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Guarding Your Wealth for Senior Citizens

The Wolf Among the Lambs - I Warned You About Indexed Annuities

'I wouldn’t recommend them to anybody' - Alabama Securities Commissioner

By Jeffrey D. Voudrie, CFP

April 23, 2008 - For years I’ve been warning seniors about the dangers of equity indexed annuities. And I’ve taken quite a bit of heat for it from those in the insurance industry.  While many agents and some readers have discounted my views, the uproar against equity indexed annuities and the tactics used to sell them is growing louder and louder. And now the national media has entered the fray. Read more...


Medicare News

Senators Compliment CMS on Nursing Website but Push Bi-Partisan Bill for More Info

Democrat Kohl, Republican Grassley push bill to expand transparency

April 28, 2008 – Two U.S. Senators from different parties came together last Friday to compliment the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for increasing the information available on their Website, Nursing Home Compare, but they say the agency has a ways to go to achieve the transparency and information for consumers called for in the Senate bill they have crafted. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Seniors Targeted by New Consumers Union Education Campaign on Prescription Drugs

Attorneys General provide grant of $4.4 million to Consumer Reports publisher

April 28, 2008 – Last week Attorneys General from around the country announced  a $4.4 million grant to Consumers Union that will fund a public education program designed to eliminate huge gaps in public knowledge about prescription drugs. Senior citizens, due to their massive consumption of prescription drugs, will be a primary target of the effort. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Hemoglobin-based Blood Substitutes Linked with Increased Risk of Death, Heart Attack

Heart attack risk jumps 2.7 times, death risk increases by 30 percent

April 28, 2008 - What seems like a great idea - a liquid blood substitute with a long shelf-life, that does not need refrigeration and does not cause infection - is turning into a nightmare. Studies of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes indicate their use is associated with an increased risk of death and heart attack, according to a report published online by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more...


Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, & Mental Health

Parkinson's Community Steps Out to Find a Cure at the 14th Annual Parkinson's Unity Walk

Second most common chronic neurological disorder in senior citizens after Alzheimer's

April 23, 2008 - The Parkinson's disease community will unite on Saturday April 26, in New York City's Central Park, in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson's disease research. The 14th annual Parkinson's Unity Walk, a two-mile walk and educational community day, will provide an opportunity to celebrate the more than one million Americans - primarily senior citizens - that, along with their friends and families, fight this condition everyday. Read more....


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Newest Implanted Heart-Assisting Device Tested by Newest Certified Heart Device Program

FDA approves HeartMate II tested at U. of Michigan Cardiovascular Center

By Kara Gavin, Michigan State University

April 23, 2008 - Once upon a time, people whose hearts were failing had two choices: hope that their own heart kept pumping until they could receive a transplant, or face a certain death, which they might fend off for a while using medicines. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Scraps Left from Heart Surgery Grow into New Heart Muscle Cells

Good news for treatment, scientific research and testing of potentially new drugs

April 23, 2008 - Stem cells derived from material left over from open heart surgeries have been used to grow large numbers of stem cells and create new heart muscle cells. The Dutch researchers say it is a "breakthrough" in stem cell research - previously it was necessary to use embryonic stem cells to make this happen. It also means stem cell research is advancing rapidly and may prove useful to today's senior citizens in fighting a variety of diseases. Read more...


Medicare Drug Program News

Medicare Part D Has Helped More Seniors Take Their Meds, But Sickest Most Likely to Skip

Many older Americans do not have a good understanding of the complicated program

April 22, 2008 - A new study shows Medicare Part D, the prescription drug program, is still not well understood by many senior citizens, which may be a key reason there are still seniors skipping their medications due to the cost, which another study finds. The percentage of seniors guilty of this "cost-related medication nonadherence," referred to as "CRN," has decreased but not as much as hoped among the sickest beneficiaries. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Mammography Beneficial After 75?, 80?; Breast Cancer Spreads Faster After 70

Studies of breast cancer in older women point to extending mammography

April 22, 2008 - A study released yesterday found mammography, the gold-standard for breast cancer screening, can significantly reduce the risk of being diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in women over the age of 80, an age group currently without clear guidelines for regular screenings. While a European study released earlier found it is effective, appropriate and reduces deaths from the disease in women aged up to 75 years old. Both report to be the first to study cancer screening at these ages. Another study of breast cancer in older women found the cancer found in women over age 70 is more likely to spread. Read more...


