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Aneurysm Defined

The ballooning-out of the wall of a vein, an artery or the heart due to weakening by disease, injury or a birth defect (Read more)

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At Risk For Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key So You Can Circulate Better

Published September 5, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today

Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD).

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At Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key so You Can Circulate Better

Published September 4, 2008, 8:09 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

Interventional Radiologists Recommend That African-Americans, Seniors, Diabetics Take Online Quiz, Get Screened During September PAD Awareness Month

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At risk for peripheral arterial disease? Simple quiz provides key so you can circulate better

Published September 3, 2008, 1:56 pm, PhysOrg

Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD). Legs for Life(R)—a community health and public information program—recommends that older Americans ...

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At risk for peripheral arterial disease? Simple quiz provides key so you can circulate better

Published September 3, 2008, 1:19 pm, EurekAlert!

( Society of Interventional Radiology ) Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease, and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans, seniors and diabetics. Legs for Life -- a community health and public information program -- recommends that older Americans take its free, online self-assessment quiz.

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New Data Shows Anticlotting Medicine, AGGRASTAT(R), Lowers Incidence of Heart Attack, in Patients Who Respond Poorly ...

Published September 2, 2008, 2:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

PHILADELPHIA----Antiplatelet medicine, AGGRASTAT® , a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor, has been shown to significantly lower the incidence of heart attack after elective coronary angioplasty, in patients with coronary artery disease who have shown poor response to standard oral antiplatelet agents such as aspirin and clopidogrel.1 These results were announced today at the Annual European ...

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Published September 2, 2008, 12:13 am, Provo Daily Herald

33Last month I got a free cholesterol and blood pressure screening at my local pharmacy. While I was there, the pharmacist told me that there are many organizations that offer free or low-cost health screenings to help uninsured people in need. Where can I find out about these free screenings?

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Many organizations offer free health screenings

Published September 1, 2008, 9:52 pm, Bradenton Herald

Dear Savvy Senior: Last month I got a free cholesterol and blood pressure screening at my local pharmacy. While I was there, the pharmacist told me that there are many organizations that offer free or low-cost health screenings to help uninsured people in need. Where can I find out about these free screenings? - Waiting for Medicare

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Acute Heart Attack Patients Given AGGRASTAT(R) In-Ambulance, With Standard Of Care, Significantly Improves Clinical ...

Published September 1, 2008, 5:09 am, Medical News Today

Early, in-ambulance treatment with antiplatelet medicine AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban HCL), in addition to the standard combined treatment of aspirin, heparin and clopidogrel, significantly improves the results of primary coronary angioplasty (PCI) in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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New Procedure May Help Save Lives Of Patients With Aneurysms

Published August 30, 2008, 4:10 am, Medical News Today

The Vascular Medtronic Talent Thoracic Stent Graft™ System (VALOR) is a safe and effective endovascular therapy, as an alternative to open surgery in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms who were considered candidates for open surgical repair, according to research published in the September 2008 Journal of Vascular Surgery, published by the Society for Vascular Surgery. Ronald M.

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  • What is a Brain Aneurysm?: Yesterday, Ohio Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones died suddenly from excessive bleeding caused by a brain aneurysm. Neurologist Sean Savitz explains what killed Tubbs Jones.

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  • Congresswoman Tubbs Jones Dies After Aneurysm: Earlier Wednesday, media outlets, citing “sou rces familiar with the situation,& ;#8221; erroneously reported that Tubbs Jones had died. Her doctor said a short time later that she was in “cri tical condition& #8221; at a hospital in East Clevel...

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