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Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
For those with no history of heart disease, risks may outweigh benefits, research suggests

Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke
Risk of blood clots not affected by their use, new research shows

Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable
Aspirin plus anti-clotting therapy boosts dialysis patients' quality of life, study says

Urine Test Predicts Vein Clot Risk
Those with elevated albumin levels were more likely to get DVT, pulmonary embolisms

Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
Latest findings support recent label warnings for Procrit, Aranesp, experts say

Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction
In rat study, application of nanoparticles restored potency

Device Thwarts Attacks on Transplanted Pancreatic Cells
Could reduce need for immunosuppressants in treatment of type 1 diabetes

Health Tip: Blood Tests During Pregnancy
What your doctor is screening for

Screening Lowers Stroke Risk for Sickle Cell Kids
But access to the tests is limited for children living far from centers, experts say

Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot
The fruit, combined with contraceptive pill and a genetic mutation, almost cost woman her leg, doctors say