Senior Citizen Longevity & Statistics

Rich White Men Doing the Best in Fight to Extend Longevity in U.S.

For poor, women and minorities the picture not so rosy

April 22, 2008 - Life expectancy in the U.S. is on a continual increase, at least for financially comfortable white men. For the poor, women and minorities the picture is not so rosy, according a research published in PloS Medicine. Overall life expectancy in the U.S. increased more than seven years for men and more than six years for women between 1960 and 2000. Over the same four decades, however, this report finds the gains not reaching many parts of the country; rather, the life expectancy of a significant segment of the population is actually declining or at best stagnating. Read more....


Entertainment for Senior Citizens

Extra-Ordinary Interview by 86-Year-Old TV Host of Holocaust Survivor Gerda Klein

Comcast, CNN show for senior citizens by Suzanne Roberts begins on Sunday, May 4

April 21, 2008 - Suzanne Roberts, the 86-year-old host of the Comcast and CNN television show targeting older Americans, "Seeking Solutions with Suzanne," will provide a rate glimpse into an extraordinary story of survival and courage in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) with the premiere of "One Survivor Remembers" -- an interview Roberts taped last month with holocaust survivor and noted author Gerda Weissmann Klein. Read more...



Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Large Skin Lesions More Likely to be Melanomas; Scalp, Neck Cancers More Deadly

Screening becomes increasingly critical as rate of melanomas increases

April 21, 2008 - Skin lesions larger than 6 millimeters (.236 inch) in diameter are more likely to be melanomas than smaller skin growths, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The researchers support the diameter guidelines currently used by dermatologists in searching for this skin cancer that likes to strike older men. Read more....


Fitness & Exercise for Senior Citizens

Aerobic Exercise Can Boost the Aging Mind as Well as Body Says Research

Helps boost cognitive processing speed, motor function and visual and auditory attention in healthy older people

April 21, 2008 - Aerobic exercise could give older adults a boost in brainpower, according to a recent review of studies from the Netherlands. Read more...more about different aerobic exercises.


Aging News & Information

Americans Become Happier With Age Says Second Study Challenging Senior Stereotypes

Baby boomers are not as content as other generations

April 21, 2008 - Although some senior citizens may be as surprised as younger people, researchers continue to find that older people are happy, despite the aches, pains and other challenges of aging. Americans actually become happier as they age, says the latest study, which follows a study finding seniors more socially active than younger people (see sidebar). Read more...


Medicaid News

CMS Funds 20 States to Help Medicaid Patients Escape the Need for Emergency Room Services

Local and rural initiatives will provide alternative health care settings for non-emergent needs

April 21, 2008 - Senior citizens and others who depend on Medicaid for their medical care may soon have better access to this care without going through hospital emergency rooms. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last week named the programs in 20 states that will receive $50 million in funding to help avoid the costly, improper use of emergency room services. Read more...


Senior Citizen Alerts

Senior Citizens Can Expect to be Targets of Tax Rebate Scammers

Fake emails, phone calls supposedly from IRS will want your personal financial info.

April 18, 2008 - The Internet thieves are having a field day with the economic stimulus refunds that will soon be sent to taxpayers in an effort to bolster the sagging economy. But, they have also started their usual barrage of fake IRS refund emails, like the one pictured on this page. Senior citizens, in particular, are targets of a number of scams using the stimulus payments and IRS refunds as ways to steal personal financial information. The email pictured on this page was recently received be the editor of SeniorJournal.com. Read more...


