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Chronic Heartburn May Raise Odds for Throat Cancer: Study

Angelina Jolie isn't finished with her cancer-fighting crusade. The actress – who this week revealed she'd had a preventative double mastectomy – hinted that she'll follow that up by having her ovaries removed. “I started with the breast, as my risk of breast cancer is higher than my risk of ovarian cancer, and the surgery is more complex,” Jolie wrote in The New York Times op-ed that revealed her health saga

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Removal of Ovaries Next for Angelina

Infants may have higher risk for conditions like pneumonia, study found

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Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children

Infants may have higher risk for conditions like pneumonia, study found

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Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. Here's a crash course in the procedure Jolie had and why. Q: What kind of surgery did Jolie have?

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Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: Q&A

Before implanting a pacemaker or defibrillator, the practice of temporarily discontinuing the use of the blood thinner warfarin and “bridging” with another anticoagulant, heparin, has been the Gold Standard for a long time — even though doing so may put patients at risk for a stroke. Now, though, “Bruise Control” research done at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Canada has shown that operating without interrupting warfarin is safe and actually reduces the risk of bleeding….

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Warfarin Safe Before Cardiac Surgery

Before implanting a pacemaker or defibrillator, the practice of temporarily discontinuing the use of the blood thinner warfarin and “bridging” with another anticoagulant, heparin, has been the Gold Standard for a long time — even though doing so may put patients at risk for a stroke. Now, though, “Bruise Control” research done at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Canada has shown that operating without interrupting warfarin is safe and actually reduces the risk of bleeding….

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Warfarin Safe Before Cardiac Surgery