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Study Links Heart Health And Post-Traumatic Stress 01/02/2007
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A racing pulse, a tendency to startle at loud noises, nightmares and flashbacks -- these are the familiar symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. But a new study suggests that combat veterans who suffer from the disorder may also be at increased ri
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The Man on the Table Devised the Surgery 12/25/2006
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In late afternoon last Dec. 31, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, then 97, was alone at home in Houston in his study preparing a lecture when a sharp pain ripped through his upper chest and between his shoulder blades, then moved into his neck.
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Judge Cuts Amount of Vioxx Award 12/22/2006
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Judge Cuts Amount of Vioxx Award
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Mayor’s Curb on Smoking Is Credited With Saving Lives 12/21/2006
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Smoking-related deaths in New York City fell by more than 800 a year from 2000 to 2005, a drop of more than 10 percent, according to the city’s annual Summary of Vital Statistics report, released yesterday. Asked how much of that can be credited<
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Giving up smoking? Take a Viagra 12/19/2006
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Smokers who sought medical help while trying to kick the habit were accidentally prescribed Viagra instead of an anti-smoking drug.
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Merck Wins Suit in Alabama Over the Painkiller Vioxx 12/16/2006
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Merck Wins Suit in Alabama Over the Painkiller Vioxx
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Vioxx Suit Is Won Quickly by Merck 12/14/2006
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Vioxx Suit Is Won Quickly by Merck
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What Money Doesn’t Buy in Health Care 12/13/2006
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What Money Doesn’t Buy in Health Care
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Panel Urges Caution on Coated Stents 12/09/2006
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Panel Urges Caution on Coated Stents
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Risks of Drug-Coated Stents Divide Federal Review Panel 12/08/2006
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Risks of Drug-Coated Stents Divide Federal Review Panel
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Is Marathoning Too Much of a Good Thing for Your Heart? 12/07/2006
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Is Marathoning Too Much of a Good Thing for Your Heart?
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'Erectile dysfunction' drugs heighten natural anti-cancer activity 12/07/2006
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Sildenafil and other "impotence drugs" that boost the production of a gassy chemical messenger to dilate blood vessels and produce an erection now also show promise in unmasking cancer cells so that the immune system can recognize and attack
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'Erectile Dysfunction' Drugs Heighten Natural Anti-Cancer Activity 12/06/2006
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Sildenafil and other "impotence drugs" that boost the production of a gassy chemical messenger to dilate blood vessels and produce an erection now also show promise in unmasking cancer cells so that the immune system can recognize and attack
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Federal Panel to Review Use of Artery Device 12/05/2006
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Federal Panel to Review Use of Artery Device
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Scrutiny of Other Heart Drugs Could Grow After Failed Trial 12/04/2006
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Scrutiny of Other Heart Drugs Could Grow After Failed Trial
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End of Drug Trial Is a Big Loss for Pfizer 12/04/2006
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End of Drug Trial Is a Big Loss for Pfizer
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Gene Therapy For Erectile Dysfunction Shows Promise In Clinical Trial 12/04/2006
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The first human trial of gene transfer therapy for erectile dysfunction (ED) indicates that gene therapy that lasts for months and eliminates the patient’s need for on-demand drugs (such as Viagra and Cialis), could become the future treatment of
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Pfizer Ends Studies on Drug for Heart Disease 12/03/2006
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Pfizer Ends Studies on Drug for Heart Disease
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Pfizer Likely to Seek Approval of New Heart Drug 12/01/2006
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Pfizer executives told investors Thursday that they hoped to ask federal regulators next year to approve torcetrapib, a heart drug crucial to the company's future, despite evidence that the drug increases blood pressure.
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Gene therapy for erectile dysfunction shows promise in clinical trial 12/01/2006
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The first human trial of gene transfer therapy for erectile dysfunction (ED) indicates that gene therapy that lasts for months and eliminates the patient's need for on-demand drugs (such as Viagra and Cialis), could become the future treatment of choic
