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Matrix registry probes adherence to clopidogrel at 1 year

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sun, 03/30/2008 - 23:00

A large community-based registry of patients treated with drug-eluting stents is providing important insight into how long patients with complex coronary artery disease typically stick to their doctors' orders to take clopidogrel, a drug that prevents unwanted blood clots; why they stop taking the drug; and the long-term consequences of that decision.


 

Premature babies face risks into adulthood

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Tue, 03/25/2008 - 22:51

CHICAGO -- The largest-ever study of the long-term consequences of premature birth finds that children born early have higher death rates in childhood and are more likely to be childless in adulthood.


 

Study Links Preemies, Long-Term Risks

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 03/25/2008 - 15:11

CHICAGO (AP) -- The largest-ever study of the long-term consequences of premature birth finds that children born early have higher death rates in childhood and are more likely to be childless in adulthood....