News tagged with unexplained chest pain

Unexplained chest pain can be due to stress

Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicates several common factors among those affected, including stress ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Gene test aims for better heart disease detection

It's not a perfect test. Yet researchers report a key step for the first gene test aimed at reducing unnecessary angiograms - expensive and somewhat risky procedures that hundreds of thousands of Americans have each year ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dangerous lung worms found in people who eat raw crayfish

If you're headed to a freshwater stream this summer and a friend dares you to eat a raw crayfish - don't do it. You could end up in the hospital with a severe parasitic infection.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

New criteria proposed for diagnosing fibromyalgia

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is proposing a new set of diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia that includes common symptoms such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive problems, as well as pain. The new ...

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created May 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New guidelines aim to prevent unnecessary death from thoracic aortic disease

When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta—the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body—that tragedy brought attention to a rare but deadly condition that ...

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created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines course and treatment of unexplained chest pain

Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a report in the February 8 issue of ...

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created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Caution: Lose more than weight with imported diet pills

Americans who use illegal diet pills from South America are taking amphetamines without knowing it and seriously risking both their health and their jobs. Physicians need to be made aware of the range of serious side effects ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Low vitamin D levels pose large threat to health

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the most conclusive evidence to date that inadequate levels of vitamin D, obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, lead to substantially ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 1

Jefferson cardiologists fix broken heart

Unexplained chest pain after a heart attack might be more dangerous than many physicians originally think.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 08, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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