Medical study urges medical therapy over bypass for some heart disease
Harvard researchers report that in patients with advanced coronary artery disease many can avoid bypass surgery through medical treatment. beta blockers, diet, exercise, and nitroglycerin support a five year follow up showing only one percent yearly bypass need and a 1.4 percent lower death rate versus surgery.
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Philip Podrid
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Researcher reports targeted treatment to prevent kidney stones
Texas researcher Dr. C Y Pak of the University of Texas says his selective, cause by cause treatment can prevent new stones in up to 91 percent of patients and reduce recurrence from 88 percent to 100 percent in relapsing cases. He notes eight main causes account for about 95 percent of stones and urges three visits and weeks of testing to tailor therapy.
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C.Y. Pak
University of Texas’ General Clinical Research Center
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Pak
National Institutes of Health
National Center For Health Statistics
Gas fumes force DU Law School shutdown after boiler leak
Gas fumes from a leaking furnace flue at the University of Denver Law School sickened 27 people, prompting class cancellations. Officials said exhaust including carbon monoxide had been entering the building for about a week before the incident.
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