Cardiac Rehab Beneficial for Variety of Heart Disorders
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- Written by Deborah Balzer
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Rochester, Minnesota - Cardiac rehabilitation is extremely beneficial for people with a variety of heart disorders. It involves a combination of medically supervised exercise, education and risk factor management.
Experimental Stent Stems Danger of Major Artery Rupture
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- Written by Dana Sparks
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Rochester, Minnesota - It was just supposed to be wrist surgery. But when Ron Hall, an 80-year-old retired structural steel worker from Blue Earth, Minnesota, was preparing for his procedure, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports, doctors noticed something else. They discovered that the major artery that carries blood through his stomach was "in high danger of rupturing." When given this news, Ron and his wife, Val, considered their options. And then, Val says her "brain clicked on that we were near the Mayo Clinic."
Chronic Hives Come and Go With No Clear Pattern
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- Written by Liza Torborg
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Rochester, Minnesota - Hives (urticaria) are raised, red or white itchy welts on your skin. A sudden onset of hives (acute hives) usually has an identifiable cause or trigger - such as insect stings or bites, medications, certain foods, allergens, or infections. Acute hives go away within a few weeks and are usually effectively treated with antihistamines.
Doctors’ reminders help keep people more engaged in their health care
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- Written by Enrique Rivero
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Los Angeles, California - A study led by Dr. John Mafi, a professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has found that a simple note from a primary care doctor can be a critical way to keep patients involved in their own health care.
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Access to Contraception Under the Affordable Care Act
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San Francisco, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that California, leading a coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia, has submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Zubik, et al. v. Burwell et al., urging the Court to protect women’s access to contraceptive coverage under the federal government’s Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Sneezing produces complex fluid cascade, not a simple spray
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- Written by Jennifer Chu
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - Here’s some incentive to cover your mouth the next time you sneeze: New high-speed videos captured by MIT researchers show that as a person sneezes, they launch a sheet of fluid that balloons, then breaks apart in long filaments that destabilize, and finally disperses as a spray of droplets, similar to paint that is flung through the air.
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