Should One Take Aspirin When Having Stroke Symptoms?
Question by Hatikvah: Should one take aspirin when having stroke symptoms?
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Answer by Doggs2
Hmm..good question which type of stroke are we talking? There are two types
Aspirin, an anti-thrombotic drug, is an immediate treatment after an ischemic stroke, blocking an artery, to reduce the likelihood of… Continue reading
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center First in the …
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center First in the …
The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center became, on February 26, the first facility in the United States to use the ThermoCool® SmartTouch® Catheter, after it was approved by the U.S. Food and… Continue reading
Three Dead in Colombia Drug Rehab Center Attack
Three dead in Colombia drug rehab center attack
BOGOTA – Three people died and 12 were wounded Saturday in an explosion at a Colombian drug rehab center in Medellin, which police believe was the work of organized crime. Initial reports said the attack involved “around a kilo of explosives …… Continue reading
Pagano: We've Got Jim Irsay's Back
Pagano: We've got Jim Irsay's back
When Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay entered a rehab facility last week following an arrest on DUI and facing four felony drug possession charges, there was no question for head coach Chuck Pagano as how he would react. He would support Irsay, …
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Three Dead in Colombia Drug Rehab Center Attack
Three dead in Colombia drug rehab center attack
BOGOTA – Three people died and 12 were wounded Saturday in an explosion at a Colombian drug rehab center in Medellin, which police believe was the work of organized crime. Initial reports said the attack involved “around a kilo of explosives …… Continue reading
FDA Agrees to Let Patients Get Controversial Drug
FDA agrees to let patients get controversial drug
The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to allow a handful of cancer patients to receive unapproved drugs from a controversial Texas doctor, but only if they can find another physician to administer them. The drugs are made by Houston doctor …
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Sanjay Gupta MD: Olympic Hopeful to Homeless Drug Addict
Sanjay Gupta MD: Olympic hopeful to homeless drug addict — CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with Joe Putignano, author of “Acrobaddict,” about how he overcame his heroin addiction.
New center offers help for drug, 'process' addictions
A new addiction treatment center that's opened in Towson is hoping to help… Continue reading
Buying Health Insurance, Need Some Advice?
Question by Jess: Buying health insurance, need some advice?
My nephew has been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder. My brother and his wife are both self employed but earn too much for Medicaid and government run disability programs. They always bought their own insurance. But after his son’s condition the… Continue reading
Faith Restored Author's Spirit
Faith restored author's spirit
… Church and its choir, was moved to Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg for three months of rehabilitation. From there, her recovery took another five months at home. “I didn't remember anything after the accident, so many drugs affected my …
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Positive Mantoux, Child Care center…HELP!!!!?
Question by LeAnn S: positive mantoux, child care center…HELP!!!!?
I have a history of negative mantoux tests, decades. In mid-August I had a negative mantoux, and then last week I had a mantoux test for another job. I had immediate intense itching, eyes burning, scratchy, developed hives on my neck on the car ride home. I have gone to an infectious disease dr, they did AFB cultures, when can I get the results? My current job, started in September is at a daycare center, w/ +/-100 children and >100 families involved. Employees are not required to have mantoux tests in child care centers in MN. I am very concerned someone is spreading TB at the child care center, but the health dept. is not!! I have had very little… Continue reading