Nothing new here but worth taking a look at for refresher purposes.
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Wait Until 45 Before Developing Prostate Cancer
Men ages 35 to 44 with the highest grade and stage tumors had an increased risk of death compared with older prostate cancer patients
Mexican Response to H1N1 Slow
More than 75% of the cases were in patients between the ages of 20 and 50, and as of May 18, there have been 70 deaths.
I’m still wondering what the cause was of all of the other reported deaths???
Lose Weight Get Dementia
BBC NEWS | Health | Weight loss link to dementia risk
Small study with interesting findings.
Unexplained Syncope= Risk Factor for SCD in HCM
Syncope and Risk of Sudden Death in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Unexplained syncope is a risk factor for SCD in patients with HCM.
BMS and DES in MI
BMS and DES Findings in SCAAR
Long-Term Outcomes in Sweden.
BMS = bare metal stent
DES = drug eluting stent
SCAAR = Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry.
TURP TUNA TUMT TUIP – Mayo Clinic Articles
Metabolic Syndrome and DM1 = Bad Combo
Update on Stents
Effectiveness of Coronary Stents
Note the size of the study population combined with the follow up period. A 25% reduction in mortality was found in patients with drug eluding stents vs. plain metal stents.
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