More than half of family doctors in Canada are still using manual devices to measure blood…
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Potential breakthrough in determining who’s at risk for heart attacks
Researchers are revisiting their views on the relative dangers soft and hard atherosclerotic plaque deposits pose…
No benefit of synthetic HDL-C on arterial plaque
Injection of a novel form of synthetic high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), or good cholesterol, into the…
Lifestyle intervention leads to 10-point drop in systolic blood pressure
In the first randomized, double-blinded trial of an online behavioral intervention for high blood pressure, participants…
Shoulder injuries in professional baseball players: A continuing puzzle
Professional baseball players struggle to return to a high level of play after biceps tenodesis (BP)…
Correlation between second ACL reconstruction and physical therapy utilization noted
Age, gender and frequency of physical therapy utilization after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery may…
Surgery may not offer additional benefit to patients with tennis elbow, study shows
Surgical approaches to treating tennis elbow may not offer additional benefit to patients, say researchers. Their…
Levels of biomarkers after ACL surgery may signal severity of osteoarthritis later in life
A majority of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients develop a condition known as posttraumatic osteoarthritis…
Surgery reverses pseudoparalysis in patients with rotator cuff tears, study shows
Arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR), a surgical approach to treat irreparable rotator cuff tears, may eliminate…
Heads up tackling program decreases concussion rates, say researchers
Consistently using a tackling education program appears to help lessen youth football concussion severity and occurrence,…