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AGA Medical first-quarter net sales increase 15.4% to $51.3 million

AGA Medical Holdings, Inc., a leading developer of interventional medical devices for the minimally invasive treatment of structural heart defects and vascular abnormalities, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

6 May 2010

Bill requiring AEDs be installed in public spaces will save countless lives across Ontario

A new provincial Bill undergoing second reading this week could have a profound effect on the outcomes of cardiac arrest and bystander CPR response in Ontario if it is passed.

6 May 2010

Measurement of finger temperature to assess individual's risk for CVD

Two University of Houston professors are working to help keep your heart beating stronger and longer simply by monitoring the temperature of your fingertip.

6 May 2010

IBM embarks on multi-year research effort to better understand actions needed to improve human health

IBM today launched a multi-year research effort to connect and analyze enormous collections of data from a wide variety of sources in order to enable individuals, governments and businesses to better understand which actions to take to improve human health. The project will initially focus on solving the issue of childhood obesity.

6 May 2010

Lack of physical activity and greater TV viewing time associated with wider retinal venules

It is well known that the lack of physical activity is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, but what part does it play in retinal vascular caliber? A team of researchers examined the association of physical activity and television viewing time with retinal vascular caliber and explored the differences in white, black, Hispanic and Chinese racial/ethnic groups.

6 May 2010

Research reveals reason for ineffectiveness of antioxidants against cardiovascular disease

A new study by researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the immune defence's T cells can attack the "bad" LDL cholesterol and thereby cause an inflammation that leads to atherosclerosis. By producing a vaccine against the T cell receptors, the researchers have managed to inhibit the development of atherosclerosis in animals.

6 May 2010

Abbott's SPIRIT IV trial results published in The New England Journal of Medicine

Findings from Abbott's SPIRIT IV trial, one of the largest randomized clinical trials comparing two drug eluting stents, with 3,690 U.S.-based patients, were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

6 May 2010

RayBiotech announces biomarker grant winners

RayBiotech, Inc. has announced the winners of its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program. In total, 18 award recipients were chosen for grants of up to $20,000 each, redeemable for RayBiotech products and services. "By offering these grants," states Dr. Ray (Ruopan) Huang, Founder and President of RayBiotech, "we intend to demonstrate that any researcher with a modest research budget can successfully discover and validate disease-related biomarkers using our antibody arrays."

6 May 2010

Annual heart disease and stroke rates in China to rise up to 73% by 2030: Research

Annual heart disease and stroke rates in China will rise by up to 73 percent by 2030, given an aging population and other increased risk factors, without policies and prevention efforts aimed at controlling blood pressure and smoking, according to research from Columbia University Medical Center published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

6 May 2010

Obesity epidemic may be flattening out - still much to be done

The prevalence of childhood obesity might be stabilising in developed countries, but there is still much to be done to combat this major threat to health, according to a Seminar published on Online First and in an upcoming issue of The Lancet.

6 May 2010

Dark chocolate may protect brain after stroke by increasing cellular signals: Researchers

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage.

6 May 2010

THI at St. Luke's awarded $1.5M NIH grant for study of stem cells with LVADs for end-stage heart failure

Physician scientists at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (THI at St. Luke's) have been awarded a grant of almost $1.5 million by the National Institutes of Health for research into treatments for patients with end-stage heart failure that would combine heart-assist devices and adult stem-cell treatments.

6 May 2010

Nausea in pregnant women can be a sign of flu: Researchers

Nausea in pregnant women tends to fade after the first three months, but during the second and third trimesters it can be a sign of flu, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a study of expectant women who sought medical care.

6 May 2010

Study to assess therapy for feeding difficulties in kids

It is a common complaint of many mothers that their children refuse food. Now Australian scientists are looking for answers to this problem in order to reduce the increase in the number of malnourished children who need medical help because of their picky eating.

6 May 2010

Study: Hospital follow up can curb readmission rate for heart patients

"Hospitals can slow the revolving door that shuttles heart failure patients back into bed within a month of going home by following up promptly to ensure patients get the right outpatient care, a study shows," USA Today reports.

6 May 2010

Officials investigate if use of surgical robot led to injuries

The Wall Street Journal: Injuries at a small New Hampshire hospital that uses a surgical robot have some questioning the use of such machines in the care of people. The machine, which is named after Leonardo da Vinci, has been linked to surgeries where patients have been hurt, including two with lacerated bladders and one woman who required four subsequent surgeries after errors using the machine.

6 May 2010

Cardiogenesis reports 13% increase in first-quarter 2010 revenue

Cardiogenesis Corporation, a leading developer of surgical products used in the treatment of cardiac patients suffering from severe angina, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

6 May 2010

Making stem cells in the lab: a training program and a study

Young researchers will now be trained for the first time by the Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC) in scientific techniques of using and growing human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in research. This training will be through StemCore iPS Cell Workshop, the ASCC's national facility for the provision of stem cells and advice.

5 May 2010

Forbidding ambulance costs deter heart attack victims from calling ‘000’: National Heart Foundation

According to a new survey conducted by The National Heart Foundation, the forbidding ambulance costs are preventing timely calls to the emergency by at least one in 10 heart attack victims. The Foundation also released a discussion paper released during Heart Week urging free universal ambulance services in all states and territories. Dr Bill Coote in the paper entitled Universal Ambulance Cover has also said that this would prevent many heart attack deaths.

5 May 2010

New data on Surfaxin LS presented at 2010 PAS Annual Meeting

Discovery Laboratories, Inc., announced that new data regarding Surfaxin LS (its novel, lyophilized KL4 surfactant dosage form) were presented at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. The two studies presented demonstrate that Surfaxin LS improves lung function and oxygenation while attenuating lung inflammation in the preterm lamb model of respiratory distress syndrome.

5 May 2010

Heart News and Research

AGA Medical first-quarter net sales increase 15.4% to $51.3 million

Bill requiring AEDs be installed in public spaces will save countless lives across Ontario

Measurement of finger temperature to assess individual's risk for CVD

IBM embarks on multi-year research effort to better understand actions needed to improve human health

Lack of physical activity and greater TV viewing time associated with wider retinal venules

Research reveals reason for ineffectiveness of antioxidants against cardiovascular disease

Abbott's SPIRIT IV trial results published in The New England Journal of Medicine

RayBiotech announces biomarker grant winners

Annual heart disease and stroke rates in China to rise up to 73% by 2030: Research

Obesity epidemic may be flattening out - still much to be done

Dark chocolate may protect brain after stroke by increasing cellular signals: Researchers

THI at St. Luke's awarded $1.5M NIH grant for study of stem cells with LVADs for end-stage heart failure

Nausea in pregnant women can be a sign of flu: Researchers

Study to assess therapy for feeding difficulties in kids

Study: Hospital follow up can curb readmission rate for heart patients

Officials investigate if use of surgical robot led to injuries

Cardiogenesis reports 13% increase in first-quarter 2010 revenue

Making stem cells in the lab: a training program and a study

Forbidding ambulance costs deter heart attack victims from calling ‘000’: National Heart Foundation

New data on Surfaxin LS presented at 2010 PAS Annual Meeting

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