Guarding Your Wealth for Senior Citizens

Three Financial Risks You Must Avoid – Control, Access and Flexibility

These risks are difficult to place a dollar value on…until you are affected

By Jeffrey D. Voudrie, CFP

April 18, 2008 - There are many financial risks that investors want to protect themselves from: inflation risk, interest rate risk, market risk, and more. But there are three risks that most investors don’t take into account - and I believe not doing so can quickly get them into trouble. I call them control risk, access risk and flexibility risk. Let me explain. Read more...


Senior Citizen Politics

Martha Stewart Testifies at Senate Aging Hearing for Effort to Add More Healthcare Workers for Senior Citizens

Sen. Kohl promises legislation to expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce, including doctors, nurses, direct care workers, and family caregivers

  Martha Stewart with her mother at the Center for Living’s ground-breaking ceremony in 2007.  

April 17, 2008 – Martha Stewart headlined a hearing of the Senate's Special Committee on Aging yesterday that may set the wheels in motion to expand the recruitment and training of healthcare workers to meet the needs of the 78 million baby boomers about to join the Medicare ranks, and to help relieve the 44 million Americans serving as the sole source of care for an older family member or loved one. Read more...


Aging News & Information

Senior Citizens Are More Socially Engaged Than Many People May Think

Seniors more likely to volunteer, visit neighbors than people in their 50s

April 16, 2008 - Most people think that people become more socially isolated as they reach into their senior years and beyond. That is just not true, say researchers at the University of Chicago. Their study finds them remaining vital and active members of society. Many in their 80s are more active than when they were 50. Read more...


Medicare News

Health Care System Unprepared for Millions of Baby Boomers About To Become Eligible for Medicare

U.S. would need 36,000 geriatricians by 2030 to meet the need

 

Daily Reports

KaiserNetwork.org

 

April 16, 2008 -The U.S. health care work force is "too small and woefully unprepared" to meet the geriatric care needs of the 78 million aging baby boomers, according to a report released on Monday by the Institute of Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Francis/Fuhrmans, Wall Street Journal, 4/15). The report, titled "Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce," estimates that currently there is one certified geriatrician for every 2,500 seniors. Read more...

Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Risk of Death From Vioxx In Clinical Trials May Have Been Misrepresented By Merck

JAMA focuses on drug-maker Merck's apparent attempt to manipulate data

April 15, 2008 - A comparison of internal company documents, data submitted by the company to the FDA, and published clinical trial results indicates that the risk-benefit profile of rofecoxib, marketed as Vioxx and Ceoxx, in clinical trials involving patients with cognitive impairment may have been misrepresented by study sponsor Merck, according to an article in the April 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Read more... link to video


Elder Care News

Martha Stewart Headlines Hearing Tomorrow of Senate Aging Committee on Long-Term Care Workforce

Martha Stewart will share her experience as a caregiver for her mother

April 15, 2008 – The hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging – usually a rather colorless affair – will get a shot of excitement on Wednesday when Martha Stewart appears to discuss the role of family caregivers in providing essential services and support for loved ones. The hearing will be at 3 p.m. in Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Read more...


Medicare News

CMS Proposal Says Medicare Won't Pay Hospitals for Mistakes Like Cutting Off Wrong Leg

Adding 43 new quality measures on which hospitals have to report data in order to receive full payment for services

April 15, 2008 - The screws are being significantly tightened to improve the care of Medicare patients in the hospital and to save millions of dollars for Medicare by not paying for certain conditions - such as having the wrong leg cut off - that are caused in the hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday proposed these additional steps to strengthen this tie between the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries and payment for the services. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Cholesterol Fighting Statins May Also Help Senior Citizens Battle High Blood Pressure

Statins may activate compounds that widen blood vessels and improve their function

April 15, 2008 - Statins, the medication swallowed daily by millions of senior citizens to lower their blood cholesterol levels, may also help fight the most dominant chronic problem for senior citizens - hypertension. A new study found statins modestly reduce blood pressure, according to a report in the April 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Read more...


