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Higher risk of dying due to heart cell damage without any symptoms occurs during or after non-heart surgery
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Surgery that doesn't involve the heart may cause damage to the heart in people with known or at high risk of developing heart disease and was associated with an increased risk of death, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
More than 300 medical practices and health systems recognized for blood pressure control
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The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) today recognized 310 physician practices and health systems from across the country for their commitment to reducing the number of Americans who have heart attacks and strokes each year. These physician practices and health systems are the first-ever to receive awards through the AHA and AMA's new Target: BP Recognition Program.
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
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- Written by Kelley Luckstein
- Category: Medical News
A new article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings reviews options for women going through genitourinary syndrome of menopause - an encompassing term for vaginal dryness, itching, dyspareunia and urinary tract infections brought on by low estrogen levels after menopause.
World AIDS Day: Hope to end stigma, transmission and isolation
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- Written by Deborah Balzer
- Category: Health News
December 1 is World AIDS Day - a day to bring awareness to HIV, and a renewed hope to end transmission and the isolation of living with HIV and AIDS.
Comparing breast imaging tools
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- Written by Women’s Wellness
- Category: Health News
Both molecular breast imaging and a 3-D mammogram, also called tomosynthesis, can help doctors see inside the breast more clearly than they can with standard mammography. But the two tests are different in the way they image the breasts.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Radio
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube. In a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber, the air pressure is increased to three times higher than normal air pressure. Under these conditions, lungs can gather more oxygen than would be possible breathing pure oxygen at normal air pressure.
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