I'm reading a book related to understanding blood test results.
What's the "expected range" or "reference" for
Urine Potassium?
Thanks in advance

What is WRONG with you people,this is a cardiology NG not friggin
Politics. We finally have some relief from the religious nuts and now we
have the religious one's. Wake up people, enough is enough, give it a
break, GET ON TOPIC,

LONDON (Reuters) - Cholesterol-lowering drugs could help to prevent
diabetics and people at high risk of heart disease from suffering a heart
attack or stroke even if their cholesterol level is not high, scientists
said on Tuesday.

The results of a meta-analysis reported online on September 19, 2005 in
the American Heart Association journal Circulation, "provide firm
evidence that fish oil consumption directly or indirectly affects
cardiac electrophysiology in humans," via the finding that consuming

Somebody should make a V8 type combination of heart healthy juices and such.
If you could make it taste good, I bet it would sell well.
Bill
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  Pastorio  FYI.  
Any chance you know more?
Thanks
Bill

This is one of the more bizarre bureaucratic snafus about Katrina yet.
Tons and tons of food being or about it be burned for absurd reasons.
I don't think it serves any purpose to discuss it here. Maybe contact
senators, reps, etc. to have them cut through it.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/DietNutrition/tb/1795
The investigators found that folate, in particular, protected against
cognitive decline. Men with higher plasma levels of folate and higher
dietary folate intake showed significantly less loss on cognitive

The web site for the 2005 Scientific Sessions isn't working.
There has been some talk that the Dallas convention center might not
be cleared of hurricane refugees in time for AHA 2005.
Anyone got some inside information?

Hope this is on topic enough.  
Enjoy
Bill
PS

I am 51 year and athletic. (Lifeguard in the local swimming bath). I have
incidentally been diagnosed a bicuspid aortic valve. 3 months ago my left
little toe was blue on the "pad". I had occasionally attack of pains who was
reliefed when I lay down.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Health) - Early childhood viral infections might
reduce the risk of developing heart disease later in life by as much as
90 percent, researchers from Sweden and Finland reported here on
Wednesday at the IV World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac

This comes from my doctor at UAB.  He switched me to Crestor, for this
reason.  The risk factor for side effects is much higher (1,000,000 to 1 vs.
100,000 to 1), so he started me only on 10m.  I have experienced a drastic
reduction in bodily symptoms (mainly chest discomfort) ...

AP
Study: Lipitor No Better Than Rivals
Sunday September 4, 4:53 pm ET
Cardiovascular Treatment Lipitor, World's Best-Selling Drug, No Better

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Subject: The Mind Continues to Boggle
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 18:47:02 -0400
From: Josh Hill <usereplyto@gmail.com>