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New Links on MedlinePlus New Links on MedlinePlus MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 11/08/2012 01:20 PM EST Patient's Guide to Antithrombotic Therapy in Stroke 11/06/2012 07:00 PM EST document.doc Source: American College of Chest Physicians - PDF...

By Dr. Mercola Stroke, which is akin to a heart attack in your brain, is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.1 Obstructed blood flow to your brain is known as an ischemic stroke, which represent about 75 percent of all strokes...

‘Heart disease’ is a term usually used to describe the gradual ‘furring up’ of the arteries around the heart due to a process known as atherosclerosis (or arteriosclerosis). Eventually, one or more artery may become completely...

One of the refreshing aspects of taking care of children is that, generally, they don’t have a mile long list of medications or an extensive known past medical history, unlike their adult counterparts.  Unfortunately, this generality can lead us to become...

Objective: To compare associations of body mass index (BMI) with ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke risk, and to review the worldwide evidence. Methods: We recruited 1.3 million previously stroke-free UK women between 1996 and 2001 (mean age ...