Chest pain has traditionally been viewed as one of the hallmarks of having a heart attack, but a new U.S. study suggests women aren’t as likely as men to have that symptom when they enter hospital and may also be at higher risk of dying. Dr. John Canto of the Watson Clinic and Lakeland Regional [...]
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Heart Attack Signs Women Should Know – ABC News
Tami Kimet thought she was coming down with the flu, but the 35-year-old mother of two was actually having a massive heart attack. “I thought I was just really rundown from my daughter’s baptism the day before,” said Kimet, who lives in Eerie, Pa. “I felt so tired and sick to my stomach. I slept [...]
READ MORE »Heart Attack in Women: Different Symptoms, Higher Risk of Death – TIME
Ever since studies first revealed a distinct gender divide in the trajectory of heart disease, researchers have been trying to figure out exactly what makes a man’s heart attack different from a woman’s. So Dr. John Canto, director of the chest pain center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, and his team reviewed data on more [...]
READ MORE »FDA: Shortages of cancer drugs soon to be resolved – San Francisco Chronicle
Washington — Dire shortages of two critical cancer drugs – shortfalls that have threatened the lives and care of thousands of cancer patients – should be resolved within weeks, federal drug officials said. The two drugs are doxorubicin and methotrexate, and in both cases supplies in the United States are being bolstered by shipments from [...]
READ MORE »Cancer-drug shortage filled, at least for now – Fox News
Federal regulators have approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages that had been ratcheting up fears that patients, particularly children with leukemia, would miss lifesaving treatments. But 283 prescription drugs are currently in short supply or unavailable nationwide, and regulators and manufacturers say shortages are a long-term problem that will continue [...]
READ MORE »Cancer-drug shortage filled, at least for now – Fox News
Federal regulators have approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages that had been ratcheting up fears that patients, particularly children with leukemia, would miss lifesaving treatments. But 283 prescription drugs are currently in short supply or unavailable nationwide, and regulators and manufacturers say shortages are a long-term problem that will continue [...]
READ MORE »Cancer-drug shortage filled, at least for now – Columbus Dispatch
By Linda A. Johnson ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday February 22, 2012 6:50 AM TRENTON, N.J. — Federal regulators have approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages that had been ratcheting up fears that patients, particularly children with leukemia, would miss lifesaving treatments. But 283 prescription drugs are currently in short supply or [...]
READ MORE »Women less likely to get immediate heart attack treatment – USA TODAY
Women are less likely to get immediate treatment to stop the heart attack in its tracks: clot-busting drugs, balloon procedures to open the arteries or bypass surgery, the study says. Partly because of such delays, 15% of female heart attack patients die in the hospital, compared with 10% of men. Delaying care can be fatal. [...]
READ MORE »WHO panel says to publish bird flu studies in full – CTV.ca
A group of scientific and public health experts, many drawn from the world of influenza research, concluded Friday that controversial bird flu studies should be published in full — but only after proponents mount a concerted effort to explain the importance of doing so to the public. As well the meeting, organized by the [...]
READ MORE »‘Despite security concerns, flu study details to be released’ – Times of India
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