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Dealing with Angina  -  25 Mar 2008
7Online.com,But a report in the journal "Circulation" says women not only have angina, which is chest pain from poor blood supply to the heart, just like men do,

When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis  -  25 Mar 2008
New York Times,Thus, doctors immediately consider heart attacks or pulmonary embolisms for patients with chest pain, and intestinal rupture for those with abdominal pain.

Stents get safer  -  25 Mar 2008
Monitor,..."I feel excellent," said Ackerman, 84, who was diagnosed with chronic chest pain and now is undergoing cardiac rehabilitation. "I'm in no pain whatsoever.

Argument turns ugly, two flee  -  25 Mar 2008
DesMoinesRegister.com,Another resident of 917 Caulder, Stephen Anthony Wolff, was experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath. Fire rescue medics responded to assist him,

TB Day Observed  -  25 Mar 2008
Modern Ghana,Symptoms include consistent cough that lasts longer than two weeks, chest pain, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever as well as sweating at night.

31-Country Study Finds Stable Angina More Common In Women Than Men  -  25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Angina is chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia, an inadequate supply of blood-borne oxygen to the heart muscle. Patients with stable angina experience

American Health Packaging Announces A Recall Of Approximately  -  25 Mar 2008
Pharmaceutical Online (press release),...burning sensation, chest pain, diarrhea, dizziness, drug ineffectiveness, dyspepsia, dyspnia, erythema, flushing, headache, hyperhidrosis, hypoesthesia,

Doctors Use CT Scans To Identify Dangerous Heart Plaques  -  25 Mar 2008
eMaxHealth.com,In the Beaumont study, 49 people came to the hospital with acute chest pain but without an obvious heart attack. They had CT scans that documented unstable

Methamphetamine use and pulmonary arterial hypertension  -  25 Mar 2008
News-Medical.net,PAH is under-diagnosed because its early symptoms, including shortness of breath, chest pain, tiredness, lightheadedness, and fainting,

Police log for March 25, 2008  -  25 Mar 2008
Times-Mail (subscription),3:23 pm Dunn Memorial Hospital ambulance personnel responded to a woman who was suffering from chest pain at Camelot Court in Mitchell.

Circulation Publishes Data Showing KYNAPID(TM) (Vernakalant ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),Symptoms include dizziness, heart palpitations, weakness, shortness of breath and angina (chest pain). AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia.

Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients  -  Mar 17, 2008
Forbes,While research shows that cocaine-related chest pain tends to occur within three hours of using the drug, the chemical remnants of cocaine can remain in the

TN Minister Ponmudy hospitalised  -  Mar 23, 2008
Hindu,Villupuram (TN) (PTI): Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday after he complained of "chest pain".

Ferry Passenger Airlifted With Chest Pain  -  Mar 20, 2008
E Canada Now,Cape Breton Island (eCanadaNow) - A young man complaining of chest pain was swiftly taken by helicopter to the hospital at Cape Breton early Thursday

ER doctors urged to ask about drug use in young patients with ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
North County Times,Younger ER patients with heart attack symptoms should be asked if they've recently used cocaine, which can cause similar chest pain, the American Heart

Chest Pain In Patients Can Be Drug Related  -  Mar 19, 2008
Ontario Now,New York â€“ Sometimes Doctors are baffled when young, otherwise healthy students present with reports of chest pain. There appears to be no reason for their

Cocaine-induced chest pain should be treated with caution  -  Mar 18, 2008
Food Consumer,Cocaine may induce chest pain within three hours of using the drug. But the drug can cause problems for 18 hours because the remnants of the drug remain in

Cocaine may cause Chest Pain in Young Patients  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Money Times,...by Poonam Wadhwani - March 18, 2008 - 0 comments Cocaine use may be a cause of chest pain and similar symptoms in young or otherwise healthy patients,

Cocaine Use Linked To Chest Pain, Heart Problems  -  Mar 18, 2008
E Canada Now,Washington (eCanadaNow) - The American Heart Association has released a new report which stated that cocaine use may be a cause of chest pain as well as

AHA : Chest Pain Can Also Be Caused By Cocaine Use In Young  -  Mar 17, 2008
AHNWashington DC (AHN) - Cocaine use in young or otherwise healthy patients can sometimes cause chest pain and similar symptoms according to a warning from the

Chest Pain More Common in Women  -  Mar 17, 2008
WebMDBy Jennifer Warner March 17, 2008 -- Men might have more heart attacks, but women are more likely to suffer chest pain as a potential first sign of heart

Cocaine Use Linked To Chest Pain In Patients  -  Mar 17, 2008
dBTechno,Washington (dbTechno) - According to a new report released by the American Heart Association on Monday, cocaine use may be a cause of chest pain in young,

Chest Pain? Be Honest About Cocaine Use  -  Mar 18, 2008
KGTV, 10News.com,The drug can cause similar chest pain. It can also cause shortness of breath, anxiety, dizziness and heavy sweating -- more symptoms of a heart attack.

Heart disease a surprising diagnosis for many women  -  Mar 22, 2008
Centre Daily Times,In men, chest pain or pain in the arm or jaw are classic signs of coronary artery disease, which can lead to a heart attack when an artery is blocked.

Galichia pursues chest pain designation  -  Mar 13, 2008
Kansas.com,BY ANDI ATWATER Drivers on Woodlawn may notice Galichia Heart Hospital's newest banner hailing the emergency department as a "chest pain center.

