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Mount Sinai Hospital uses M1 LUMI Bead loaded with doxorubicin for liver cancer treatment

An innovative cancer treatment made of luminescent chemotherapy-filled beads injected into tumors through the wrist is now available for patients with inoperable and difficult-to-treat liver cancer.

23 Mar 2016

Study helps healthcare providers to explore older patients' health values, set specific goals

Person-centered care puts individual values and preferences at the heart of healthcare decisions, measuring success by focusing attention on people's health and life goals. When you're an older adult faced with a life-threatening illness -- especially if you're also dealing with other chronic health problems -- your expressed values can guide your healthcare provider to helping you decide on the most appropriate treatment approach for you.

23 Mar 2016

Long-term recreational football training improves health of older men

A new scientific study shows that long-term recreational football training produces a number of marked improvements in health profile for 63-75 year old untrained men -- including a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

23 Mar 2016

Parasitic flatworm rejuvenates its skin to survive in human bloodstream

A parasitic flatworm that infects hundreds of millions of people in the developing world is able to survive in the bloodstream for decades by constantly renewing its skin - a mechanism that could inform potential new treatments against infection.

23 Mar 2016

Exposure to substitute chemical can stimulate formation of fat cells

Exposure to a substitute chemical often used to replace bisphenol A in plastics can encourage the formation of fat cells, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's journal Endocrinology.

23 Mar 2016

Laser light could be used to measure oxygen supply in premature babies' lungs

Premature babies have a hard time getting the oxygen they need as their lungs are not sufficiently developed. Today you can only use X-rays to see how much air babies' lungs contain, but, according to research from Lund University in Sweden, in the future, these types of tests could be done using laser light.

22 Mar 2016

Only few U.S. adults maintain healthy lifestyle, research finds

Only 2.7 percent of the U.S. adult population achieves all four of some basic behavioral characteristics that researchers say would constitute a "healthy lifestyle" and help protect against cardiovascular disease, a recent study concluded.

22 Mar 2016

New research links active sun exposure habits of women with longer life expectancy

New research looks into the paradox that women who sunbathe are likely to live longer than those who avoid the sun, even though sunbathers are at an increased risk of developing skin cancer.

22 Mar 2016

Moderate drinking not linked to longer life, study shows

Many people believe a glass of wine with dinner will help them live longer and healthier--but the scientific evidence is shaky at best, according to a new research analysis.

22 Mar 2016

Cutting-edge vascular implant technology available at PinnacleHealth for patients with claudication

PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute enrolled the first patient in Pennsylvania into the TOBA II clinical on October 19, 2015. This trial is to assess the safety and efficacy of a vascular implant for the treatment of dissections (tearing in the artery wall) that occur following balloon angioplasty (PTA) of the main artery in the leg.

22 Mar 2016

Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2016 taking place on 20-21 April

Med-Tech Innovation Expo, the UK’s only Med-Tech event that is 100% dedicated to the design, innovation and manufacture of medical devices, is taking place on the 20-21 April at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

22 Mar 2016

Stress management can cut risk of another heart attack by half

Patients recovering from heart attacks or other heart trouble could cut their risk of another heart incident by half if they incorporate stress management into their treatment, according to research from Duke Health.

22 Mar 2016

Mycophenolate mofetil drug seems safe, effective in treating autoimmune hepatitis

New research indicates that mycophenolate mofetil, a drug that is usually used to prevent rejection after kidney, heart or liver transplant, seems safe and effective in treating autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), a serious chronic liver disease that mainly affects women.

22 Mar 2016

Antipsychotic drugs may do significantly more harm to Parkinson's disease patients

At least half of Parkinson's disease patients experience psychosis at some point during the course of their illness, and physicians commonly prescribe antipsychotic drugs, such as quetiapine, to treat the condition. However, a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan Medical School, and the Philadelphia and Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and suggests that these drugs may do significantly more harm in a subset of patients.

21 Mar 2016

N-KICS tool helps describe intensity of nursing care for children with CMC

Recent medical advances have resulted in increased survival of children with complex medical conditions (CMC), such as cerebral palsy, complex chromosomal anomalies, major congenital heart diseases and respiratory disease.

21 Mar 2016

Ontario to invest $4.22 million to support R&D expansion project at Baylis' Mississauga manufacturing plant

Ontario is partnering with Baylis Medical Company, a leading supplier of cardiology and radiology products, to support an R&D expansion project at the company’s Mississauga manufacturing plant.

21 Mar 2016

Potential health benefits of sit-stand desks very uncertain, say Cochrane researchers

An updated Cochrane Review, published today in the Cochrane Library, says that the benefits of a variety of interventions intended to reduce sitting at work are very uncertain.

21 Mar 2016

Researchers elucidate mechanisms underlying impaired ciliogenesis in PKD

In an article published online ahead of print on Feb. 19, 2015 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center report findings from in vitro and in vivo studies that elucidate the mechanisms underlying the impaired ciliogenesis and abnormal kidney development characteristic of polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

21 Mar 2016

Study suggests need for better strategy to reduce fatalities after non-surgical treatment for blocked arteries

Despite the successful adoption of modern techniques, new research from the Universities of Keele and Manchester suggests more can be done to reduce fatalities following a non-surgical treatment for blocked arteries.

21 Mar 2016

Public health benefits of using more recycled water

Expanding the use of recycled water would reduce water and energy use, cut greenhouse gas emissions and benefit public health in California -- which is in the midst of a severe drought -- and around the world.

21 Mar 2016

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Mount Sinai Hospital uses M1 LUMI Bead loaded with doxorubicin for liver cancer treatment

Study helps healthcare providers to explore older patients' health values, set specific goals

Long-term recreational football training improves health of older men

Parasitic flatworm rejuvenates its skin to survive in human bloodstream

Exposure to substitute chemical can stimulate formation of fat cells

Laser light could be used to measure oxygen supply in premature babies' lungs

Only few U.S. adults maintain healthy lifestyle, research finds

New research links active sun exposure habits of women with longer life expectancy

Moderate drinking not linked to longer life, study shows

Cutting-edge vascular implant technology available at PinnacleHealth for patients with claudication

Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2016 taking place on 20-21 April

Stress management can cut risk of another heart attack by half

Mycophenolate mofetil drug seems safe, effective in treating autoimmune hepatitis

Antipsychotic drugs may do significantly more harm to Parkinson's disease patients

N-KICS tool helps describe intensity of nursing care for children with CMC

Ontario to invest $4.22 million to support R&D expansion project at Baylis' Mississauga manufacturing plant

Potential health benefits of sit-stand desks very uncertain, say Cochrane researchers

Researchers elucidate mechanisms underlying impaired ciliogenesis in PKD

Study suggests need for better strategy to reduce fatalities after non-surgical treatment for blocked arteries

Public health benefits of using more recycled water

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