Senior Citizen Alerts

Shady Sales Tactics Pushing Indexed Annuities on Seniors Exposed by Dateline

'When those agents go into the seniors' homes, it is literally the wolf among the lambs'

April 15, 2008 - With an estimated 15 trillion dollars under their control American senior citizens have become more of a sales target than ever for insurance agents seeking to sell them annuities. Last Sunday, April 13, NBC's Dateline went undercover in "Tricks of the Trade" - a hidden camera investigation revealing what some insurance agents say, and what they don't say, when they think they are alone with a senior. In his signature style, Chris Hansen then confronts agents about their questionable sales pitches. Read more...


Nutrition, Vitamins & Supplements for Seniors

DASH Diet to Control Blood Pressure May Also Lower Risk of Heart Disease for Women

April 14, 2008 - Women who eat diets similar to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet—which is low in animal protein, moderate in low-fat dairy products and high in plant proteins, fruits and vegetables—appear to have a lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a report in the April 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Another Study Points to Higher Breast Cancer Risk from Alcohol for Older Women

The more older (postmenopausal) women drink the greater the risk

April 14, 2008 – A large study has confirmed several previous studies showing that drinking alcohol is a substantial risk factor among older women for the development of breast cancer. This study focused on the most common type of breast cancer – the 70% found positive for both estrogen and progesterone receptors, referred to as "ER+/PR+" breast cancer. And, the study says the more one drinks the higher the risk. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Killing More Senior Citizens in Australia

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Skin Cancer FoundationMore elderly dying from Squamous Cell and Merkel Cell Carcinomas

April 14, 2008 – Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. – more than a million are diagnosed annually – but it is the melanoma skin cancer that older Americans fear most, because of the high death rate. There is a new skin cancer worry for senior citizens emerging in Australia, however, where deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) are increasing rapidly among older Australians. Read more...


Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health

Diabetes in Mid-Life Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease as Seniors

Follows study saying diabetes is one-third of risk for dementia in senior citizens

April 10, 2008 – Men who develop diabetes in mid-life appear to significantly increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a long-term study published in the April 9, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Another study reported yesterday in SeniorJournal.com indicates that diabetes accounts for one-third of the risk for dementia. Read more...


Fitness & Exercise for Senior Citizens

Physical Activity Is Natural Pain Reliever for Arthritis in Senior Citizens, Boomers

Study says it is possible to manage arthritis pain by moving more

April 10, 2008 – It does not seem to make common sense – to exercise when suffering with joint pain – but a recent study in Arthritis Care and Research concludes that regular exercise is an effective way to “significantly” improve and manage arthritis pain. The study specifically measured results of the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program. Read more...


Money, Insurance & Investments for Seniors

Senior Citizens Should Beware of Health Shock: It Can Drain Your Money

The later in life serious illness occurs, the more damage to a person’s finances

by Pam Frost Gorder, Ohio State University

April 10, 2008 - A new study underscores the need for seniors to maintain their health -- in order to maintain their wealth. Building on a 2003 study that found that healthy seniors are more likely to retain their savings, Ohio State University researchers have now discovered that the later in life a serious illness occurs, the more damage it does to a person’s finances. Read more...


Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health

Small Vessel Injury from Hypertension or Diabetes May Lead to Dementia

One-third of the risk for dementia attributed to small vessel disease in autopsy study

April 9, 2008 – A large autopsy study of senior citizens who had lived in the Seattle area has found that as many as one-third of those who had dementia before they died also had small vessel damage in their brains – the type of cumulative injury that can result from hypertension or diabetes. The researchers say it suggests this accounts for a third of the risk for dementia. Read more...


