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CBAI partners with BlueCross and offers cord blood banking services to their members

Cord Blood America, Inc., announced today it has entered into an agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and is now offering the storage of umbilical cord blood at a discount rate as consistent with its other BCBS licensee contracts.

28 Mar 2011

Study establishes strong link between nicotine and diabetes complications

Scientists today reported the first strong evidence implicating nicotine as the main culprit responsible for persistently elevated blood sugar levels - and the resulting increased risk of serious health complications - in people who have diabetes and smoke.

28 Mar 2011

Antioxidants in walnuts can reduce risk of heart disease

A new scientific study positions walnuts in the No. 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature's most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts.

28 Mar 2011

New discovery may improve cochlear implants for deafness

University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make rat heart cells contract and toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain.

28 Mar 2011

Study finds only 1 in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly

Fewer than one in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

28 Mar 2011

UT Southwestern receives $36.7 million CPRIT grant for cancer studies

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded more than $36.7 million in new grants to investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center to support cancer-related projects and to recruit pre-eminent cancer investigators.

28 Mar 2011

People living at high altitudes have lower chance of dying from heart disease

In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in partnership with the Harvard School of Global Health have found that people living at higher altitudes have a lower chance of dying from ischemic heart disease and tend to live longer than others.

28 Mar 2011

Genentech's Lucentis Phase III trials in DME meets primary endpoints

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that the second of two Phase III trials evaluating Lucentis in patients with diabetic macular edema met its primary endpoint.

28 Mar 2011

Diabetic smokers beware - Nicotine raises blood sugar: Study

U.S. researchers have found that nicotine in cigarettes may be responsible for serious complications in smokers with diabetes. They have shown that nicotine is strongly linked to persistently raised blood sugar levels among diabetics and scientists say they should make every effort to quit. There may also be implications for diabetics attempting to give up the habit who use nicotine-replacement therapy for extended periods.

27 Mar 2011

Walnuts best for heart when compared to other nuts

The latest research has shown that walnuts are the best nuts to prevent heart disease. Eating seven of the protein-rich walnuts a day could also help cut the risk of some cancers and type-2 diabetes say researchers. These nuts contain more antioxidants than almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, peanuts, pecans and pistachios.

27 Mar 2011

Best thing to do when grieving is to help others

We all know celebrities. We tend to think of stars as part of our families. So when a famous person dies, grief is inevitable.

25 Mar 2011

Study finds increased risk of VTE during first year of combination oral contraceptive usage

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that interim results from a large, prospective, observational cohort safety study offer insights into the increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, which is a well-established risk in women who use combination oral contraceptives (COCs), also known as "the Pill".

25 Mar 2011

POET-COPD study looks at controlling 'lung attacks' which can lead to increased ER visits

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major cause for hospital stays and emergency room visits across Canada and researchers say minimizing exacerbations or flare-ups of the disease can go a long way to reducing hospitalizations.

25 Mar 2011

Non-invasive brain stimulation improves swallowing ability among stroke survivors

Stroke patients who received electrical brain stimulation coupled with swallowing exercises showed greater improvement in swallowing ability than patients who did not receive this stimulation, according to a pilot study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Mar 2011

Study: High intake of omega-3 fats can help prevent obesity-related chronic diseases

A study of Yup'ik Eskimos in Alaska, who on average consume 20 times more omega-3 fats from fish than people in the lower 48 states, suggests that a high intake of these fats helps prevent obesity-related chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.

25 Mar 2011

First AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor system implanted in patient at Jersey Shore

Today at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, 66-year-old heart attack survivor Charles Theodora from Ocean Township became the first NY/NJ Metropolitan resident to be implanted with the experimental AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor and alert system device that could alert him if a heart attack is imminent.

25 Mar 2011

Dabigatran etexilate is less costly, more effective for stroke treatment in patients with AF

A new economic analysis, published online in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, suggested that Boehringer Ingelheim's novel oral direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran etexilate is cost-effective compared to current treatment options, particularly in real-world clinical practice.

25 Mar 2011

Stemedica begins allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell Phase I/II trial in patients with ischemic stroke

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leader in adult allogeneic stem cell manufacturing, research and development, announced today that its specially formulated ischemic adult allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells have been successfully used to treat the first patient in an ischemic stroke study conducted at the University of California, San Diego.

25 Mar 2011

DMC launches new procedure to protect diabetic patients with PAD from leg amputations

The Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute has implemented a ground-breaking new medical technology designed to protect patients with diabetes-related arterial disease from the risk of foot or leg amputation.

25 Mar 2011

State roundup: Vt. closer to single payer plan

After a full day and evening of debate, the Vermont House gave preliminary approval to health care reform legislation that's designed to put the state on the path toward a single payer system. ... The heart of the bill is the creation of a five person Health Care Board, modeled after the Public Service Board, which will oversee virtually every aspect of health care in the state.

25 Mar 2011

Heart News and Research

CBAI partners with BlueCross and offers cord blood banking services to their members

Study establishes strong link between nicotine and diabetes complications

Antioxidants in walnuts can reduce risk of heart disease

New discovery may improve cochlear implants for deafness

Study finds only 1 in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly

UT Southwestern receives $36.7 million CPRIT grant for cancer studies

People living at high altitudes have lower chance of dying from heart disease

Genentech's Lucentis Phase III trials in DME meets primary endpoints

Diabetic smokers beware - Nicotine raises blood sugar: Study

Walnuts best for heart when compared to other nuts

Best thing to do when grieving is to help others

Study finds increased risk of VTE during first year of combination oral contraceptive usage

POET-COPD study looks at controlling 'lung attacks' which can lead to increased ER visits

Non-invasive brain stimulation improves swallowing ability among stroke survivors

Study: High intake of omega-3 fats can help prevent obesity-related chronic diseases

First AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor system implanted in patient at Jersey Shore

Dabigatran etexilate is less costly, more effective for stroke treatment in patients with AF

Stemedica begins allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell Phase I/II trial in patients with ischemic stroke

DMC launches new procedure to protect diabetic patients with PAD from leg amputations

State roundup: Vt. closer to single payer plan

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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