'''January 21, 2009: Pictures of a Bleeding Heart'''
*[[Image:Cardiac hemorrhage.jpg|left]] [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_19-1-2009-15-25-40?newsid=54494 Scientists in London have captured dramatic images of heart muscle bleeding immediately following heart attacks. The researchers used MRI machines to scan 15 people who had just suffered attacks. They found a direct correlation between the amount of heart damaged and the amount the heart bled. Recent research has shown some hearts bleed after blood restarts pumping through damaged tissue. The amount of bleeding that occurs after infarction may also indicate how well the patient recovers. (Radiology)]
'''January 21, 2009: More Doctors E-Mailing It In'''
*[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123249533946000191.html The number of doctors prescribing medicine electronically has more than doubled in the past year thanks to a number of new incentives. Now about 70,000, or 12% of office-based doctors, have ditched pen and paper for software. Some studies have shown medicines are less likely to get mixed up if they’re e-prescribed, and starting this month Medicare’s going to give doctors a bonus if they make the digital switch. E-prescriptions may just be a start; the Obama administration wants to spend $50 billion in the next five years to adopt health-information technology. (Wall Street Journal)]
'''January 21, 2009: Problems Pumping Iron? Maybe You’ve Got a Problem Pumping Blood'''
*[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/301/3/286 Problems in the left ventricle are a good indicator of whether a person will have problems exercising. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic studied a group of people undergoing exercise echocardiography and found a strong inverse correlation between diastolic dysfunction and exercise capacity. They saw that those with mild and moderate/severe resting diastolic dysfunction had reduced exercise capacity. They also noted similar correlations with increased age, femaie sex and high body mass index. (JAMA)]
'''January 21, 2009: Bill Gates, Others Pledge $630 Million to End Polio'''
*[http://www.polioeradication.org/content/pressreleases/20090121press.asp Should the U.S. start stockpiling antibiotics? Five years ago the last American plant to manufacture crucial ingredients for a number of drugs like penicillin closed its doors. On the heels of China's third reported case of human bird flu this year, some are asking whether President Obama’s administration should start storing more medicine at home. (Rotary International)]
'''January 20, 2009: With a New President, a New Worry'''
'''January 20, 2009: With a New President, a New Worry'''
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/health/policy/20drug.html?_r=1&ref=health Should the U.S. start stockpiling antibiotics? Five years ago the last American plant to manufacture crucial ingredients for a number of drugs like penicillin closed its doors. On the heels of China's third reported case of human bird flu this year, some are asking whether President Obama’s administration should start storing more medicine at home. (New York Times by Gardiner Harris)]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/health/policy/20drug.html?_r=1&ref=health Retired Microsoft founder Bill Gates is teaming with a group of donors to give $630 million to eradicate polio. The Gates Foundation is teaming with Rotary International and the British and German governments. Polio remains a serious problems in parts of Africa, India and the Middle East. Despite the $630 million, the World Health Organization believes another $2 billion is needed to eliminate the disease by 2013, one of its goals.(New York Times by Gardiner Harris)]
'''January 20, 2009: First Time Heart Attacks Not as Severe'''
'''January 20, 2009: First Time Heart Attacks Not as Severe'''
November 10, 2008: Adjusting Clopidogrel loading dose according to platelet reactivity monitoring is associated with a decreased rate of stent thrombosis and no increase in bleeding