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Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the HTWR, HIN.AU, a heart-pump for heart patients awaiting heart transplants. This is welcome news for more than five million heart patients in the U.S., 150,000 with severe heart failure, awaiting heart transplants with a limited supply of hearts available. The pump, created by HeartWare International Inc., […]
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A new study from California suggests that 40% of post surgical complications occur after hospital discharge. The study, titled “Association of Postdischarge Complications With Reoperation and Mortality in General Surgery” was authored by Hadiza S. Kazaure, MD; Sanziana A. Roman, MD; and Julie A. Sosa, MD, MA. The study followed 551,510 adult patients after general […]
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Have you ever been laid off, fired or quit a job? If so, you may be at an increased risk of having a heart attack after the age of 50, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine this week. Many of you are probably thinking the same thing: Most middle-aged […]
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A new study published in Brain, A Journal of Neurology has shown amazing results helping paralyzed dogs walk again. The report titled “Autologous olfactory mucosal cell transplants in clinical spinal cord injury: a randomized double-blinded trial in a canine translational model.” was authored by Nicolas Granger, Helen Blamires, Robin J. M. Franklin, and Nick D. Jeffery. Read […]
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Being diagnosed with diabetes is a live changing moment. You are filled with questions about your health and long term prognosis. Eating a diabetic diet is one important step in changing your health for the better. Eating poorly could be a leading factor in getting diabetes, and eating well can help manage it. So let’s take a look at 15 amazing health foods that can help manage your type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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