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Antioxidants May Not Reduce Risk for Preeclampsia
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A Cochrane review suggests that antioxidants are not effective in reducing the risk for preeclampsia and does not support routine antioxidant supplementation during pregnancy for this purpose. Medscape Medical News
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Reassurance on Enoxaparin Anticoagulation in the Cath Lab
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A new point-of-care test that can be used in the cath lab to monitor anticoagulation levels of enoxaparin has been shown to give reliable results and may persuade more cardiologists to use the low-molecular-weight heparin for interventional procedures. Heartwire
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Cells Engineered to Reduce Atherosclerosis
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Descendants of hematopoietic progenitor cells that were genetically engineered to express apolipoprotein AI (apoAI) counter the accumulation of cholesterol on artery walls, according to a study in mice by researchers from Vanderbilt University reported in the August issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. ApoAI is the major protein component of high-density lipoprotein. Reuters Health Information
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