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Lowly worm offers new clues on stroke, heart drugs Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:26 PM PST Worms that can survive with almost no oxygen are teaching scientists how to rescue oxygen-starved cells in humans who suffer a heart attack or stroke, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk MedicineNet.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:25 PM PST Title: Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk Category: Health News Created: 1/29/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/29/2009 Worm provides clues about preventing damage caused by low-oxygen during stroke, heart attack EurekAlert! Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:12 AM PST ( Washington University School of Medicine ) Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified pathways that allow microscopic worms to survive in a low-oxygen, or hypoxic, environment. They believe the finding could have implications for conditions such as stroke, heart attack and cancer. Sensitivity to low oxygen helps determine how damaging those medical ... Worm Provides Clues About Preventing Damage Caused by Low-Oxygen During Stroke, Heart Attack Newswise Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:26 AM PST Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified pathways that allow microscopic worms to survive in a low-oxygen, or hypoxic, environment. They believe the finding could have implications for conditions such as stroke, heart attack and cancer. Sensitivity to low oxygen helps determine how damaging those medical conditions can be. Pest Control Research Leads To Newly Discovered Drug That Reduces Heart Enlargement Medical News Today Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:04 AM PST Researchers at the University of California, Davis have discovered that a prototype drug reduces heart enlargement, one of the most common causes of heart failure. Heart failure, which occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body, affects 5 million people in the United States. The condition contributes to 300,000 deaths each year. Antacids taken with heart drugs increase risk of another attack Canada.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:40 AM PST A drug combination prescribed to thousands of heart attack survivors increases the risk of a repeat heart attack, Canadian researchers are warning. Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Risk Of Heart Attacks For Patients On Common Cardiac Drug Medical News Today Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:05 AM PST Patients taking the common cardiac drug clopidogrel following a heart attack are at a significantly higher risk of a recurrence if they are also taking widely used acid-lowering medications called proton pump inhibitors, a new study published online in CMAJ has found (http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.082001). Kansas Bill Would Require Providers To Offer Ultrasounds, Fetal Heart Monitoring Before Abortions Medical News Today Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:04 AM PST A bill (HB 2076) introduced in the Kansas Legislature on Monday would require that physicians offer a woman seeking an abortion a chance to view an ultrasound, receive a copy of the ultrasound image and listen to audio of a fetal heart monitor 30 minutes prior to the procedure, the AP/Kansan reports. Rep. Taking Control Of Heart Health Santa Monica Mirror Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:56 AM PST (NAPSI)-Study after study show ways by which women can protect themselves from heart disease, yet it remains the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, claiming more than 500,000 lives each year. Why we sleep Minnesota Public Radio Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:33 AM PST New research on sleep deprivation has doctors concerned about obesity and heart failure for their night-owl patients.

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