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Economic, clinical benefits of HyperQ stress test presented at International Congress on Electrocardiology

BSP Biological Signal Processing Ltd., develops and markets innovative systems for non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of Ischemic Heart Disease based on its proprietary HyperQ technology. BSP recently presented the results of a study on the economic and clinical benefits of the HyperQ stress test in the diagnosis and management of coronary heart disease at the International Congress on Electrocardiology on June 4th, 2010.

7 Jun 2010

GRASP program reduces depression symptoms, boosts physical therapy results in stroke patients

You don't always need to build up a big sweat to reap the healing benefits of physical activity. Research has found that even a low-intense exercise program can reduce depression symptoms and boost physical therapy results in recovering stroke patients.

7 Jun 2010

Telemedicine holds key to rehabilitation of people with stroke: Researcher

Telemedicine holds the key to the rehabilitation of people with stroke living in northern, rural, remote Canadian communities, rehabilitation researcher Esmé French told the Canadian Stroke Congress today.

7 Jun 2010

Raydiance, Rofin partner to offer femtosecond laser technology for manufacture of medical devices

Raydiance, Inc., the innovation leader in ultrafast laser technology, announced today that it is teaming up with Rofin, world-leading manufacturer of laser sources and laser-based solutions for industrial materials processing, to introduce femtosecond laser technology to industrial production.

7 Jun 2010

Researcher calls stroke specialists to further knowledge and understanding of stroke

To cope with the projected growth in the incidence of strokes in Canada, the public may need to take on roles traditionally performed by healthcare specialists, according to a leading Canadian stroke researcher.

7 Jun 2010

Chronic insomnia increases mortality risk

Individuals with chronic insomnia have an elevated risk of death, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

7 Jun 2010

Hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin regulates circulation of cholesterol in brain

Circulation of cholesterol is regulated in the brain by the hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin, researchers say. The finding points to a new potential target for the pharmacologic control of cholesterol levels.

7 Jun 2010

SOGC wants Canadian women to understand how sexual desire is more than just a feeling

Most Canadians would describe sexual desire as feelings of longing, craving, satisfying a sensuous appetite, or even the need for sensual indulgence. Today, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada wants to explain that desire is more than just a "feeling". The SOGC wants Canadian women to better understand the physical and psychosocial causes that may predispose to, precipitate or maintain a loss of desire.

5 Jun 2010

NHLBI stops trial evaluating new approach to reduce risk of recurrent stroke in children with sickle cell anemia

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has stopped a clinical trial evaluating a new approach to reduce the risk of recurrent stroke in children with sickle cell anemia and iron overload because of evidence that the new treatment was unlikely to prove better than the existing treatment.

5 Jun 2010

Patient Home Monitoring completes acquisition of Stancap Holdings I and PHM DME Healthcare

Patient Home Monitoring, formerly International Health Partners Inc., a company focused on in-home cardiology healthcare services, today announced completion of the acquisition announced in October 2009 of all of the issued and outstanding shares of both Stancap Holdings I Limited and PHM DME Healthcare Inc. PHM also announced that it has completed a private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of $4,523,140.

5 Jun 2010

US dental school graduates not adequately prepared to screen for sleep disorders

According to new research that will be presented on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the majority of U.S. dental schools have not adequately prepared their graduates to screen for sleep disorders, which affect more than 70 million adults in the U.S.

5 Jun 2010

$2M federal grant to double computing power at Southwest Foundation For Biomedical Research

The "computer ranch" at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), one of the world's largest clusters of computers for human gene research, will more than double in size this summer, thanks to a $2 million federal grant that will speed the pace of discovery at the Foundation's AT&T Genomics Computing Center.

5 Jun 2010

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recognized as leader in all 10 clinical specialties

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the only tri-state-area hospital listed on the 2010 U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Children's Hospitals" "Honor Roll" and one of only eight children's hospitals in the nation to be ranked in all 10 clinical specialties. NewYork-Presbyterian provides children's health services at two major centers: NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health.

5 Jun 2010

Research roundup: Evidence-based medicine consumer/expert divide; Pay for performance limitations; Improving community health centers

Health Affairs: Evidence That Consumers Are Skeptical About Evidence-Based Health Care - This survey of more than 1,500 patients with employer-based insurance found "there is a fundamental disconnect between the central tenets of evidence-based health care and the knowledge, values, and beliefs held by many consumers."

5 Jun 2010

Millennium announces data on VELCADE in treatment of patients with amyloidosis

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced data examining the use of VELCADE in the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Amyloidosis is a rare condition in which excessive proteins build up in organs or tissues, such as the heart, kidney or liver. These data were presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) held in Chicago, Illinois, June 4-8, 2010.

5 Jun 2010

St. Jude Medical to pay $3.7M to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks

Working with an internal whistleblower, Attorney Warner Mendenhall, the Law firm of McLaughlin and McCaffrey, LLP, and Assistant United States Attorneys Alex Rokakis and Michelle Heyer have worked for four years to expose False Claims by St. Jude Medical, Inc. a cardiac device manufacturer.

5 Jun 2010

HHF to open Terni Human Health Bioscience Institute

The Human Health Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 to develop and fund biomedical research in Italy, will open the Terni Human Health Bioscience Institute for the investigation of breast, brain and lung cancer on June 7th in Terni, Italy.

5 Jun 2010

Too much weight in pregnancy may lead to future heart risks in offspring

Researchers have uncovered evidence to show that piling on too many pounds in pregnancy may lead to future heart risks in the child.

4 Jun 2010

Cardinal Health and UW collaborate to advance use of molecular imaging in clinical investigations and trials

Cardinal Health and the University of Washington (UW) today announced an innovative public-private collaboration designed to advance the use of molecular imaging in clinical investigations and trials.

4 Jun 2010

Bayer to present Phase I and II clinical trial data of Alpharadin in CRPC at 46th ASCO

Bayer HealthCare will present a combined analysis from Phase I and II clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of one of its lead investigational cancer treatments, Alpharadin™ (radium-223 chloride), in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) that has spread to the bones (metastases).

4 Jun 2010

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Economic, clinical benefits of HyperQ stress test presented at International Congress on Electrocardiology

GRASP program reduces depression symptoms, boosts physical therapy results in stroke patients

Telemedicine holds key to rehabilitation of people with stroke: Researcher

Raydiance, Rofin partner to offer femtosecond laser technology for manufacture of medical devices

Researcher calls stroke specialists to further knowledge and understanding of stroke

Chronic insomnia increases mortality risk

Hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin regulates circulation of cholesterol in brain

SOGC wants Canadian women to understand how sexual desire is more than just a feeling

NHLBI stops trial evaluating new approach to reduce risk of recurrent stroke in children with sickle cell anemia

Patient Home Monitoring completes acquisition of Stancap Holdings I and PHM DME Healthcare

US dental school graduates not adequately prepared to screen for sleep disorders

$2M federal grant to double computing power at Southwest Foundation For Biomedical Research

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recognized as leader in all 10 clinical specialties

Research roundup: Evidence-based medicine consumer/expert divide; Pay for performance limitations; Improving community health centers

Millennium announces data on VELCADE in treatment of patients with amyloidosis

St. Jude Medical to pay $3.7M to resolve allegations of illegal kickbacks

HHF to open Terni Human Health Bioscience Institute

Too much weight in pregnancy may lead to future heart risks in offspring

Cardinal Health and UW collaborate to advance use of molecular imaging in clinical investigations and trials

Bayer to present Phase I and II clinical trial data of Alpharadin in CRPC at 46th ASCO

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