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Listed are the posts for Июнь 2010.

MASTERING MEDICATIONS FOR A HEALTHY HEART: ASPIRIN AND OTHER ANTIPLATELET AGENTS

One of the most frequent immediate causes of a heart attack is the formation of a blood clot which blocks the flow of blood in an already-occluded coronary artery. It’s logical, then, to think that preventing excessive clotting could reduce the incidence of heart attacks and strokes. And certainly we’ve all heard about the wisdom [...]


MASTERING MEDICATIONS FOR A HEALTHY HEART: FOOD AND DRUG INTERACTIONS

Every drug has been developed to achieve a specific goal. But just as an opponent can block a shot in sports, other drugs and certain foods can interact with your cardiac medications. I’ll provide a few examples in just a moment, but it would be impractical if not impossible to list every potential combination. That [...]