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Tuesday, Jun. 30th 2009
Study Shows Statins Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes in Patients With Normal Cholesterol By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
July 1, 2009 — Millions of people without established heart disease could benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin therapy even if they don’t have high cholesterol, a new analysis suggests.
Combined data from 10 trials that included more than
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Tuesday, Jun. 30th 2009
Scientists Find Compound, Called Tenascin-C, Which May Contribute to Rheumatoid Arthritis By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 30, 2009 — Scientists have found a potential new target for rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
That target is an immune system compound called tenascin-C. In a new study, researchers report that tenascin-C is needed to sustain joint inflammation and boosts
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Tuesday, Jun. 30th 2009
Study: 7 Days of Sex or Ejaculation May Reduce Sperm DNA Damage in Men With Fertility Problems By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 30, 2009 — Men with a history of fertility problems may curb DNA-damaged sperm by ejaculating for seven days in a row, a new study shows.
“It seems safe to conclude that couples with relatively normal semen parameters should have sex daily for up
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Tuesday, Jun. 30th 2009
Most Americans Get Married by Age 35, but Odds Are Stacked Against Some Groups By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 30, 2009 — Only 17% of American women haven’t married by age 35, compared to 25% of men, new research indicates.
But many people marry a lot younger, the study indicates.
There’s a 50% probability that women will marry for the first time by age 25,
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Tuesday, Jun. 30th 2009
Studies Show High C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Not a Cause of Heart Disease By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 30, 2009 — CRP, once blamed as being one of the body’s bad guys, doesn’t cause heart disease — and CRP tests aren’t much help in predicting heart disease, new studies show.
Blood levels of CRP — C-reactive protein — rise when there is inflammation in the body.
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Monday, Jun. 29th 2009
Researchers Report Relief Fromf RA Symptoms for Patients Taking Masitinib By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 29, 2009 — An experimental drug called masitinib may ease rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in people who aren’t helped by other drugs, a new study shows.
That study, published online in Arthritis Research & Therapy, included 40 adults in France who had rheumatoid
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Monday, Jun. 29th 2009
Researchers Report Relief Fromf RA Symptoms for Patients Taking Masitinib By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 29, 2009 — An experimental drug called masitinib may ease rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in people who aren’t helped by other drugs, a new study shows.
That study, published online in Arthritis Research & Therapy, included 40 adults in France who had rheumatoid
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Monday, Jun. 29th 2009
Study Shows Condition Doubles Risk for Sustained High Blood Pressure By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
June 29, 2009 — New research suggests that approximately one in six adults exhibit “white-coat” hypertension, meaning that their blood pressure is high when their doctor checks it, but normal the rest of the time.
Additionally, close to one in 10 people have a less
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Monday, Jun. 29th 2009
Survey Shows 15% of Teens Believe They Will Die Young By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 29, 2009 — New research challenges the widely held belief that teens underestimate the dangers associated with risky behaviors because they think they are invincible.
The study found that adolescents who engaged in risky behaviors such as drug use, fighting, and unsafe sex were more likely
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Monday, Jun. 29th 2009
Survey Shows 15% of Teens Believe They Will Die Young By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
June 29, 2009 — New research challenges the widely held belief that teens underestimate the dangers associated with risky behaviors because they think they are invincible.
The study found that adolescents who engaged in risky behaviors such as drug use, fighting, and unsafe sex were more likely
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