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- Stroke News
FDA Issues Warning on Ingredient Found in Many Diet and Cold Medications (dateline November 15, 2000)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked pharmaceutical manufacturers to voluntarily stop marketing diet pills or cold medication products that contain phenylpropanolamine (PPA) because the ingredient has been linked to an increased risk of stroke.
- Heart Disease News
Heart Disease News (dateline March 30, 2000)
A new blood test may help determine heart disease risk even in those patients who have healthy cholesterol levels, according to researchers. The new "high sensitivity CRP" test detects a protein called C-reactive (CRP), which is produced in the liver and indicates when arteries are inflamed.
- Heart Disease News
Heart Disease News (dateline March 21, 2000)
Many women believe that coronary heart disease is a man’s disease, but the fact is that heart disease kills more women each year than breast cancer and all other cancers combined.
- Heart Disease News
Heart Disease News (dateline April 16, 1999)
Dr. Laura Niklason, a researcher at Duke University, has grown artificial arteries in the lab using cells from pigs and has successfully implanted the vessels back into the animals.