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Carrying emergency Aspirin for use for suspected heart attack can help reduce the risk of further heart damage. If used, you must call 911 for further assessment and treatment.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 23, 2024 Source: Bill found this company that sells the FOBS. Not an endorsement. For example purposes only.
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Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23, 2023 Source:Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it Reference:Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
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Sunday House Call, #579, July 17, 2016; Hungry Fruit Flies
Sunday House Call, #579, July 17, 2016; Hungry Fruit Flies Topics today include: A study that artificial sweeteners could increase appetite by 30 per cent in fruit flies. But that is not how it is being reported in the media. Questions about acid reflux, treatment for blocked arteries, narrowed heart valves, diabetic neuropathy, and…
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Cardiac stem cells improved function after heart attack in small proof of concept study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 15, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Stem cells show promise in fixing hearts Reference: Cardiac stem cells in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (SCIPIO): initial results of a randomised phase 1 trial
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Patients not compliant with medications after heart attack
Original broadcast date: March 23, 2008 We are repeatedly reminded that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Canada. Yet, why is it that even after a heart attack, many people do not get around to filling that doctor-ordered prescription? A new study published in the journal Circulation from Ontario’s Institute for Clinical…
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STEMI program improves survival after heart attack
Original broadcast date: March 2, 2008 What are the factors or treatment protocols that contribute to improved survival after a heart attack? That was a question asked by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Coronary Care Unit and the results published in January in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Michel Le May, MD,…