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NEUROLOGY
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Internal Medicine In The News - July 12-16, 2010
Study raises questions over wider use of statins
Reuters – June 28, 2010
There is no evidence that prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins to patients at risk of heart disease reduces their chances of premature death in the short term, scientists said on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com
Air Pollution Linked to Sleep Breathing Problems
WebMD – June 18, 2010
Air pollution has long been known to have a negative effect on health, says researcher Antonella Zanobetti, PhD, a senior research scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health. "With this study, we found air pollution also increases the risk of poor sleep," she says.
http://www.webmd.com
Heart Attacks Drop Dramatically in Last Decade
CBS News – June 10, 2010
A new large study - over 45,000 participants, shows that since 1999, there's been a 24 percent decline in heart attacks, and a 62 percent drop in heart attacks that do serious damage, as well as a 24 percent drop in deaths within a month of the heart attack.
http://www.cbsnews.com
Study: Short people have higher heart risk
CNN – June 8, 2010
Being short isn't easy. Short people make less money, have a harder time finding a mate, and are less likely to be elected to public office, statistics show.
http://www.cnn.com
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