Researchers said the findings support a recent change to guidelines on low-dose aspirin: The blood thinner should now be reserved for people at high risk of heart attack or stroke.
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Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Antibiotics May Help In Complicated Vaginal Births
The preventive use of antibiotics when babies were delivered by forceps or vacuum extraction could prevent about 5,000 infections in new mothers every year in the United States alone, the researchers estimated.
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Comedian Tim Conway, 85, Dies of Brain Disorder
Comedian Tim Conway, a co-star of The Carol Burnett Show in the 1970s, has died of the brain disorder normal pressure hydrocephalus. He was 85.
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Philadelphia's Soda Tax Tied to Big Drop in Sales
The obesity epidemic is a big reason soda taxes are catching on. Seven cities have them now, and Connecticut and Colorado are considering a statewide tax.
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Signs of Suicidal Thoughts Seen in PTSD Brains
The investigation raises the possibility that at some future point new treatments could be developed to reduce suicide risk in this vulnerable group of patients.
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