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Blood Thinners

Warfarin Increases Risk From Trauma

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on February 28, 2011

Although at present I can find no research about increased risks from Plavix because of a trauma, this research about Warfarin suggests that it may be a problem. One is told to stop Plavix about ten days before surgery due to increased bleeding; this suggests that one should also stop Plavix ten days before any [...]

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The Minimal Risk Reduction of Cardiovascular Meds

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by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on March 29, 2010

Even under high magnification, new drug benefits are vanishing By the end of the 20th century, modern medicine was fending off  190,000  deaths a year from otherwise fatal heart conditions. Funding poured into cardiovascular research, more than doubling from $3.8b in 1995 to $8.4b in 2005. Now from this richly oxygenated drug pipeline, two new [...]

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Slideshow: Cholesterol Lowering Medications

Cholesterol Slideshow

by heartcurrents on March 17, 2010

Click Here:  Emedicine Comment: Very well done and un-biased slideshow. Someone spent a lot of time organizing and getting the right photographs.

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