Monthly Archives: February 2012

Health News – Health News – Health.com

An experimental drug improves patients’ blood sugar control without increasing the risk of low blood sugar hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a phase 2 clinical trial.Type 2 diabetes is the more prevalent form … Continue reading

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Congestive Heart Failure – Health News – Health.com

Many people may not feel their heart race when they are having an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation, but these silent symptoms double their risk of stroke, a new study finds. Of 2,580 study participants with pacemakers who did … Continue reading

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Back Pain – Health News – Health.com

Massage therapy may be better than medication or exercise for easing low back pain in the short term, a new government-funded study suggests. Seattle researchers recruited 401 patients, mostly middle-aged, female and white, all of whom had chronic low back … Continue reading

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Arrhythmia – Health News – Health.com

Only 40 percent of patients with atrial fibrillation, a known risk factor for stroke, who did suffer a stroke were taking the anti-clotting drug warfarin, a new study found. Among those taking warfarin, 75 percent weren’t getting the dose needed … Continue reading

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At More U.S. Workplaces, Smokers Need Not Apply – Health News – Health.com

Following the lead of the Cleveland Clinic and a growing number of other hospitals, Pennsylvania’s Geisinger Health System will turn away job applicants who smoke starting next month.“This is quite a trend. Hospital systems throughout the country are doing this … Continue reading

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