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Chest Pain

On-the-Spot Spit to Diagnose a Heart Attack

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by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 5, 2010

Medical News Today; May 5, 2010 A diagnostic tool developed by Rice University scientists to detect heart attacks using a person’s saliva is being tested at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston. John T. McDevitt, professor of chemistry and bioengineering at Rice, and [...]

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Average Delay in Calling Hospital With a Heart Attack: 6.4 Hours

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by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on April 9, 2010

Australian patients’ delay in response to heart attack symptoms objectives: To examine delay in seeking treatment among patients with an evolving acute myocardial infarction (MI), and to identify factors which contributed to this delay. Design: Patient interview combined with medical record review. Participants and setting: 317 patients with confirmed diagnosis of acute MI interviewed within [...]

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Top Ten Health and Medicine Websites

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by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on March 30, 2010

These are some of the best sources of medical information on the Web: www.mayoclinic.com Reliable, evidence based medical information.   Well-presented, well-written. www.clevelandclinic.org Good collection of resources for heart issues. www.askapatient.com A tremendous resource on medication; consumers writing about their experience and side effects of medication.   Information that you will not see on a pharmaceutical website.  [...]

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