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April 17, 2008
Too Little Vitamin D May Increase Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease

March 20, 2008
John Ritter's Widow: 'The Jury Has Spoken'

February 25, 2008
Cats Help Shield Owners From Heart Attack

February 22, 2008
Genetic Mutation Found in Peripheral Artery Disease

February 19, 2008
Similar Names Added to Heparin Problems

February 15, 2008
Possible Heparin Problems Detected

January 23, 2008
Peripheral Arterial Disease Costlier to Treat Than Heart Trouble

January 17, 2008
Voluntary FDA Heparin Recall

January 14, 2008
Minor leg injuries can cause blood clots

January 7, 2008
Deep Vein Thrombosis: Knowing your risk for blood clots (VDF Patient Radio Interview)

January 1, 2008
Restless Legs Syndrome Doubles Risk Of Stroke And Heart Disease, Study Shows

November 20, 2007
A Breakthrough on Stem Cells

November 13, 2007
A New Reason to Quit for the Great American Smoke Out

November 4, 2007
Peripheral Artery Disease Up Sharply Among U.S. Women

October 1, 2007
Special Teams Fight Diabetic Amputations

October 9, 2007
Grow New Arteries to Banish Leg Pains

September 18, 2007
Health Group Calls Attention to Venous Thromboembolism

September 18, 2007

Few Americans aware of dangerous peripheral arterial disease

September 13, 2007
Screen and Stage Legend Phylicia Rashad Launches a Campaign Close to Her Heart

September 12, 2007
REACH Registry Highlights That Patients With PAD Suffer High Rates of Heart Attack, Stroke

August 13, 2007
What Ails You: How to fight back against leg pain

August 9, 2007
Move Around on Long Flights to Prevent Blood Clots

August 8, 2007
Peripheral Artery Disease Study (MN)

August 2, 2007
U.S. Senate Approves Resolution Declaring September as PAD Awareness Month

July 23, 2007
Study Links Diet Soft Drinks With Cardiac Risk

July 23, 2007
Discharged Hospital Patients Run Risk of Blood Clots

July 19, 2007
Drugs fail to treat leg-artery clots

July 18, 2007
Blood thinners plus Aspirin unsafe therapy for peripheral arterial disease

June 18, 2007
Form of Arterial Disease Going Under-Diagnosed

June 15, 2007

Senior Citizens with Diabetes Twice as Likely to Suffer Depression

April 19 , 2007

Cut Your Salt Use and Cut Your Risk of Heart Disease

March 6, 2007

Vice President Dick Cheney Treated for Blood Clot

March 21, 2007

Clogged Arteries? Your Heart Might be at Risk

March 15, 2007

FDA Warns About Sleeping Pill Risks

March 7, 2007
Stay calm, or you may calcify your arteries

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