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Emergency hospital admissions for heart attacks drop by 2.4% following smoke-free legislation

The introduction of smoke-free legislation in England was followed by a 2.4 per cent drop in the number of emergency hospital admissions for heart attacks, new research shows.

10 Jun 2010

Sialidase improves nerve regrowth, motor recovery and nervous system function: Researchers

Once damaged, nerves in the spinal cord normally cannot grow back and the only drug approved for treating these injuries does not enable nerve regrowth. Publishing online this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine show that treating injured rat spinal cords with an enzyme, sialidase, improves nerve regrowth, motor recovery and nervous system function.

10 Jun 2010

Microscopic polymer fibers for rebuilding human tissue, speeding healing process

Queen's University Brian Amsden is hoping that in about 10 years a tendon, spinal cord or heart valve will be able to regenerate itself after an injury or disease. The chemical engineering professor, along with scientists from the University of Western Ontario and University of Toronto, is currently trying to develop microscopic polymer fibers to help rebuild human tissue and speed the healing process.

10 Jun 2010

University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina licensed A.D.A.M. health tools for their hospital websites

A.D.A.M., Inc., a leading provider of health information and benefits technology solutions announced today that University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina has licensed the A.D.A.M. Multimedia Encyclopedia, Heart Center, and other A.D.A.M. health tools for eight of their hospital websites. The A.D.A.M. health information allows the system to provide more robust online health and wellness information to the counties served by the hospital system, and empowers people within those communities to lead healthier lives.

9 Jun 2010

Resverlogix' RVX-208 increases plasma levels of Apolipoprotein A-I and HDL-cholesterol

Resverlogix is pleased to announce that it has collaborated with the Division of Cardiology at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI of the MUHC), to publish today in the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC), a report entitled 'RVX-208 A Small Molecule that Increases Apolipoprotein A-I and High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol In Vitro and In Vivo'.

9 Jun 2010

LUMEDX certified as official ACC-NCDR ICD Registry 2.0 software vendor

The American College of Cardiology has certified LUMEDX Corporation--the industry leader in integrated cardiovascular information systems and the number one provider of ACC software--as an official ACC-NCDR ICD Registry 2.0 software vendor. LUMEDX's Export to ICD Registry solution is the latest in a suite of software applications developed to address the growing need for impeccable, accessible cardiovascular data, streamlined clinical workflows and superior data management.

9 Jun 2010

Patients with BAI can be managed non-operatively with beta-blockade: Researchers

Select patients with blunt aortic injury can be safely managed non-operatively with beta-blockade to lower the heart rate and blood pressure, according to a new study from the 64th Vascular Annual Meeting presented by the Society for Vascular Surgery.

9 Jun 2010

Clinical guidelines for UC emergency medicine physicians

Though guidelines for best treatment practices are common, they are only partially effective without standardized, routine exposure to them in clinical practice, according to a study conducted by University of Cincinnati emergency medicine researchers.

9 Jun 2010

Biofeedback training on MPA decreases performance anxiety, improves performance in musicians

Traditionally, the most successful methods used to combat stage fright have been prescribed medications (beta blockers) and aerobic exercise. In the most recent issue of Biofeedback, researchers studied another technique: the effect of biofeedback training on Musical Performance Anxiety (MPA). MPA is a severe form of stage fright marked by high anxiety levels and impaired performance.

9 Jun 2010

Researchers compare effectiveness of IB and AMP in high-risk patients

Major amputation is often selected over infrainguinal bypass in patients with severe systemic comorbidities because of a presumed decrease in risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. To investigate this presumption, researchers from the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston undertook a risk-adjusted comparison of early postoperative morbidity and mortality of high-risk patients undergoing infrainguinal bypass and major amputation.

9 Jun 2010

MRG's 2010 report on European markets for heart valve devices

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, national registry data presented at last month's euroPCR will drive adoption of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, as illustrated in MRG's new European Markets for Heart Valve Devices 2010 report. Presented by European physicians at the Paris conference, the encouraging registry results revealed high success rates in addition to acceptable mortality rates and complications in the high-risk patient population considered in the registries.

