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Calcium-Channel Blockers Linked to Reduced Risk for PD
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Title Calcium-Channel Blockers Linked to Reduced Risk for PD
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569855?src=rss
Description A new study suggests that use of calcium-channel blockers, but not other antihypertensive agents, is associated with a reduced risk for PD. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Feb 7, 2008
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