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Drug raises hope of easing heart risks

PublishingEditor — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:38:34 +0000

Drug raises hope of easing heart risks
An experimental Merck drug safely boosted good cholesterol to record highs while dropping bad cholesterol to unprecedented lows in a study that stunned researchers and renewed hopes for an entirely new way of lowering heart risks.

Game: Try Not To Overeat At Thanksgiving

PublishingEditor — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 06:12:35 +0000

Game: Try Not To Overeat At Thanksgiving
Can you make it through Thanksgiving dinner without overeating? Test your skills — and your self control — in this game.

Psychology Students Study Natives in South Dakota

PublishingEditor — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 06:12:32 +0000

Psychology Students Study Natives in South Dakota
Having been oppressed and alienated since America was first discovered over five centuries ago, Native Americans have had to overcome many obstacles in order to achieve freedom and acceptance, two things we often take for granted. Twelv…

Survey: 45M Suffered Mental Illness In 2009

PublishingEditor — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:04:30 +0000

Survey: 45M Suffered Mental Illness In 2009
The government says 1 in 5 American adults suffered from mental illness during the past year. Most didn’t receive treatment.

NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation

PublishingEditor — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:04:29 +0000

NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation
According to data appearing today in Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, patients with a common heart rhythm disorder, called atrial fibrillation, who were treated with catheter ablation using the NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter, reported markedly fewer symptoms and substantially improved quality of life than patients treated with antiarrhythmia drugs at one year.

Cholesterol drug could be financial boon for Merck

PublishingEditor — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:36:50 +0000

Cholesterol drug could be financial boon for Merck
A new drug being developed by Merck & Co. could follow Lipitor as the next mega-blockbuster cholesterol drug, if it clears several important hurdles.

North Country Health Services and Sanford Health Announce Plans to Join Together

PublishingEditor — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:18:19 +0000

North Country Health Services and Sanford Health Announce Plans to Join Together
North Country Health Services (NCHS), based in Bemidji, MN, and Sanford Health, based in Fargo, ND and Sioux Falls, SD, announced the NCHS Board of Trustees has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI), meaning both organizations will begin the process of joining together to create a new, integrated health care delivery system.

Parker Puts Distraction Aside, Leads Spurs To Win

PublishingEditor — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:01:40 +0000

Parker Puts Distraction Aside, Leads Spurs To Win
Tony Parker scored 21 points, hours after Eva Longoria filed for divorce, to lead the Spurs to a 103-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Don’t be the Diabetes police

PublishingEditor — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:01:37 +0000

Don’t be the Diabetes police
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and while you may not be one of the nearly 24 million Americans with diabetes, chances are you know someone who is.

Governor Rendell: Pennsylvania Chosen to Join National Health Care Transformation Demonstration Project

PublishingEditor — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 13:04:40 +0000

Governor Rendell: Pennsylvania Chosen to Join National Health Care Transformation Demonstration Project
Patient-Centered Project Invests $33 Million in Improving Care, Reducing Net Costs

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