Medicare News

Medicare Advantage Plans to Get More Subsidy, Drug Plans Get Higher Deductible

CMS to pay 3.6% more to MA plans, drug deductible goes to $295 from $275 in 2009

Read complete Fact Sheet below news report.

April 9, 2008 – The subsidy paid by Medicare to Medicare Advantage Plans will increase by 2.6% next year, despite consistent opposition by advocacy groups and Democrats to this subsidy, according to an a Fast Sheet published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday. And, the drug plan providers also got a small boost in the form of higher deductibles for prescription drug plans next year. Read more...

Features for Senior Citizens

Graying and Affluent Market is Booming, Warming to Internet Shopping

Targeted market is over age 50 with $50,000 or more in income

April 8, 2008 - In the more than 80 metropolitan markets surveyed by The Media Audit, a recent study shows that those who are over age 50 with incomes of $50,000 or more (the "graying and affluent") have increased from 17.0 million in 2004 to 22.3 million during the past five years. Collectively, the markets surveyed have an adult population of approximately 142 million, according to a report in the Research Brief from the Center for Media Research. Read more...


Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health

Rush Researcher Continues to Prove Depression is Alzheimer's Risk Factor

Latest of multi-year studies says depression does not increase in early dementia

By Tucker Sutherland, editor & publisher

April 8, 2008 – Different looks at the same study group with the same Alzheimer's question has been producing the same result for years and seems to grab headlines every time. The finding is that depression is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, not a result of the disease. Dr. Robert S. Wilson, Ph.D., of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, lead author of the study, has come to this conclusion repeatedly for years. Read more...


Medicare News

Hospital Mistakes Kill 270,491 Medicare Patients in 3 Years, Cost $8.8 Billion

HealthGrades: 238,337 deaths preventable, top hospitals have 43% lower incident rate

April 8, 2008 – Hospital safety incidents caused the deaths of 270,491 Medicare patients during the years 2004 through 2006, according to a new report from HealthGrades, which estimates 238,337 of these deaths were potentially preventable. There were more than a million safety incidents during the three years studied. Read more...


Medicare News

End-of-Life Spending Varies Widely for Medicare Patients with Chronic Conditions

New Jersey spent most, $59,379; North Dakota least, $32,523; US average $46,412 - Kaiser Network Daily Report

April 7, 2008- There is wide variation among the U.S.'s top academic medical centers in spending on care for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions during the last two years of their lives, according to the 2008 edition of The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, the New York Times reports. Read more...


Nutrition, Vitamins & Supplements for Seniors

Tart Cherries May Become Senior Citizen Favorite – Lower Risks for Heart Disease, Diabetes

 

Pain Relief, Too

See full report below news story.

 

Inflammation, body fat, weight gain and blood cholesterol all lower in rats fed cherries on top of high-fat, Western-style diet

April 7, 2008 - Tart cherries – frequently sold dried, frozen or in juice – may have more than just good taste and bright red color going for them, according to new animal research from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. Read more... how cherries help fight arthritis pain, too.


Alzheimer's, Dementia & Mental Health

Parkinson's Patients Play Nintendo to Test Occupational Therapy

Foul ball and improved walking ability brings a cheer for Ingrid Bell

April 7, 2008 - It’s Ingrid Bell’s turn at bat. She steps up to the plate, awaiting the pitch. A 70-mph fastball soars toward her. She swings and connects with the ball. Foul ball! Everyone cheers for her anyway. Read more...


Medicare Drug Program News

Medicare Says New Rule Supports More Generics, Less Drug Danger, Better Communications

Rule establishes Part D e‑prescribing standards for four types of information

April 4, 2008 – Senior citizens and others eligible to enroll in Medicare’s prescription drug program are expected to experience greater safety, increased use of lower-cost generic drug equivalents, and better communication between their doctor and pharmacy as a result of a new regulation issued yesterday, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read more...


