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AngioDynamics Appoints Experienced Industry Executive as Chief Technology Officer - MarketWatch (press release)



AngioDynamics Appoints Experienced Industry Executive as Chief Technology Officer 
MarketWatch (press release)
ALBANY, NY, May 21, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- AngioDynamics (NASDAQ:ANGO) , a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, today announced the ...

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Healthy Memphis: Get handle on high blood pressure to avoid disease - Memphis Commercial Appeal



Healthy Memphis: Get handle on high blood pressure to avoid disease 
Memphis Commercial Appeal
High blood pressure is often a silent killer that leads to heart and vascular disease. Adults in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama are more likely to have high blood pressure (hypertension) than those in other states.

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THE SAGE GROUP LLC Celebrates its 10th Anniversary as the Leading Research and ... - MarketWatch (press release)



THE SAGE GROUP LLC Celebrates its 10th Anniversary as the Leading Research and ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
This puts us in the unique position to be the complete 'one-stop' resource for companies seeking information on atherosclerotic lower limb disease," explained Ms. Yost. PAD, also known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is characterized by a ...

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Benefits of widespread statin use outweigh risks - KFDA



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Benefits of widespread statin use outweigh risks 
KFDA
Statins -- commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- can significantly lower the risk for heart disease in people with no history of vascular disease, according to a new study. Statins -- commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- can significantly ...
Meta-analysis confirms benefit of statins in those with no previous history of ... Medical Xpress
Statins may help healthy adults Halifax Evening Courier
Statins Reduce Vascular Disease Risk Visit Bulgaria
OnMedica  -MedPage Today  -Netdoctor 
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Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval and U.S. Launch of EPIC? Vascular Stent - Sacramento Bee



Mass High Tech 
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval and U.S. Launch of EPIC? Vascular Stent 
Sacramento Bee
The Epic Stent is designed to open blocked arteries in patients with iliac artery stenosis, a form of peripheral vascular disease associated with severe leg pain caused by insufficient blood flow. "The Epic Stent System demonstrates an excellent ...
Boston Scientific wins approval for new leg stent BusinessWeek
Boston Scientific gets FDA nod, launches Epic stent Mass High Tech
Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval And US Launch Of EPIC Vascular Stent NASDAQ

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Larry King Cardiac Foundation Partners with Spirit of Women's HeartCaring To ... - MarketWatch (press release)



Larry King Cardiac Foundation Partners with Spirit of Women's HeartCaring To ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
This partnership will compliment current partnerships between HeartCaring and The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), The Heart Truth, Vascular Disease Foundation, the Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Coalition, and the Venous Disease ...

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Soda consumption increases risk of stroke, vascular disease - International News Network



Soda consumption increases risk of stroke, vascular disease 
International News Network
ISLAMABAD: The study revealed that due to excessive Soda consumption dramatically increases risk of stroke and vascular disease. Americans drink more than 216 liters of carbonated soft drinks each year, a number that continues to increase at an ...

 


Statins 'benefit the healthy' - Times of Malta



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Statins 'benefit the healthy' 
Times of Malta
In individuals where the five-year chance of a major event was less than 10 per cent, the already small risk was significantly lowered, even in people with no history of vascular disease. This was mainly due to reduced numbers of heart attacks and ...
Statins may help healthy adults Littlehampton Gazette
Study questions benefits of boosting 'good' cholesterol Examiner.com

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African American families face Alzheimer's disease - Twin Cities Planet



Twin Cities Planet 
African American families face Alzheimer's disease 
Twin Cities Planet
James Small has diabetes and his mother had dementia, two factors that increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Chuck Williams also has diabetes. African Americans have higher rates of vascular diseases, such as high blood ...

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The Stats on Statins: Should Healthy Adults Over 50 Take Them? - Scientific American



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The Stats on Statins: Should Healthy Adults Over 50 Take Them? 
Scientific American
Although the review was supposedly designed to assess the effects of statins in people at low risk of vascular disease, 60 percent of its participants in fact already had vascular disease. "Why combine people who have heart disease with people who ...
Giving statins to the well saves lives, research finds Pharma Times
Statins could benefit health of millions Democratic Underground

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