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Ablative Solutions named recipient of CRT's Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award

Ablative Solutions, Inc., a venture-backed, privately-held clinical stage company headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, with offices in Menlo Park, CA, announced today that it was the recipient of a "Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award" from Cardiovascular Research Technologies for the Peregrine System.

12 Mar 2015

Survey: Physicians, patients overestimate risk of heart attack or death for possible ACS

Both physicians and patients overestimate the risk of heart attack or death for possible acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as well as the potential benefit of hospital admission for possible ACS.

12 Mar 2015

Implantable defibrillators help patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy live longer

Newly published research led by the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Tufts Medical Center in Boston shows that implantable defibrillators (ICDs), along with other modern treatments, have reduced mortality rates and are helping patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) live longer, including normal life expectancy.

12 Mar 2015

SHL Telemedicine, USCI sign distribution agreement for smartheart device in Japan

SHL Telemedicine Ltd., a leading provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement for its innovative smartheart device with USCI Holdings, Inc., of Japan.

11 Mar 2015

TRUFFLE study evaluates monitoring techniques to identify babies with poor growth in the womb

Babies that grow poorly in the womb could have better outcomes if a method for the timing of delivery was used more widely, a study suggests.

11 Mar 2015

Repeatedly exposing children to secondhand smoke is child abuse, argues Adam Goldstein

Purposefully and repeatedly exposing children to secondhand smoke — a known human carcinogen — is child abuse, according to an opinion piece written by Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

11 Mar 2015

Excess dietary sodium can adversely affect organs

You may think you're one of the lucky ones who can eat all the salty snacks and convenience foods you want and still register low numbers on the blood pressure cuff. But, new research suggests you may not be so lucky after all.

11 Mar 2015

Naproxen and omeprazole combination effective in preventing bladder cancer

The anti-inflammatory class of drugs NSAIDs have shown great promise in preventing cancers including colon, esophagus and skin. However, they can increase the risks of heart attacks, ulcers and rare but potentially life-threatening bleeds.

11 Mar 2015

Scientists develop mathematical model to digitally map communication between heart cells

A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins cardiologist and biomedical engineer Hiroshi Ashikaga, M.D., Ph.D., has developed a mathematical model to measure and digitally map the beat-sustaining electrical flow between heart cells.

11 Mar 2015

Researchers find that weight-loss strategies sorely lacking for individuals with neurological disabilities

A review of nutrition and weight-loss interventions for people with impaired mobility found strategies are sorely lacking for people with neurological disabilities, according to a team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic.

10 Mar 2015

New drug shows promise in driving insulin-producing beta cells to multiply

In a screen of more than 100,000 potential drugs, only one, harmine, drove human insulin-producing beta cells to multiply, according to a study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, funded by JDRF and the National Institutes of Health, and published online today in Nature Medicine.

10 Mar 2015

PTS Diagnostics announces launch of PTS Connect Wellness Solution

PTS Diagnostics, the U.S.-based manufacturer of both the CardioChek brand and the A1CNow family of point-of-care diagnostic products, announces the launch of the PTS Connect Wellness Solution. This secure cloud-based solution will empower health screening companies to screen more individuals faster and corporate wellness programs to improve outcomes by encouraging participants to monitor and track activity and progress online.

10 Mar 2015

Nuclear medicine in Australia: an interview with Doug Cubbin, ANM Board Chairman

Molybdennum-99 is a central part of Australia’s modern medical system, and is by far the most commonly used radioisotope produced by ANSTO. It decays to Technetium-99m, which is potentially lifesaving as it is used in the diagnosis of heart, conditions, as well as diagnostic procedures associated with kidneys, lungs, bone and the liver.

10 Mar 2015

Imperial scientists develop new test that uses human stem cells to predict side effects of drugs

Scientists at Imperial College London have developed a test that uses combinations of cells from a single donor's blood to predict whether a new drug will cause a severe immune reaction in humans.

10 Mar 2015

Hormone therapy does not safeguard post-menopausal women against cardiovascular disease

New evidence published today in the Cochrane Library shows that hormone replacement therapy does not protect post-menopausal women against cardiovascular disease, and may even cause an increased risk of stroke.

10 Mar 2015

Loyola gets AHA grant for cardiac research

The American Heart Association awarded Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine $735,516 in 2014 in new and continuing grants for cardiac research.

9 Mar 2015

AliveCor launches latest version of AliveECG app

AliveCor, Inc. announced today the launch of the latest version of the AliveECG app, with two new FDA-cleared and CE-marked automated detectors that allow patients and physicians to focus on the ECGs that matter most.

From AliveCor, Inc. 9 Mar 2015

Testosterone, estrogen raise men's risk of heart disease

Why men have more heart disease than premenopausal women has been unclear, but a new study shows that the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen alter cardiovascular risk factors in a way that raises a man's risk of heart disease.

9 Mar 2015

BMC researchers to play key role in examining best treatment for acute low back pain

Boston Medical Center researchers are part of a national clinical trial that will examine how best to treat acute low back pain and potentially prevent it from being chronic. BMC will receive $2.3 million for its role in the five-year study that was recently approved for a $14 million award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

9 Mar 2015

New review finds no link between menopausal hormone therapy and mortality risk

Menopausal hormone therapy (HT) does not have a significant effect on death, according to a new review of the medical literature published over the past three decades.

9 Mar 2015

Heart News and Research

Ablative Solutions named recipient of CRT's Top Cardiovascular Innovation Award

Survey: Physicians, patients overestimate risk of heart attack or death for possible ACS

Implantable defibrillators help patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy live longer

SHL Telemedicine, USCI sign distribution agreement for smartheart device in Japan

TRUFFLE study evaluates monitoring techniques to identify babies with poor growth in the womb

Repeatedly exposing children to secondhand smoke is child abuse, argues Adam Goldstein

Excess dietary sodium can adversely affect organs

Naproxen and omeprazole combination effective in preventing bladder cancer

Scientists develop mathematical model to digitally map communication between heart cells

Researchers find that weight-loss strategies sorely lacking for individuals with neurological disabilities

New drug shows promise in driving insulin-producing beta cells to multiply

PTS Diagnostics announces launch of PTS Connect Wellness Solution

Nuclear medicine in Australia: an interview with Doug Cubbin, ANM Board Chairman

Imperial scientists develop new test that uses human stem cells to predict side effects of drugs

Hormone therapy does not safeguard post-menopausal women against cardiovascular disease

Loyola gets AHA grant for cardiac research

AliveCor launches latest version of AliveECG app

Testosterone, estrogen raise men's risk of heart disease

BMC researchers to play key role in examining best treatment for acute low back pain

New review finds no link between menopausal hormone therapy and mortality risk

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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