Elder Care News

Strokes, Deaths Reduced Among Very Elderly with Hypertension by ‘Water Pill’

Indapamide, (Lozol) declared “very beneficial” to those 80 and over

April 4, 2008 - Results of research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 57th Annual Scientific Session show that treatment of high blood pressure based on indapamide sustained release (SR) 1.5mg is beneficial in very elderly people with high blood pressure to reduce fatal strokes and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality. Read more...


Guarding Your Wealth for Senior Citizens

Booming Housing Market Was Really a House of Cards: Part 2

You can’t expect the one selling you a product to watch out for your best interests

By Jeffrey D. Voudrie, CFP

April 4, 2008 - Last week, I talked about how the current credit crises evolved.  This crisis is the result of mistakes made by the homeowner, the mortgage company, the investment banks and the rating agencies. This week, you’ll see what caused the House of Cards to fall and will learn how this example can keep you from making a financial mistake. Read more...


Medicare News

Medicare Patients Should Expect Better Care at Dialysis Centers, Says CMS

 

5 tips to prevent CKD

 

CMS issues final rule to update Medicare ‘conditions for coverage’

March 4, 2008 – Senior citizens should expect a higher quality of care when receiving dialysis, according to an announcement yesterday from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), that it has released a final rule that will modernize the Medicare conditions for coverage for the nation’s dialysis centers. Read more...


Senior Citizens & Sex

Sexual Dissatisfaction in Older Women Not Linked to Cardiovascular Disease

Sexual dysfunction in some older men indicates cardiovascular disease

April 3, 2008 – Although sexual dysfunction in some men indicates cardiovascular disease, researchers find this is not the case among postmenopausal sexually active females who were dissatisfied with their sexual activity. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Nano-Sized Technology Has Super-Sized Effect on Slowing Tumor Growth

  A tumor treated with fumagillin nanoparticles (left) is smaller than an untreated tumor. Nanoparticles containing an image-enhancing metal (yellow) show that the treated tumor has much less blood vessel growth than the untreated tumor.  

Researchers find success with 1,000 times lower dose of chemotherapy

April 2, 2008 - In the world that most senior citizens live in, discussions frequently turn to cancer treatments, since contemporaries are often battling the disease. The struggle against the side-effects of chemotherapy frequently comes up. There is good news today, however, that researchers may have found a way to use nanotechnology to dramatically reduce the dose of chemo required. Read more...


Features for Senior Citizens

Age 75 is the New 65 When It Comes to Cornea Transplants, Study Finds

Increasing donor pool to age 75 can expand supply significantly

April 2, 2008 – Age 75 is the new 65, at least as proven for cornea. The pool of cornea transplant donors - often limited to those 65 years of age and younger - should be expanded to include donors up to 75 years of age, according to a study by the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health and published in the April issue of Ophthalmology. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

New Discovery of Four More Genetic Variants Involved in Type 2 Diabetes

This brings total to 16 for diabetes - one has link with prostate cancer

April 1, 2008 – An unprecedented analysis of genetic data from over 70,000 people has identified six more genetic variants involved in type 2 diabetes. That brings the number to 16 of genetic risk factors associated with increased risk of the disease. None of the new variants had previously been suspected of playing a role in type 2 diabetes. Intriguingly, the new variant most strongly associated with type 2 diabetes also was recently implicated in a very different condition: prostate cancer. Read more...


Senior Citizen Health & Medicine

Antidiabetic Agent Proves It Can Slow Plaque Build-Up in Coronary Arteries

Thiazolidineddiones drug pioglitzsone (Actos) beats sulfonyhlureas drug glimepiride (Amaryl)

March 31, 2008 – A new study has found the medication pioglitzone – from a newer class of antidiabetic agents – is more effective than glimepiride in slowing the development of plaque in the coronary arteries of diabetics. More importantly, the researchers say it is the first demonstration of the ability o   f any hypoglycemic agent to slow the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with diabetes. Read more...


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