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Cholesterol drug Crestor also cuts risk of deadly blood clots, study says; wider use possible Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:17 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. - Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests. Study: Cholesterol drug Crestor also cuts blood clot risk KOAM-TV Pittsburg Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:57 AM PDT Associated Press - March 29, 2009 12:43 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A major new study suggests statin drugs taken to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease can also cut the risk of... (AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-29 17:30 Low inflammation, cholesterol cuts heart risk-study Interactive Investor Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:53 AM PDT By Lewis Krauskopf Sponsored by: The Journal News Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:47 AM PDT Students of the Asian Cultural Enlightenment Club of Ramapo High School will hold the third annual Smile Train Benefit next month. More SUFFERN - Good Samaritan Hospital hopes to begin offering a new cooling technology that has proven successful at saving the lives of some heart attack victims later this spring, officials said last week. Pregnancy hormone shows promise in heart failure KYIV Post Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:33 AM PDT CHICAGO - A pregnancy hormone that relaxes blood vessels appeared to reduce symptoms of acute heart failure and improve survival, according to a preliminary study released by U.S. researchers on Sunday. Low inflammation, cholesterol cuts heart risk: study Reuters via Yahoo! News Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:32 AM PDT Patients taking AstraZeneca Plc's Crestor, who saw both their bad cholesterol and a protein tied to arterial inflammation reduced to very low levels, dramatically cut their risk of heart attack, stroke and death, researchers said on Sunday. New health checks for the over-40s 'could save 650 lives a year' Daily Mail Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:30 AM PDT Under the NHS scheme, everyone aged between 40 and 74 in England will be invited for tests every five years to identify their risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective HealthDay via Yahoo! News Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:02 AM PDT SUNDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- A surgical procedure called ventricular reconstruction that doctors hoped would improve symptoms in people with heart failure does not seem to work, a new study has found. Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP HealthDay via Yahoo! News Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:02 AM PDT SUNDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- The hormone relaxin reduces shortness of breath and cardiovascular death in people with heart failure who also have high blood pressure, according to a phase 2 trial conducted in eight countries. St. Barnabas offers seminar The Progress Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:57 AM PDT The Heart Center at St. Barnabas Medical Center is sponsoring a half-day seminar “Heart Health: Prevention is Key” from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 30 in the Islami Auditorium at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road in Livingston.

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