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Throughout the United States in the 1990's, the condition of the American health care system is consistently referred to as in "crisis." The components of that crisis are by now familiar: health care costs and health insurance premiums climb at a dizzying rate; employers, on whom the system has...
In a double-binded study published in today's Journal, Yale Medical School cardiologist Dr. Michael D. Ezekowitz confirms a number of previous studies demonstrating that low doses of warfarin, an anticlotting drug, prevent strokes in patients with a condition known as atrial fibrillation.
Over a five-year period, the technique proved as effective as valve-replacement surgery in long-term relief of valve blockages in patients suffering the condition.
In addition to proving the overall success of the technique, the study also create a set of criteria by which doctors can determine the relative benefits of the procedure for a given patient. Patients with near-normal results on three tests and indices of heart condition had a success rate...
"It's the famous portfolio manager dodge," saidone financial expert who spoke on condition ofanonymity. "Eventually you can always find astandard against which you can perform well."