High Hormone Levels Put Young Black Males at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

High hormone levels put young black males at risk for cardiovascular disease

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"It might be a good idea to consider early on drugs that target aldosterone in these individuals," said Diana G. Murro, a fourth-year student at MCG and first author of the study in the journal Pediatric Nephrology. While aldosterone inhibitors are …
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State's Hep C probe nears completion

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Alroy-Preis said most of the remaining test results the state is waiting for are in relation to this summer's rapid testing clinics, where more than 3,000 patients were recommended for testing because they received treatment in Exeter Hospital's main …
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Longer tamoxifen use cuts breast cancer deaths

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Some women balk at taking a preventive drug for so long, but for those at high risk of a recurrence, "this will be a convincer that they should continue," said Dr. Peter Ravdin, director of the breast cancer program at the UT Health Science Center in …
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