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Immunoboosters - 75% OFF Med Consultation and ECG Everything In Budget Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:20 PM PDT Today's Deal: Only P300 for a Medical Consultation and ECG (Heart Surveillance) Examination at Immunoboosters Co. (valued at P1,199) Save 899! DetailsVoucher is valid until December 31, 2011. Consultations and referrals to other medical specialty will be on the account of the patient. Voucher is only valid for Medical Consultation and ECG examination. Further tests needed for the Medical Sabres sport mustaches, not beards, for playoffs YNN Rochester Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:18 PM PDT The team is growing sideburns and mustaches, in honor of late Sabres legend Rick Martin. Martin passed away in March, crashing his car in Clarence due to a cardiac event caused by heart disease. Low Health Literacy Associated With Higher Rate Of Death Among Heart Failure Patients Medical News Today Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:16 PM PDT An examination of health literacy (such as understanding basic health information) among managed care patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management, found that nearly one in five have low health literacy, which was associated with a higher all-cause risk of death, according to a study in the April 27 issue of JAMA. Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can ... Increase In Use Of Evidence-Based Treatments Is Followed By Decrease In Risk Of Death Among Patients With Heart Attack Medical News Today Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:16 PM PDT In an analysis of data from a coronary care registry in Sweden, between 1996-2007 there was an increase in the prevalence of use of evidence-based invasive procedures and pharmacological therapies for treatment of a certain type of heart attack, and a decrease in the rate of death at 30 days and one year after a heart attack for these patients, according to a study in the April 27 issue of JAMA... Increase in evidence-based treatments followed by decreased risk of death in heart attack patients, study suggests Science Daily Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:13 PM PDT In an analysis of data from a coronary care registry in Sweden, between 1996-2007 there was an increase in the prevalence of use of evidence-based invasive procedures and pharmacological therapies for treatment of a certain type of heart attack, and a decrease in the rate of death at 30 days and one year after a heart attack for these patients, according to a new study. Low health literacy associated with higher rate of death among heart failure patients, study suggests Science Daily Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:13 PM PDT An examination of health literacy (such as understanding basic health information) among managed care patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management, found that nearly one in five have low health literacy, which was associated with a higher all-cause risk of death, according to a new study. Knowledge Means Life For Heart Patients CBS Dallas - Fort Worth Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:12 PM PDT A report in today’s Journal of the American Medical Association shows that many people with heart failure have little knowledge of their condition or how to manage it. Baylor Medical Center in Garland says it is already doing something to change that. Transferring doctors to heart attack patients improves outcomes, study suggests Science Daily Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:12 PM PDT Transporting a specialist to a patient having a severe heart attack can reduce delays in the patient receiving primary angioplasty, compared with transferring the patient to a specialist. Of patients in the specialist-transfer group, 21 percent received angioplasty within the recommended 90 minutes vs. 7.7 percent of patients in the patient-transfer group. Health Literacy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure [Original Contribution] Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:55 PM PDT Context Little is known about the effects of low health literacy among patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management and frequent interactions with the health care system. Objective To evaluate the association between low health literacy and all-cause mortality and hospitalization among outpatients with heart failure. Design, Setting, and Patients Retrospective cohort ... A Proposed Model for Initial Assessment and Management of Acute Heart Failure Syndromes [Commentary] Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:55 PM PDT Acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) have been defined as new-onset or recurrence of worsening signs and symptoms of HF necessitating urgent or emergency management.

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