Stanford beats Cal in blood driveThe Stanford Blood Center collected a record 234 units of blood during the annual "Rivals for Life" blood drive competition against UC-Berkeley. Read story »
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Mark Hlatky on statinsA major study recently showed that cholesterol- lowering drugs called statins can dramatically decrease the risk of heart attacks and strokes for millions more people. In an accompanying editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, however, Mark Hlatky, MD, professor of health research and policy and of cardiovascular medicine, urged caution in the prescription of these drugs to seemingly healthy patients. He discusses the implications of the study's findings with the school's executive director of communications, Paul Costello. Length: 23 min. Nov. 25 | Noon - 1:00 PM STANFORD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
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