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A new predictor of heart attacks; stock it and they’ll buy it; an update on colon cancer and are statins still safe?
UConn Cardiologists Uncover New Heart Attack Warning Sign Aired on NBC Connecticut, March 1, 2012
Dr. Bruce Liang, director of the Calhoun Cardiology Center, and his team of researchers have identified a protein fragment that when detected in the blood can be a predictor of heart attack and heart failure. If successfully applied one day, the simple blood test could mean another way to diagnose and possibly treat heart problems.
A study conducted by Katie Martin, Department of Allied Health Sciences, was prompted by increasing concerns about “food deserts” — inner-city neighborhoods that lack a large food market with a wide variety of healthful foods.
Update on Colon Cancer Aired March 25, 2012, on WTIC-AM and FM
Dr. Joel Levine, co-director of the Colon Cancer Prevention Center in the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the latest in colorectal cancer prevention on WTIC NewsTalk 1080’s “Face Connecticut.”