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Changes in Heart Attack Timing Continue Years After Hurricane Katrina
March 7, 2013 The upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted the usual timing of heart attacks, shifting peak frequency from weekday mornings to weekend nights, in a change in pattern that ... > full story -
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Heart Attack Rates Rise With Plunging GDP in Greece's Financial Crisis
March 7, 2013 Heart attack rates have spiked in Greece since the start of the country's financial crisis, especially among women and residents older than 45, according to a new ... > full story -
Higher Heart Attack Rates Continue 6 Years After Katrina
March 7, 2013 New Orleans residents continue to face a three-fold increased risk of heart attack post-Katrina -- a trend that has remained unchanged since the storm hit in 2005, according to new ... > full story -
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Majority of Albertans Support Assisted Suicide, Canadian Study Shows
March 7, 2013 New research gauges public opinion about assisted suicide as part of an ongoing legal, moral and health policy discussion in ... > full story -
Internet Searches Can Identify Drug Safety Issues Well Ahead of Public Alerts
March 6, 2013 Internet searches on health symptoms can be used to identify drug side effects and could be used to develop a new kind of early warning system to boost drug safety, a new study ... > full story -
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Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Patients With Chronic, Treatment Resistant Anorexia Nervosa
March 6, 2013 In a world first, a team of researchers has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant anorexia nervosa (anorexia) helps some patients achieve ... > full story -
People With MS-Related Memory and Attention Problems Have Signs of Extensive Brain Damage
March 6, 2013 People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have cognitive problems, or problems with memory, attention, and concentration, have more damage to areas of the brain involved in cognitive processes than ... > full story -
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First Dystonia Gene Found in African-Americans
March 6, 2013 A pair of studies tells the tale of how a neuroscientist at Mayo Clinic in Florida helped to discover the first African-American family to have inherited the rare movement disorder dystonia, which ... > full story -
New Opportunities for 3-D Technology in Medicine
March 6, 2013 Until now, physicians have largely been skeptical of the advantages of 3-D technology. But this may be about to change: the findings of a new study show that even experienced surgeons stand to ... > full story -
People With Mental Illness at Highly Increased Risk of Being Murder Victims, Study Suggests
March 5, 2013 People with mental disorders have a highly increased risk of being victims of homicide, a large study ... > full story
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