Events that led up to manâ€™s death at hospital at issue in Collier ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Marconews (subscription),The day before his death, Hughesâ€™ wife had driven him to the emergency room at North Collier Hospital for chest pain but because it was crowded,

Smita Thackeray hospitalised with chest pain  -  Mar 12, 2008
MyNews.in,...the Rajya Sabha nomination by the Shiv Sena, Smita Thackeray was admitted to Lilavati Hospital at 2 pm yesterday after she complained of chest pain.

Doctors Should Ask About Cocaine Use When Younger Patients Present ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Medical News Today,In a bid to improve management of patients who present with chest pain and other heart attack symptoms, the American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a

Doctors urged to ask heart patients about cocaine  -  Mar 17, 2008
Reuters UK,The most common age group is about 35 to 44 for patients who come to the emergency department after cocaine use, having chest pain," said McCord,

Pressure therapy eases chest pain  -  Mar 9, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,In addition to reducing chest pain, that may allow patients to exercise more easily and generally feel more energetic. Although doctors insist the therapy

Cocaine can cause symptoms of a heart attack  -  Mar 19, 2008
News-Medical.net,According to new research from the US, using cocaine can cause chest pain and other symptoms similar to a heart attack. The researchers say when young

Awareness of heart pain reflected in woman's age  -  Mar 12, 2008
USA TodayWomen also were asked whether they experienced chest pain on the treadmill. For the same amount of coronary blockage, post-menopausal women were nearly

Stress of war takes its toll: More than bomb blasts or gunfire ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Stars and Stripes,Even at peak combat times in Iraq such as the battles in Fallujah, chest pain remained the most common ailment, Cubano said. â€œThe majority of them,

Chest Pain A Leading Reason For Hospital Emergency Department Visits  -  Feb 28, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Chest pain that does not appear to be a heart attack when examined in hospital emergency departments, accounted for 1.6 million visits in 23 selected states

Medicare stirs CT heart-scan issue  -  Mar 24, 2008
Denver Post,Some intermediate-risk patients coming into emergency rooms with chest pain may benefit from the scans, Lipman said. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of

New statement on cocaine-associated MI urges caution with beta ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
TheHeart.Org,Dallas, TX - People admitted to the hospital with chest pain or MI associated with cocaine use should be treated much the same as any other patient with

Herrin Hospital announces expansion plan  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Southern,Moreover, a new chest pain unit will occupy the current ER after some renovations to the tune of $2 million. To assist in the hospital's expansion efforts,

WEEKEND COLUMNISTS Margaret McCartney  -  Mar 21, 2008
Financial Times,Every medical speciality has its own â€œunexplainedâ€? syndromes, from â€œnon-cardiac chest painâ€? in cardiology to chronic pelvic pain in gynaecology.

Cocaine Symptoms Similar to Those of Heart Attacks  -  Mar 18, 2008
RedOrbit,However, only 1 percent to 6 percent of patients with cocaine-associated chest pain actually have a heart attack, according to the guidelines.

Heart of a woman -- Former patient working to raise awareness of ...  -  Mar 15, 2008
North County Times,As with men, women's most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. However, women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of

Cocaine can mimic a heart attack  -  Mar 18, 2008
United Press InternationalDETROIT, March 18 (UPI) -- Doctors treating chest pain in patients who are young or have no obvious heart disease risk factors should ask about cocaine use,

Cocaine Causes Heart Attack Symptoms  -  Mar 18, 2008
Enews 2.0,If a patient has taken cocaine in the last three hours, it is much more likely that chest pain is not the result of a heart attack.

Cocaine Can Increase Risk Of Heart Attack Symptoms  -  Mar 18, 2008
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,March 18 2008 - A study is suggesting that chest pain and other symptoms of a heart attack could be caused from using cocaine.

White Men With Chest Pains Treated Fastest in ERs  -  Mar 14, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Whites were 1.8 times more likely than nonwhites to get an electrocardiogram and 1.5 times more likely to be prescribed drugs for chest pain.

Nigeria: World Tuberculosis Day - Containing Ravages of a Pandemic  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Symptoms include chest pain, coughing up blood, and a productive, prolonged cough for more than three weeks. Systemic symptoms include fever, chills,

Do you know the heart attack symptoms?  -  Mar 10, 2008
Defiance Crescent News,While the classic symptom of a heart attack is massive chest pain, this is not the only sign that indicates a heart attack is in progress.

When Is a Heart Attack Not a Heart Attack?  -  Mar 14, 2008
New York Times,He had chest pain off and on for most of his adult life. His internist didnâ€™t think it was his heart, and a normal stress test done the previous year seemed

Widow vows to fight soldier's last battle  -  Mar 22, 2008
Times Herald-Record,Immediately after his return, records show, he reported joint pain, shortness of breath, chest pain, leg cramps, back pain, sleeping problems and trouble

Product warning issued  -  Mar 24, 2008
Chatham Daily News,Use of sildenafil by consumers with heart disease can result in sudden cardiac death, heart attack, stroke, low blood pressure, chest pain and abnormal

Do you worry about those little twinges?  -  Mar 15, 2008
Fortnightly Tenerife News,Does a little chest pain make you think youâ€™re having a heart attack? Or is it indigestion You find a mole on your arm that you cannot remember seeing

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