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Quicker Care for Heart Attack Victims, Imperative

11/12/2006

Emergency departments across the country are adopting new rapid-care measures that officials say will make a difference.

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11/12/2006

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Study: Heart Failure Drug Shows Big Promise

08/31/2014

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Novartis will seek approval for the drug by the end of this year in the United States and early next year in Europe

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08/31/2014

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Doctor: Dead Boston Suspect Had Wounds `Head to Toe`

04/21/2013

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev was unconscious and had so many penetrating wounds when he arrived at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Friday that it isn't clear which ones killed him.

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04/21/2013

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Beauticians Enlisted to Give Stroke Prevention Advice

02/07/2007

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Beauticians and barbers increasingly are being used like churches to spread the word about stroke, cancer and other diseases.

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02/07/2007

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Experimental Ebola Drug Given to U.S. Aid Workers

08/04/2014

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The drug is made from antibodies produced by lab animals exposed to parts of the virus.

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08/04/2014

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War Medicine Now Helping Boston Bomb Victims

04/18/2013

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A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has led to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat patients injured in Monday's attack.

A decade of wars in Iraq and...

04/18/2013

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High-Risk Pregnancies Rising in U.S.

02/11/2007

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High-risk pregnancies are on the rise in the United States and may be more common now than at any other time since modern obstetric care became available.

High-risk pregnancies are on the...

02/11/2007

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Study Suggests Link between New Brain Protein and Alzheimer`s Disease

07/16/2014

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The discovery could give a new target for developing drugs and other treatments for Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia.

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07/16/2014

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Without Tourniquets, Many Wouldn`t Have Survived

04/16/2013

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People at the scene used different things as tourniquets, including lanyards with marathon credentials many wore around their necks. Some police officers gave their belts.

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04/16/2013

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New Guidelines Back Device for Treating Strokes

06/29/2015

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The guidelines endorse using a removable stent to open clogged arteries causing a stroke.

The guidelines endorse using a...

06/29/2015

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