Stroke three golden hours save lives and cut disability
Neurological emergencies demand instant action as studies show most stroke patients delay help beyond three hours. Clot-busting drugs like tPA only work within this window, improving paralysis outcomes if given promptly. Recognize sudden weakness facial numbness speech trouble or vision loss and call emergency services immediately.
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United States
Stroke
American Heart Association
Emer
Time Is Critical in Heart Attack Treatment
A 10 year study from Caromont Health Center and University of Massachusetts Medical School shows delays in seeking care for acute heart attack raise mortality. Thrombolytics can reduce heart damage, yet most deaths occur within the first hour of symptom onset before access to treatment.
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
David Biggers
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Cording
Jamie Christopher
RNC
BSN
CaroMont Heart Center
Christopher
Fat free marketing falsehoods spark calls for real health
Nutritionists condemn fat free claims and artificial sweeteners as misleading marketing. Experts say reduced fat does not guarantee health when sugar and additives offset the fat loss. Exercise remains the proven path to weight loss and heart health, with prompt emergency care crucial during heart events.
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Gary Brisker
Scottsdale Athletic Club
Brisker
Diabetic Foot Care and Surgical Options Highlighted
The piece explains wound care and healing methods for diabetic feet, including shoes, sandals, orthoses, crutches, and casts. It notes correctable deformities like hammer toes and bunions may require surgery and stresses early treatment to prevent amputations. Dr. Robert Liberatore of Gastonia outlines contact details.
Enlist gastroenterologist for cyst guidance and possible drainage
The letter urges consulting a liver expert to judge whether CT guided needle drainage may relieve a daughter's painful cyst. If drainage stops pain, it answers the question. otherwise surgical removal remains the only cure, though seen as extreme unless reaccumulation occurs. A request for Dr Gott's report asks readers to mail $2 and SASE to a New York address.
Presbyopia and eye health feature by Dr Barbara Marcussen
The note explains presbyopia affecting the lens inside the eye and references Dr Barbara Marcussen who runs Complete Eye Health in Belmont. Contact number 704 825 9002 is provided for more information or services.
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The
Gazette
Barbara Marcussen
Complete Eye Health
Belmont
Call
Mapping the body's proteins proteome index aims to map human proteins
Large Scale Biology Corp of Vacaville California announces a preliminary protein equivalent of the Human Genome Project. The firm plans to sell protein data to drug companies while offering university researchers access, but not a free public database, risking criticism similar to Celera Genomics. Prominent investors expect significant revenue as the proteome index could rival the genome project in scientific and commercial value.
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Large Scale Biology Corp
Vacaville
Calif
Winton Gibbons
William Blair & Co
Chicago
Gibbons
Robert Erwin
Celera Genomics
Celera
Jennifer van Brunt
Signals
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