rural Stroke Patients, Telephone Treatment Works (April 25, 2007) -- Stroke patients in rural hospitals can get safe, effective treatment with the use of a clot-busting drug when a doctor from a larger hospital is on the telephone guiding the treatment. These new ... > full story

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The Heart Speaks : A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing
WEAVING MEDICAL NARRATIVE AND CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE, DR. MIMI GUARNERI EXPLORES THE FRONTIERS BEYOND THE PHYSICAL HEART.Every day, 2,600 Americans die of cardiovascular disease -- one person every ... > read more

Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease: The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery
Dr. Dean Ornish is the first clinician to offer documented proof that heart disease can be halted, or even reversed, simply by changing your lifestyle. Based on his internationally acclaimed ... > read more

SuperFoods Rx : Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life
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Heal Your Heart : The New Rice Diet Program for Reversing Heart Disease Through Nutrition, Exercise, and Spiritual Renewal
"Heal Your Heart combines the best of ancient spiritual wisdom and the best of modern nutrition to provide a holistic program for real living." — Morton T. Kelsey, Professor Emeritus, ... > read more

Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating
This is how Geneen Roth remembers her time as an emotional overeater and self-starver. After years of struggle, Roth finally broke free from the destructive cycle of bingeing and purging. In the ... > read more

The RealAge Makeover: Take Years off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life
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The Inflammation Syndrome : The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma
Challem's new book hits a home run -; with the latest research on what to eat and take to defeat our real number-one cause of health problems -; inflammation. It's a message of the utmost ... > read more

American Heart Association No-Fad Diet : A Personal Plan for Healthy Weight Loss
By now, you’ve heard of (and maybe tried) them all: the low-carb diet, the grapefruit diet, the miracle diet . . . the list goes on and on. Fad diets may promise a quick fix, but few deliver ... > read more

The Rice Diet Solution : The World-Famous Low-Sodium, Good-Carb, Detox Diet for Quick and Lasting Weight Loss
Can you really lose twenty pounds in a month? Will you really keep it off this time? With The Rice Diet Solution, you will! The Rice Diet Program has been helping dieters successfully lose weight ... > read more

Fabulosity : What It Is and How to Get It
Fabulosity (n): 1: a state of everything that is fabulous 2: a quality ascribed to that which expresses glamour, style, charisma, power, and heart Kimora Lee Simmons knows what it means to have ... > read more