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Study confirms impact of high-quality CPR on improving sudden cardiac arrest survival rates

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that results from the CIRC trial were presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2011 Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) this weekend in Orlando.

14 Nov 2011

Fears about ICD shock during sex leads to performance problems in heart patients

Adults with congenital heart disease and implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) often have a high level of fear and anxiety about the device delivering a shock during sex - resulting in sexual performance problems, according to research (Abstract 14165) presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011.

14 Nov 2011

Ethiopia reduced child mortality rate by more than half over past 20 years

Ethiopia has reduced its child mortality rates by more than half since 1990, from about 20 percent to 8.8 percent, "through campaigns to increase the number of health workers and clinics throughout the country, government and aid officials said on Friday," Reuters reports.

14 Nov 2011

Bone-marrow derived cells do not improve heart function after attack

NIH-funded trial shows that therapy with bone-marrow derived cells does not improve heart function after six months; future clinical benefits still possible.

14 Nov 2011

Gates Foundation infographic on reinventing toilets

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation presents an infographic on reinventing the toilet, as "2.6 billion people still don't have a safe, affordable way to poop."

14 Nov 2011

Surgery to treat lung cancer would increase survival rates

Many more lung cancer patients would survive for longer if they had surgery to remove the disease, according to research published in the European Journal of Cancer.

14 Nov 2011

Super committee may delay tax details

As the panel's Nov. 23 deadline approaches and doubts about its ability for success persist, a new approach is emerging in which the panel may opt to postpone politically difficult decisions by deciding the amount of new revenue their deficit-reduction plan would require, but leaving specifics to Congress' tax-writing committees to fill in next year.

14 Nov 2011

Functional MRI illuminates brain networks activated by motion

An estimated 300,000 people in North America are afflicted with dystonia, a disorder characterized by a progressive loss of motor control. Patients with generalized dystonia grapple with involuntary muscle spasms that lead to uncontrolled twisting and turning in awkward, sometimes painful postures.

14 Nov 2011

Therapeutic hypothermia recommended for patients with preexisting cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is common among cardiac arrest survivors. The survival and neuroprotective benefits of therapeutic hypothermia is similar in patients with preexisting cardiomyopathy, compared with those patients without cardiomyopathy, according to a scientific poster being presented Nov. 14 at the American Heart Association (AHA) scientific sessions.

14 Nov 2011

Cancer drug joins list of medicines in short supply

A crucial cancer drug has been in short supply since midsummer - and its maker, Johnson & Johnson Inc., has not been able to remedy the situation since.

14 Nov 2011

BIDMC researcher says improvement in survival rates best 'since introduction of aspirin'

An oral anti-clotting drug, when added to standard medical treatment for acute coronary syndrome, lowered the risk of death, heart attack or stroke an average of 16 percent, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions.

14 Nov 2011

New Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas

The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today the launch of a new brain atlas resource and updates to four existing resources, all publicly available online to accelerate brain research around the globe.

14 Nov 2011

Corgenix first quarter total revenues increase 10.1% to $2.18 million

Corgenix Medical Corporation, a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, today filed its fiscal quarter Form 10-Q and reported financial results.

14 Nov 2011

The downfall of a database that offered patient safety insights

An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that maintains a discipline and medical-malpractice database reopened it for public access yesterday, two months after the agency had first taken the database offline.

14 Nov 2011

New insight into how the human brain learns and remembers

New research released today provides insight into one of neuroscience's most intriguing mysteries: how the human brain learns and remembers. These studies - involving topics as diverse as musical memory, "change blindness," and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - illustrate the profound influence that specific changes in either the brain's structure, function, or both, can have on human behavior.

14 Nov 2011

A shot to lower 'bad' cholesterol

Patients unable to control their cholesterol levels with medications may someday be able to lower their "bad" cholesterol with a shot, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011.

14 Nov 2011

CLASS Act repeal vote will test Dems' unity

House Democrats face their first test of unity over a key provision of their health care reform law next week when legislation to repeal the long-term care CLASS Act comes up for a vote.

14 Nov 2011

SANUWAVE Health third quarter revenues decrease 42% to $161,678

SANUWAVE Health, Inc. today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

14 Nov 2011

Demand for non-drug intervention for atrial fibrillation will remain, despite FDA PVAC decision

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the search for an improved method of treating atrial fibrillation (AF) will be unaffected by the recent mixed decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel on Medtronic's phased radiofrequency (RF) pulmonary vein ablation catheter (PVAC).

From Medtronic 14 Nov 2011

Simcere third quarter total revenue decreases 8.9% to RMB501.0 million

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of branded generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals in China, today reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

14 Nov 2011