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Flu vaccine may also reduce risk of heart attack by 50% among people who had heart attack

The flu vaccine may not only ward off serious complications from influenza, it may also reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by more than 50 per cent among those who have had a heart attack, according to new research led by Dr. Jacob Udell, a cardiologist at Women's College Hospital and clinician-scientist at the University of Toronto. What's more, the vaccine's heart protective effects may be even greater among those who receive a more potent vaccine.

23 Oct 2013

Influenza vaccination linked with reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular events

Receiving an influenza vaccination was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events such as heart failure or hospitalization for heart attack, with the greatest treatment effect seen among patients with recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS; such as heart attack or unstable angina), according to a meta-analysis published in the October 23/30 issue of JAMA.

23 Oct 2013

STSI receives $29M grant to support innovative research on genomics, wireless technology and bioinformatics

The National Institutes of Health has renewed its prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) with the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) in the amount of $29 million over the next five years to support innovative research in genomics, wireless technology and bioinformatics toward individualizing medicine.

23 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 22, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the Obama administration's plans to address the problems with healthcare.gov.

22 Oct 2013

Cedars-Sinai wins national consumer award for providing quality medical care, staff in LA region

For the 18th year in a row, Cedars-Sinai has won a national consumer award for providing the highest quality medical care and staff in the Los Angeles region based on a survey of area households.

22 Oct 2013

Ariad Ends Phase III Leukemia Drug Trial

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18 Oct 2013

Health care practitioners should focus on getting calcium from diet, says researcher

In recent years, studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding whether calcium supplements used to prevent fractures increase the risk of heart attack.

18 Oct 2013

Use of effective, risky drug therapies by Medicare patients varies across US

A new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project shows that the use of both effective and risky drug therapies by Medicare patients varies widely across U.S. regions, offering further evidence that location is a key determinant in the quality and cost of the medical care that patients receive.

18 Oct 2013

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

On World Osteoporosis Day, October 20, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is calling for women to take action now to protect their bone health. Broken bones due to osteoporosis often result in pain, immobility and loss of quality of life as well as early death.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new tool to quantify myocardial damage in heart attack patients

Researchers from the Computer Vision Center (CVC) have developed a new tool to quantify the myocardial perfusion damage in people who had a heart attack or an angina. Having been validated in 200 patients, it can help improve and speed up diagnosis of the damage, offering a quantitative, repeatable and objective measure of the blood irrigation level of the heart tissue.

17 Oct 2013

Simple urine test uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting

Life-threatening blood clots can form in anyone who sits on a plane for a long time, is confined to bed while recovering from surgery, or takes certain medications.

17 Oct 2013

Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic patients less likely to experience metabolic syndrome remission

The impact of bariatric surgery on risk factors for cardiovascular disease depends on a variety of factors, including the type of surgery, sex of the patient, ethnic background, and pre-surgery body mass index, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in Annals of Surgery.

16 Oct 2013

Ticagrelor drug may reduce risk of dying following heart attack

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered ground breaking clues as to how the pioneering heart drug ticagrelor might reduce the risk of dying following a heart attack, in comparison to previous standard treatments.

16 Oct 2013

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery provides better health status, quality of life in diabetic patients

For patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease in more than one artery, treatment with coronary artery bypass graft surgery provided slightly better health status and quality of life between 6 months and 2 years than procedures using drug-eluting stents, although beyond 2 years the difference disappeared, according to a study in the October 16 issue of JAMA.

16 Oct 2013

Mindfulness-based intervention leads to drop in blood pressure

Blood pressure is effectively lowered by mindfulness-based stress reduction for patients with borderline high blood pressure or "prehypertension." This finding is reported in the October issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society.

16 Oct 2013

Research shows inhibition of Rcan1 protein may reduce atherosclerosis in mice

Researchers of the Spanish research council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient-ficas, CSIC) and the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered that inhibiting the protein Rcan1 in mice reduces the burden of atherosclerosis, one of the commonest cardiovascular diseases.

16 Oct 2013

Study shows IBD patients may have increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at an increased risk of stroke and heart attack according to a new study presented by Mayo Clinic researchers at the American College of Gastroenterology's Annual Scientific Meeting, Oct. 11-16, in San Diego.

15 Oct 2013

Psychological interventions reduce deaths, cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease

Psychological interventions halve deaths and cardiovascular events in heart disease patients, according to research from Athens, Greece, presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2013.

12 Oct 2013

FDA clears Sotera Wireless' patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology

Sotera Wireless, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Company's patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology, a new feature of the ViSi Mobile wireless patient monitoring system. For the first time clinicians can continuously monitor all patient vital signs, including beat-to-beat blood pressure, without the use of a catheter or blood pressure cuff.

10 Oct 2013

$New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman$

New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman

According to a new report published today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, women may expect to live longer but their quality of life will be seriously jeopardized if action to protect their bone health is not taken. Postmenopausal women are the most vulnerable to osteoporosis and fractures. Worldwide, an estimated 200 million women are affected by osteoporosis and around one in three women aged over 50 will suffer from a fracture due to the disease.

10 Oct 2013

Heart Attack News and Research

Flu vaccine may also reduce risk of heart attack by 50% among people who had heart attack

Influenza vaccination linked with reduced risk of adverse cardiovascular events

STSI receives $29M grant to support innovative research on genomics, wireless technology and bioinformatics

First Edition: October 22, 2013

Cedars-Sinai wins national consumer award for providing quality medical care, staff in LA region

Ariad Ends Phase III Leukemia Drug Trial

Health care practitioners should focus on getting calcium from diet, says researcher

Use of effective, risky drug therapies by Medicare patients varies across US

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

Researchers develop new tool to quantify myocardial damage in heart attack patients

Simple urine test uses nanotechnology to detect dangerous blood clotting

Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic patients less likely to experience metabolic syndrome remission

Ticagrelor drug may reduce risk of dying following heart attack

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery provides better health status, quality of life in diabetic patients

Mindfulness-based intervention leads to drop in blood pressure

Research shows inhibition of Rcan1 protein may reduce atherosclerosis in mice

Study shows IBD patients may have increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Psychological interventions reduce deaths, cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease

FDA clears Sotera Wireless' patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology

New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman

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