Four Health Articles

Complications After Cardiac Surgery Increase Hospital Costs, Length of Stay by More than Two-Thirds
PRNewswire/ -- Major complications following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, even among patients least at risk of experiencing complications, remain common and add significantly to healthcare costs, while diminishing the benefits of surgery...

People With Lower Incomes, Lower Education Levels Have Higher Death Rates After Experiencing Heart Attack
mdash; Researchers have long suspected that socioeconomic factors like education level and income also might affect survival rates following heart attack. In the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Mayo Clinic researchers present new data suggesting that people with lower incomes and education levels...

FDA Warns Individuals and Firms to Stop Selling Fake Cancer 'Cures'
Warning Letters have been sent to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products fraudulently claiming to prevent and cure cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today...

New Imaging Device Can Detect Glaucoma Risk
A high-resolution imaging instrument developed by scientists at Duke University Medical Center can detect subtle changes in the eye and help identify patients at risk for glaucoma, decades before the disease does irreversible damage...