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• The 2009 version of the "Harry and Louise" ads 

  The $20 million national ad campaign, sponsored by Conservatives for Patients' Rights (CPR), continues on TV, the Internet, and radio. CPR wants...

  07/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication

• Mediterranean diet: what accounts for benefits? 

  The Mediterranean diet is not only wildly popular around the world but also considered to be one of the most healthful diets of all that have...

  07/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication

• From the director … back to the future: a unique view of health reform 

  Opponents of President Obama's health reforms are not above misrepresenting the quality of health care in other countries. In my experience,...

  07/01/09 by Arthur A. Levin · More from publication

• Medical tests: don't forget to call for the results 

  You go through the time, trouble, and expense of having a medical test. You don't call to learn the results, assuming all is well or the doctor...

  07/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication

• Red yeast rice—not a good alternative to statins 

  Many people who cannot tolerate any of the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins (e.g., Lipitor, Pravachol, Zocor) turn to an herbal supplement...

  07/01/09 · More from publication

• Drug-coated stents are just as good as bare-metal stents, but … 

  Drug-coated stents, intended to keep coronary arteries from closing up again, have been under suspicion for causing harm to people years after they...

  06/01/09 by Maryann Napoli · More from publication

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