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Clinicians And Patients Are Urged To Discuss Aspirin Therapy
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today strongly recommended that clinicians
discuss the benefits and harms of aspirin therapy with healthy adult patients who are at increased risk of coronary heart disease
(CHD), primarily heart attacks. The USPSTF recommendation will be published in the 15 January 2002, issue of the Annals of
Internal Medicine. more
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Easy-To-Use, Free Calculators That Determine Levels Of Cardiovascular Risk Over A 5-Or-10-Year
Period
Vidyya readers are invited to give an Internet tool designed to calculate cardiovascular risk a try. The tool appears on the Vidyya Medical News Service as a courtesy of the National Cholesterol Education Program. Another tool can be found by visiting www.med-decisions.com . more
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University Of Michigan School Of Public Health Researchers Question Validity Of JCAHO Hospital
Accreditation
Hospital accreditation is a poor predictor of the quality of patient outcomes, according to a new study
by two University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers. more
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Meet "Klotho:" The Life Expectancy Gene
"Klotho," a gene named for the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, contributes to life
expectancy in humans, according to a team led by Johns Hopkins scientists who report their findings in the 15 January 2001
online version of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. more
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MRI Scan Of Carotid Artery May Help Predict Stroke Risk
A simple imaging test identified people with dangerous clogging in their carotid (neck) arteries
according to researchers who say the test may someday help identify individuals who need immediate surgery to prevent stroke.
Their findings were reported in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. more
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