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Thursday, October 04, 2012 2:21 PM PDT

Many heart attack patients don't refill their meds Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:12 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older people who've suffered a heart attack often don't stick with the drugs their doctor prescribes, although the medications have been proven to save lives, according to a new study. Seniors filled prescriptions for the clot-buster drug clopidogrel (Plavix) less than half the time on average, for instance. And the less diligent they were at getting their meds, the ... Rare surgery reconstructs half of baby's heart IANS via Yahoo! Maktoob News Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:30 AM PDT New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind surgery in India, doctors at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital operated upon a 46-day-old baby to recreate half of her heart, giving her a normal life she would have otherwise missed, medical officials said Thursday.

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