The Checkup Archive: Popular Procedures
Proton-Pump Inhibitors and Plavix Don't Mix
Research presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions in Las Vegas adds to the evidence that proton-pump inhibitors (a class of heartburn-fighting drugs better known as PPIs) interfere with the anti-clotting drug Plavix, making it less effective in preventing heart attacks, strokes and other...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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May 6, 2009; 6:00 PM ET |
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Five Facts about Aortic Valve Surgery
Former First Lady Barbara Bush had it the other day. And actor/comedian Robin Williams is about to have it, too. "It" is aortic valve surgery, a procedure in which one of the four valves that regulate the passage of blood in and out of the heart is replaced. Here are...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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March 9, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Chronic Conditions
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Seniors
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Starry-Eyed Over Lasik?
As Rob Stein tells us today, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are likely getting an earful -- or an eyeful -- at this morning's public hearing on Lasik surgery, the popular but pricey procedure in which a laser is used to slice open the eye, allowing...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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April 25, 2008; 7:00 AM ET |
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