9 Jun 2010

Pecans may delay progression of age-related motor neuron degeneration: Study

Eating about a handful of pecans each day may play a role in protecting the nervous system, according to a new animal study published in the current issue of Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research. The study, conducted at the Center for Cellular Neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, suggests adding pecans to your diet may delay the progression of age-related motor neuron degeneration. This may include diseases like amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

9 Jun 2010

Promising technique to curb devastating effects of strokes

A clot vacuum cleaner that sucks out stroke-producing blockages from blood vessels in the brain sounds like science fiction. But 27 Calgary patients who were rescued from massive strokes know the endovascular procedure is for real, Dr. Mayank Goyal told the Canadian Stroke Congress today.

9 Jun 2010

Two variants of LPA gene associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease

Celera Corporation and its collaborators at the University of California at San Francisco today announced the publication of a paper confirming the association of an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and two variants of the LPA gene. The two LPA single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are Ile4399Met, a polymorphism in the protease-like domain of LPA, and rs10455872, a SNP located in a non-coding region of the LPA gene.

9 Jun 2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging reports Phase 1 data of LMI 1195 heart failure PET imaging agent

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced Phase 1 data for its novel heart failure Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging agent, LMI 1195, which is in development for the evaluation of patients at risk of heart failure or sudden cardiac death.

9 Jun 2010

Preoperative BB usage to help prevent POMI revealed at Vascular Annual Meeting

A regional quality improvement effort aimed at increasing the use of preoperative beta-blocker usage to help prevent postoperative myocardial infarction was revealed today at the 64th Vascular Annual Meeting presented by the Society for Vascular Surgery.

9 Jun 2010

4% of South Asian people carry mutated gene that causes heart failure

One in 25 people from India and other south Asian countries carries a mutated gene that causes heart failure.

9 Jun 2010

Blood vessel-blocking drug slows prostate cancer progression: Experts

A blood vessel-blocking drug called tasquinimod slowed the rate of disease progression in a clinical trial of 200 prostate cancer patients, according to experts at Johns Hopkins, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Duke University.

9 Jun 2010

Short people at greater risk of developing CVD or CHD compared to tall people: Review

Short people are at greater risk of developing heart disease than tall people, according to the first systematic review and meta-analysis of all the available evidence, which is published online today (Wednesday 9 June) in the European Heart Journal.

9 Jun 2010

In the news: Senate and jobs bill; Obama appeals to seniors; States' Medicaid squeeze; Beyond COBRA

Today's headlines highlights President Obama's planned visit to a senior center to tout health reform, while several columns examine insurance issues, what doctors say about electronic medical record goals and military treatment of traumatic brain injuries is investigated.

9 Jun 2010

Heart News and Research

Emergency hospital admissions for heart attacks drop by 2.4% following smoke-free legislation

Sialidase improves nerve regrowth, motor recovery and nervous system function: Researchers

Microscopic polymer fibers for rebuilding human tissue, speeding healing process

University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina licensed A.D.A.M. health tools for their hospital websites

Resverlogix' RVX-208 increases plasma levels of Apolipoprotein A-I and HDL-cholesterol

LUMEDX certified as official ACC-NCDR ICD Registry 2.0 software vendor

Patients with BAI can be managed non-operatively with beta-blockade: Researchers

Clinical guidelines for UC emergency medicine physicians

Biofeedback training on MPA decreases performance anxiety, improves performance in musicians

Researchers compare effectiveness of IB and AMP in high-risk patients

MRG's 2010 report on European markets for heart valve devices

Pecans may delay progression of age-related motor neuron degeneration: Study

Promising technique to curb devastating effects of strokes

Two variants of LPA gene associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease

Lantheus Medical Imaging reports Phase 1 data of LMI 1195 heart failure PET imaging agent

Preoperative BB usage to help prevent POMI revealed at Vascular Annual Meeting

4% of South Asian people carry mutated gene that causes heart failure

Blood vessel-blocking drug slows prostate cancer progression: Experts

Short people at greater risk of developing CVD or CHD compared to tall people: Review

In the news: Senate and jobs bill; Obama appeals to seniors; States' Medicaid squeeze; Beyond COBRA

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