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What is my risk of a heart attack?

by Stephen on 2009/12/07

Cardiology from Crestock Creative Images The good people of the American city of Framingham have been looking after the rest of us for many years.  They have helped doctors from all around the world focus on the most important things that make a medical difference in our lives and ignore those that don’t. The people [...]

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Smoking Banned for 2010

by Stephen on 2009/11/02

I am pleased to see that December 31st has been set for the smoke-free legislation to be enacted here. Smoke-free legislation aims to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke, but it may also reduce the risk among smokers because of reduced smoking or increased smoking cessation. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine [...]

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