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- New CBO Score Confirms Senate Health Care Bill Still Fails to Protect Patie...WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20, 2017 — Ten patient and provider groups, representing millions of Americans, issued the following statement today in response to the release of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) scores of the revised Better Care Reconciliation Act ...
- House committee sustains heart disease, stroke research and prevention effo...WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2017 — The American Heart Association said today that the House FY 2018 funding bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education went a long way to boost heart disease and stroke priorities, but still ...
- Gaining a few pounds may increase long-term heart failure riskStudy Highlights: Modest weight gain over time may alter the structure and function of heart muscle, affecting long-term risk of heart failure. Researchers say maintaining weight and avoiding weight gain may be an important strategy to prevent changes in heart ...
- Boots apologises for morning-after pill responseThe pharmaceutical company says it is looking for cheaper morning-after pill options. ...
- NHS prescription cuts ‘to hit low income families’NHS England says 18 treatments - including homeopathy - should generally not be prescribed. ...
- ‘Mind-blowing’ cows hold clue to beating HIVThe secret to an HIV vaccine may be in a cow's tummy, US researchers say. ...
- Sex and Gender Differences in Thromboprophylactic Treatment of Patients wit...To examine sex differences in thromboprophylaxis among patients with atrial fibrillation before and after the introduction of Non-vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) we performed a cross-sectional registry study based on anonymized individual-level patient data of all individuals with a diagnosis ...
- Comparison of Risk of Atrial Fibrillation among Employed Versus Unemployed ...Involuntary unemployment due to job loss has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. Whether it also is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) is currently unknown. Therefore, we examined this association in 8,812 participants residing mainly ...
- Cost-Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Management Program and Exercise Tra...Heart failure (HF) causes significant health and financial burdens for patients and society. Multidisciplinary management program (MMP) and exercise training program (ETP) have been reported as cost-effective in improving health outcomes, yet no study has compared between the two programs. ...
