Lupus funding urged by Miami lawmakers
US Reps Carrie Meek and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen called for a $50 million federal infusion to fund lupus research and improved treatments. They stressed the disease affects families and remains incurable with unclear causes and risk factors, noting its impact on notable figures and populations including women of diverse backgrounds.
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Carrie Meek
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Congress
Ros-Letinen
Charles Kuralt
Congresswomen hear patient stories on lupus at UM Miami
At the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital a panel of about 60 patients relatives and doctors shared lupus experiences. They urged Congress to boost lupus research funding citing grants challenges and the need to ease patient pain and provide hope.
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University of Miami and
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Ros-Lehtinen
Hill
Bacteria hint at repeat heart attack risk study
Dallas report says antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae linked to higher recurrent heart problems after initial attack. British researchers report azithromycin reduced subsequent events in 213 patients, though larger studies are needed to confirm findings.
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Dallas
Monray
American Heart Association
Circulation
Sandeep Gupta
St. George's Hospital Medical School
London
Gupta
Valentin Foster
Cardiovascular Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Ens
Amercan Assoya
Universty
Washington
Det
Community notices on volunteering and health services
Hitchcock Hospice offers a volunteer training workshop on July 15 and 17 at the Hitchcock Home Health and Hospice Building in Aiken. ARMC and COAC host an adoption seminar on August 16 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers with a $75 registration. Free mammogram and pap test offered to women 50 plus. Leche League provides breastfeeding support meetings. Local auto shops pledge 50 point car inspections for MDA donations.
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Hitchcock Home Health and Hospice
Richland Avenue
Aiken
Diane
ARMC
South Carolina
COAC
American Cancer Society
Best Chance Network of
CSRA
Donna
MDA
Doctors rethinking salt intake advice
Portland doctors at an American Heart Association conference say recent studies prompt separate salt guidelines for normal and high blood pressure. Some experts warn against universal salt cuts, stressing weight loss and fruit and vegetable rich diets as effective BP reducers.
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Ore
American Heart Association
Jan Breslow
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Association
Rockefeller
Oparil
Jeffrey A. Cutler
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