Study to consider social risk in guiding prevention of heart disease
A University of Rochester Medical Center researcher has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to study whether accounting for social risk factors, in addition to traditional predictors, can be useful in assessing patients risk and ultimately preventing coronary heart disease. Kevin...Susie's Big Adventure Explores Plastic Surgery In Saudi Arabia
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CINCINNATINew analyses led by the University of Cincinnati (UC) show that genetic testing used to guide initial dosing of the blood-thinner warfarin may not be cost-effective for typical patients with atrial fibrillation but may be for patients at higher risk for major bleeding. This study is b...DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009
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