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Study evaluates economic cost of cancer across 27 countries of the EU

The first ever study to evaluate the economic cost of cancer across the 27 countries of the EU has found that the total cost of cancer in the EU in 2009 was €126 billion, with cancer in Germany, France, Italy, and the UK together accounting for just over two-thirds of this cost (€83 billion).

15 Oct 2013

Sleep duration negatively impacts on self-rated health

Individuals who experience long or short sleep durations are more likely to report poor self-rated health than healthy sleepers, Korean study findings suggest.

14 Oct 2013

Psychological interventions reduce deaths, cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease

Psychological interventions halve deaths and cardiovascular events in heart disease patients, according to research from Athens, Greece, presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2013.

12 Oct 2013

New research shows blood pressure remains major problem in China

With a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report1 showing hypertension affects over 40% of Chinese adults aged 45 or older, combating high blood pressure (BP) will be high on the agenda of the 24th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology & Asia Pacific Heart Congress (GW-ICC & APHC), in Beijing (10 to 13 October 2013).

11 Oct 2013

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 13 metabolites - small molecules produced by cellular metabolism - that are significantly different in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease compared to healthy controls.

11 Oct 2013

Reducing risk factors like hypertension might lower risk of heart disease for childhood survivors

For childhood cancer survivors, risk factors associated with lifestyle, particularly hypertension, dramatically increase the likelihood of developing serious heart problems as adults, according to a national study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The findings appear in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

11 Oct 2013

Liposorber LA-15 System to treat pediatric patients with primary FSGS gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Liposorber LA-15 System to treat pediatric patients with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis either before transplant, or after renal (kidney) transplantation in which there is recurrence of FSGS.

11 Oct 2013

FDA clears Sotera Wireless' patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology

Sotera Wireless, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Company's patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology, a new feature of the ViSi Mobile wireless patient monitoring system. For the first time clinicians can continuously monitor all patient vital signs, including beat-to-beat blood pressure, without the use of a catheter or blood pressure cuff.

10 Oct 2013

Running a marathon can damage heart muscle for unfit runners

Investigators who studied a group of recreational marathon runners have established that strenuous exercise such as running a marathon can damage the heart muscle. Although they found the effect is temporary and reversible, they warn that these effects are more widespread in less fit distance runners and that recreational distance runners should prepare properly before marathons.

10 Oct 2013

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

Friends and family members of people with thoracic aortic disease and fans of the late legendary comedic actor John Ritter will come together as Team Ritter to raise funds for the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2013.

10 Oct 2013

Widespread prescription of levothyroxine medication may cause more harm than good

A study of patients in the United Kingdom suggests widespread prescribing of the medication levothyroxine sodium to boost thyroid function among patients with borderline high levels of the thyroid-stimulating hormone thyrotropin (a sign of low thyroid function), raising the possibility of overtreatment, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

9 Oct 2013

Retirement a sticking point for antihypertensive adherence

Patients’ adherence to their antihypertensive medication may decline when they retire from work, a study shows.

8 Oct 2013

Personalised therapy can reduce risk of cardiac disease among diabetes patients

600,000 to 800,000 Austrians suffer from diabetes mellitus. Thanks to the biomarker known as NT-proBNP (a hormone specific to the heart), the sub-group of people who are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease can be determined even though their hearts appear to be healthy.

8 Oct 2013

Lone atrial fibrillation in children has substantial symptomatic burden, recurrence rate

Atrial fibrillation (AF), characterized by a rapid and irregular heartbeat, is the most common chronic arrhythmia in adults, but is rare in children. In one of the first studies of pediatric "lone AF" (AF without associated heart disease), researchers found a nearly 40% recurrence rate and that AF in the young is accompanied by substantial symptoms.

8 Oct 2013

New medications may be used to treat common heart-rhythm problem

An international research team led by medical scientists at the University of Alberta has shown that new medications based on resveratrol - a compound found in red wine and nuts - may be used to treat a common heart-rhythm problem known as atrial fibrillation.

8 Oct 2013

High levels of leptin in blood may increase risk of heart attack, stroke

High levels of adipose tissue hormone leptin in the blood reduces blood vessels' ability to dilate, and also affects blood clotting, all of which increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

8 Oct 2013

Renowned leaders in diabetes prevention, treatment, research to descend at Jefferson Symposium

Renowned national and international leaders in diabetes prevention, treatment and research will descend on Philadelphia for the Second Annual Diabetes Symposium: New Advances and Innovations, a one-day symposium on advancing patient care at the intersection of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, cancer, sexual health and new this year, physicians and diabetes educators will address the latest advances in managing obesity in the diabetic patient.

7 Oct 2013

Scientists at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation identify six new Sj-gren-related genes

With the completion of the first genome-wide association study for Sj-gren's syndrome, an international coalition of researchers led by scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has identified six new disease-related genes.

7 Oct 2013

RowanSOM researcher receives $1.8M grant to find role of diet in preterm delivery in minority women

A researcher at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) has received a $1.8 million federal grant to determine the role diet plays in the higher incidence of preterm delivery among African American and Hispanic women.

4 Oct 2013

Study shows PTSD increases individual's risk of metabolic syndrome

People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face a greater risk of cardiovascular disease and death. A new study involving a comprehensive review of the medical literature shows that PTSD also increases an individual's risk of metabolic syndrome.

3 Oct 2013

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Study evaluates economic cost of cancer across 27 countries of the EU

Sleep duration negatively impacts on self-rated health

Psychological interventions reduce deaths, cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease

New research shows blood pressure remains major problem in China

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

Reducing risk factors like hypertension might lower risk of heart disease for childhood survivors

Liposorber LA-15 System to treat pediatric patients with primary FSGS gets FDA approval

FDA clears Sotera Wireless' patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology

Running a marathon can damage heart muscle for unfit runners

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

Widespread prescription of levothyroxine medication may cause more harm than good

Retirement a sticking point for antihypertensive adherence

Personalised therapy can reduce risk of cardiac disease among diabetes patients

Lone atrial fibrillation in children has substantial symptomatic burden, recurrence rate

New medications may be used to treat common heart-rhythm problem

High levels of leptin in blood may increase risk of heart attack, stroke

Renowned leaders in diabetes prevention, treatment, research to descend at Jefferson Symposium

Scientists at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation identify six new Sj-gren-related genes

RowanSOM researcher receives $1.8M grant to find role of diet in preterm delivery in minority women

Study shows PTSD increases individual's risk of metabolic syndrome

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