California team claims proof of artery plaque reversal
A Tucson California research team asserts the first proof that artery blocking deposits causing heart attacks and strokes can be reversed. Previous evidence was indirect, mostly from animal studies, with a year apart X ray analyses supporting reversibility of atherosclerosis in humans.
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Tucson
California
Earth
David Blankenhorn
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American Heart Association
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Warns on Surgeries to Endanger Patients Says Debakey
Leading heart surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey warned that hospitals performing fewer than two open heart operations weekly risk patient safety. He urged patients to seek centers with adequate facilities, noted over 30 000 bypass operations annually, and advised avoiding small hospitals with low surgical death rates.
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Ensight News Service
Chicago
Michael E. DeBakey
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
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Louis N. Katz
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California considers ban on all aerosol cans
A California bill to ban manufacturing selling or using aerosol cans and similar containers using fluorocarbon propellant cleared a Health Committee vote 6 to 5 and moves to the Assembly floor with a July 1 1977 effective date.
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Blood test could flag clot risk for pill users
Tucson AP report notes a simple blood test may identify women at risk of dangerous clots from estrogen containing contraceptive pills. If identified, a preventive heparin treatment could be used during surgery or after injury, easing concerns for millions taking the pill.
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Tucson
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FDA chief testifies on dangers of estrogens
Knight News Services reports Dr. Alexander Schmidt, FDA commissioner, told Congress that evidence is very strong estrogens used for menopause symptoms may raise uterine cancer risk. Dr. Robert Hoover linked some birth control pills to breast cancer risk. Dr. Heinz Berendes cited deaths from heart attacks and strokes among pill users. Schmidt warned against overuse and over-prescription, noting estrogens are taken by about five million American women.
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Alexander Schmidt
Food and Drug Administration
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Robert Hoover
Natonal Cancer Institute
Brian MacMahon
Harvard Public Health School
Heinz Berendes
National Institute, of Child Health and Human Development
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Senate Health Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Edward Kennedy
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