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...idea is to bring together basic scientists working in fundamental areas...with hospital scientists who have more of a direct interest in translating research to dealing with patients working alongside researchers," Martin said. He said research on AIDS, Alzheimer's, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease will be happen in the new North Quad. Genetic research will also be a focus of scientists' work at the facility...
...Brussels sprouts, she received more than 40 different recipes. (Oddly enough, none of her colleagues asked to borrow any.) Her greatest reward is learning how her columns have alerted people to check out symptoms they had been ignoring. One woman wrote that her mother was saved from a massive stroke as a result...
...Just two weeks ago, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that women who consume as little as 8 oz. of fish a week cut their risk of suffering a stroke almost in half...
...levels doesn't change the size of the plaques very much. But it makes them less reactive, thereby lowering the chances that they will rupture. Similarly, even a modest reduction in blood pressure decreases the likelihood that a plaque will burst, reducing the risk of both heart attack and stroke. The payoff can be huge. "It isn't just a matter of living an extra day," explains Dr. James Cleeman, coordinator of the National Cholesterol Education Program at the National Institutes of Health. "Avoiding strokes and heart attacks adds quality to your life...
...VALUE Are you on statin drugs to lower your cholesterol? Here are benefits you probably never counted on. A Scottish study shows that Pravachol, one brand of statin, reduces the risk of developing diabetes 30%. And a study of heart-attack survivors finds that Pravachol reduces the odds of stroke 20%. No, it's not time to add statins to the drinking water. They need to be taken every day for life, and they carry risks--including liver damage...