Iran: In patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, oral nicorandil may be effective in attenuating the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), findings from a randomized, controlled,.
Research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health detected significant levels of metals in the blood and urine among marijuana users, concluding that marijuana may be an important and under-recognized source of lead and cadmium exposure.
Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recently conducted a large-scale analysis to assess the impact of a newly introduced equation used to evaluate one's heart failure risk.