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Liver Test Can Predict Heart Trouble
TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) — An elevated blood level of a molecule produced by liver damage also predicts the risk of heart…
Beta-Blocker Drugs May Pose Dangers for Some
TUESDAY, student loan calculator Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) — Widely used beta-blocker blood pressure medications can raise the risk of death in patients wi…
Questionnaire Helps Determine Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — A questionnaire that identifies women at risk of inherited breast or ovarian cancer can help pi…
Health Tip: Is Your Teen Drinking?
(HealthDay News) — For many teenagers, alcohol is the drug of choice. It’s used and abused more than any other substance, according…
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — An expert panel from the American Academy of Neurology are in favor of using carotid endarterec…
Stroke Tests Underused for Women
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — Crucial post-stroke tests of the heart and neck arteries are underused in all stroke patients, …
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — Cochlear implants have restored or improved hearing for thousands. And now researchers say they…
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — People taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may also be protecting themselves fro…
Bones to Blame for Aging Face
SUNDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) — Beauty, and age, is more than skin deep. In fact, it’s bone-deep, a new study finds.
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Health Highlights: Sept. 25, 2005
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Breast Reduction Pat…