A new study reports that cardiovascular events such as heart attacks increased in the days after the 2016 presidential election. Experts say the same election
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Salt (sodium chloride) is well-known to increase blood pressure and to be a target of public health intervention. However, some controversy remains about the role
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The newer generation of HIV drugs have turned the once-lethal infection into a chronic condition, and cardiovascular disease has emerged as the leading cause of
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In many situations, it is essential that the physician knows a patient’s kidney function as precisely as possible. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is calculated
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What to consider when taking low-dose Aspirin to The use of low-dose Aspirin leads to health benefits, but can also encourage health problems. In a
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Certain genetic changes, termed “pathogenic variants,” substantially increase risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer—the leading causes of death—but testing to identify individual carriers is not
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Eggs have been acknowledged as a good source of high-quality proteins and contain bioactive components beneficial for health, while they are also loaded with abundant
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An international clinical trial that used genetic testing to guide which antiplatelet medication was given to patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did not meet
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New research finds fish oil may provide little benefit in preventing cancer. However, it may slightly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease events or death.
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Starting in 2016, a two-year partnership between the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (NCACC) and the North Carolina Association of Free
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