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Walking in woods reduces stress and boosts immune system

Work, home, even in the car, stress is a constant struggle for many people. But it's more than just exhausting and annoying. Unmanaged stress can lead to serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.

4 Oct 2013

FDA report reveals personal, professional devastation caused by cognitive dysfunctions of ME/CFS

PANDORA Org and other patient organizations say a recent report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows the agency must take further action to open up opportunities for ME/CFS drug development.

4 Oct 2013

States seek ways to address marketplace trouble spots; also report progress

News outlets report on the fits and starts of state online health insurance marketplaces in Maryland, New York, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas, Florida, California and Colorado -- just to name a few.

4 Oct 2013

CHOP’s 22q and You Center plays major role in brain and behavior consortium

Genetics experts from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are among the top leaders of a major international collaboration researching why patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome have an elevated risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses.

4 Oct 2013

Whitehead Institute researchers redefine gene mutation that cause Rett syndrome

Whitehead Institute researchers have redefined the function of a gene whose mutation causes Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental autism spectrum disorder. This new research offers an improved understanding of the defects found in the neurons of Rett syndrome patients and could lead to novel therapies for the disease.

4 Oct 2013

Gas transfer excels in predicting mortality in COPD

Researchers say that measuring gas transfer is the most effective way to predict mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, after finding that it outperformed both spirometry and plethysmography for the purpose.

3 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 3, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the federal and state health exchanges worked on their second day of operations. In the background, the congressional budget stand off continues.

3 Oct 2013

Traffic reports: High volume causes health insurance shoppers to experience delays

Across the country, states reported computer problems and long wait times as consumers tried to check out the new insurance options available through the health law's online insurance marketplaces. At the same time, though, many states reported tallies of applications and hits that exceeded expectations.

3 Oct 2013

Genetic condition that attacks multiple organs can be detected using new MRI technique

A genetic condition that attacks multiple organs and usually results in fatal heart problems can be detected using a new MRI technique that was developed at the University of Alberta. The discovery of this new diagnostic tool has resulted in updated clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Fabry disease in Canada.

3 Oct 2013

Gout increases risk of heart attack and stroke

New research published in this month’s Rheumatology journal has found that having gout doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke. The research tracked the health of more than 205,000 gout patients using data spanning five decades to determine links between gout and heart attack and stroke.

3 Oct 2013

Despite snags, online insurance marketplaces open for business

The technical glitches were complicated by the millions of people who visited the online health exchanges on Tuesday, their first day of operations. For instance, Health and Human Services officials reported that 2.8 million unique visitors had been to the federal website.

3 Oct 2013

Saint Luke's liver transplantation program receives CMS certification

The liver transplantation program at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City has received certification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The certification is an important step in enhancing the hospital's ability to care for Medicare-covered patients suffering from end-stage liver disease, and attract other insurers who base their coverage on the CMS certification.

2 Oct 2013

ARAMARK event to aid low-income San Diego families caring for disabled family members

With minimal resources stretched to the limit, low-income families living in the heart of San Diego are challenged to provide adequate nutritious food, access to physical activity, and quality healthcare not only for themselves, but also for loved ones who suffer from disabling physical, mental or developmental impairments.

2 Oct 2013

Babson College introduces WIN Lab business accelerator to support women entrepreneurs

Babson College has launched the Women Innovating Now Lab business accelerator - the first of its kind - designed specifically to support women entrepreneurs in their startup and early-stage ventures.

2 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 2, 2013

Today's headlines include news reports about how the health law's new online insurance marketplaces -- glitches and all -- went live at both the federal and state levels.

2 Oct 2013

Obama says marketplaces overwhelmed by demand

In remarks in the Rose Garden to mark the opening of these centerpieces of the health law, the president says federal officials are will overcome the technical problems.

2 Oct 2013

Statin medications pose no threat to short-term memory and may protect against dementia

A review of dozens of studies on the use of statin medications to prevent heart attacks shows that the commonly prescribed drugs pose no threat to short-term memory, and that they may even protect against dementia when taken for more than one year.

2 Oct 2013

Opinions on shutdown: Using Obamacare is a sham cause; GOP isn't crazy; what's the endgame?

House Republicans' irresponsible brinkmanship may finally lead to the government shutdown that some of its members have been coveting since they took control of that chamber in 2011. This time, though, the fight hasn't been a battle over spending on federal agencies. It's been a symbolic one over the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare. And it's been a sham. The inconvenient truth for the GOP is that "defunding Obamacare," as the House tried to do, wouldn't stop most of the major provisions of the health care law, some of which have already gone into effect

2 Oct 2013

AASM: Chronic disease sufferers must seek sleep evaluation

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links too little sleep (six hours or less) and too much sleep (10 or more hours) with chronic diseases -- including coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and obesity -- in adults age 45 and older.

2 Oct 2013

Final patient completion of phase II study of TR040303 in patients treated for acute myocardial infarction announced by Trophos

Trophos SA, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics from discovery to clinical validation for indications with under-served needs in neurology and cardiology, announces today the final patient completion of a phase II study of TR040303 in patients treated for acute myocardial infarction (MI). Outcome data of this study is expected to be available towards the end of 2013.

2 Oct 2013

Heart News and Research

Walking in woods reduces stress and boosts immune system

FDA report reveals personal, professional devastation caused by cognitive dysfunctions of ME/CFS

States seek ways to address marketplace trouble spots; also report progress

CHOP’s 22q and You Center plays major role in brain and behavior consortium

Whitehead Institute researchers redefine gene mutation that cause Rett syndrome

Gas transfer excels in predicting mortality in COPD

First Edition: October 3, 2013

Traffic reports: High volume causes health insurance shoppers to experience delays

Genetic condition that attacks multiple organs can be detected using new MRI technique

Gout increases risk of heart attack and stroke

Despite snags, online insurance marketplaces open for business

Saint Luke's liver transplantation program receives CMS certification

ARAMARK event to aid low-income San Diego families caring for disabled family members

Babson College introduces WIN Lab business accelerator to support women entrepreneurs

First Edition: October 2, 2013

Obama says marketplaces overwhelmed by demand

Statin medications pose no threat to short-term memory and may protect against dementia

Opinions on shutdown: Using Obamacare is a sham cause; GOP isn't crazy; what's the endgame?

AASM: Chronic disease sufferers must seek sleep evaluation

Final patient completion of phase II study of TR040303 in patients treated for acute myocardial infarction announced by Trophos

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