It would be hard to think of a more arresting experience than waking up in the middle of your own open heart surgery. While many patients make an excellent recovery, the body does not readily forget the trauma of this now familiar procedure. A softer, more creative approach to treating damaged hearts has recently been developed by Amit Patel at ...
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Bono, Chris Martin and a host of others raise $26 million to fight disease at Sotheby’s auction
The season of giving got an early start Saturday night with a Sotheby’s auction that brought in $ 26 million for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Africa. Bono and his U2 bandmate the Edge were joined by presidential daughters Chelsea Clinton and Jenna and Barbara Bush, as well as Princess Eugenie of York, at a ...
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Matt Rourke/ASSOCIATED PRESS People taking vitamin and mineral supplements to boost their health did not demonstrate a lower risk of heart disease or cancer over time, a government panel found. But other experts say the pills can still help fill in nutritional gaps. There is little evidence that vitamin and mineral supplements protect people from cancer and heart problems, according ...
Read More »Supplements offer no clear disease protection: study
Matt Rourke/ASSOCIATED PRESS People taking vitamin and mineral supplements to boost their health did not demonstrate a lower risk of heart disease or cancer over time, a government panel found. But other experts say the pills can still help fill in nutritional gaps. There is little evidence that vitamin and mineral supplements protect people from cancer and heart problems, according ...
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