Drug-Coated Heart Stents Best for Diabetics Oct 5, 2005
47 mm in the standard stents to 0. 06 mm in the sirolimus stents. (MEDLINEplus)
Cheney rallies Marines Oct 5, 2005
" He said terrorists had been active before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the United States did not hit back hard enough. Now, he said, insurgents are making a stand in Iraq, where they are testing the country's resolve and commitment to democracy. "The only way the terrorist can win is if we lose our nerve and abandon our mission," he said. Though opinion polls indicate support for the war is lagging in some parts of the country, Cheney's remarks were what many Marines wanted to hear.... (News & Observer -- News)
Genes may predispose some men to high blood pressure Oct 5, 2005
6 mm Hg higher and diastolic pressure 2 ... "We don't recommend any medications because we haven't found any that are particularly effective," he said ... Explaining the increased incidence rate among older women, Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, program director for cancer occurrence at the American Cancer Society, cited mammography. (AZCentral -- Health)
