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Cedars-Sinai opens Advanced Heart Failure Unit in California

The Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute has opened an innovative 30-bed in-patient unit dedicated to providing advanced heart failure patients with an intensive, multidisciplinary approach to inpatient care.

20 Aug 2010

Study demonstrates association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety. The findings, which currently appear on-line at Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, is the first to demonstrate an association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety.

20 Aug 2010

Report: Diabetes costs account for nearly a quarter of all hospital spending

The Fiscal Times examines a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality about diabetes, "a disease that's costing Americans $83 billion a year in hospital fees—23 percent of total hospital spending. ... Add to this the costs of the hidden diabetes epidemic: $18 billion for the estimated 6.3 million people with undiagnosed diabetes, and $25 billion for 57 million, or one in four, American adults with pre-diabetes.

20 Aug 2010

Palliative care recipients live longer and in less pain, study finds

The New York Times: "In a study that sheds new light on the effects of end-of-life care, doctors have found that patients with terminal lung cancer who began receiving palliative care immediately upon diagnosis not only were happier, more mobile and in less pain as the end neared — but they also lived nearly three months longer.

20 Aug 2010

Study suggests elective surgical repair is safe intervention for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Research from the Society for Vascular Surgery in collaboration with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Health Evidence and Policy in New York City evaluated the data of 3.1 million patients who were at risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

20 Aug 2010

Neovasc revenue increases 60% for second quarter 2010

Neovasc Inc., today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. "In this most recent quarter Neovasc continued to demonstrate robust year-over-year revenue growth from sales of our biological tissue and consulting services businesses," said Alexei Marko, chief executive officer of Neovasc.

19 Aug 2010

MannKind Corporation enters into stock lending agreement with Bank of America

MannKind Corporation today announced that it has entered into a previously announced stock lending agreement pursuant to which it will lend 9,000,000 shares of its common stock to Bank of America, N.A. MannKind has also entered into an underwriting agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch"), an affiliate of Bank of America, pursuant to which Merrill Lynch will sell the shares at an offering price of $5.55 per share.

19 Aug 2010

General Physics to provide AAR/IP to gauge overall response to H1N1 outbreak

Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation, a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, has been selected by the Maryland Department of Public Health and Mental Hygiene to provide an After Action Report/Improvement Plan for the 2009 response to the H1N1 virus. GP will collect data from public health entities in order to gauge the overall response to the H1N1 outbreak and lessons learned, for DHMH to evaluate and consider for future pandemic response.

19 Aug 2010

University of Maryland researchers link 3-D CT scans to standard ablation techniques

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have developed a novel 3-D imaging approach that may improve the accuracy of treatment for ventricular tachycardia, a potentially life-threatening heart rhythm disorder that causes the heart to beat too fast. The new approach couples CT images with conventional ablation techniques to eliminate erratic electrical circuits in the heart that produce arrhythmias.

19 Aug 2010

Overweight, smoking and lack of exercise linked to frequent headaches in teens

Teens who are overweight, get little exercise or who smoke may be more likely to have frequent headaches and migraines than teens with none of these factors, according to a study published in the August 18, 2010, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Aug 2010

UnitedHealthcare to donate $1.95 million for Walking Paths Program

UnitedHealthcare is committing $1.95 million over three years to the American Heart Association to help establish walking paths throughout the country, with a goal of 150 new paths in the first year. It will also fund enhanced online walking resources available on the American Heart Association's walking paths website.

19 Aug 2010

Achillion Pharmaceuticals enters agreement to raise $50.1 million from sale of common stock

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of small molecule drugs to combat the most challenging infectious diseases, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase of $50.1 million of Achillion's common stock and warrants in a private placement financing with a select group of institutional and accredited investors, namely Domain Associates, Clarus Ventures, Quaker BioVentures and Pappas Ventures.

19 Aug 2010

Quark enters licensing option agreement with Novartis for p53 temporary inhibitor siRNA drug QPI-1002

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a world leader in the discovery and development of RNAi-based therapeutics, today announced that it has granted Novartis an option to obtain an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize its p53 temporary inhibitor siRNA drug QPI-1002, currently the subject of a Phase II clinical trial.

18 Aug 2010

Results from TITAN trial of CARILLON Mitral Contour System to be presented at ESC 2010 Congress

Cardiac Dimensions, an early stage company focused on the development of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of mitral valve disease and congestive heart failure, announced today that the 12-month follow-up results from the TITAN trial of the Company's CARILLON Mitral Contour System will be presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2010 Congress on August 29, 2010 in Stockholm.

18 Aug 2010

Human muscles waste away on long duration space flights

Astronaut muscles waste away on long space flights reducing their capacity for physical work by more than 40%, according to research published online in the Journal of Physiology.

18 Aug 2010

Marriage and social support reduce psychological stress

Being married has often been associated with improving people's health, but a new study suggests that having that long-term bond also alters hormones in a way that reduces stress.

18 Aug 2010

ASEAN representatives participate in week-long exercise aimed at improving region's pandemic response

A group of experts from Southeast Asia gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Monday for the start of a four-day exercise to help bolster "the capabilities of [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] ASEAN member states, both individually and collectively, to prepare for and respond to a severe pandemic with potentially devastating effects on the region," Agence France-Presse/The Independent reports (8/17).

18 Aug 2010

Tips for safe exercising in the heat

The record high temperatures that have dominated most of the summer are continuing to make outdoor activities more dangerous. Despite the extreme heat and humidity many people are exercising outside, knowing winter is just around the corner.

18 Aug 2010

Review on energy drinks that claim athletic performance enhancement

Popular energy drinks promise better athletic performance and weight loss, but do the claims hold up? Not always, say researchers at Nova Southeastern University in Florida."Energy drinks typically feature caffeine and a combination of other ingredients, including taurine, sucrose, guarana, ginseng, niacin, pyridoxine and cyanocobalamin," says Stephanie Ballard, PharmD., assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Nova Southeastern University's West Palm Beach campus.

18 Aug 2010

Tips to maintain and improve brain health

While there are still mysteries surrounding the fundamental process of memory, research has revealed activities that may enhance memory and promote overall brain health. John H. Byrne, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, studies the neuronal and molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory. Here are three tips he offers for maintaining and improving brain health.

18 Aug 2010

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Latest Exercise News and Research

Cedars-Sinai opens Advanced Heart Failure Unit in California

Study demonstrates association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety

Report: Diabetes costs account for nearly a quarter of all hospital spending

Palliative care recipients live longer and in less pain, study finds

Study suggests elective surgical repair is safe intervention for abdominal aortic aneurysm

Neovasc revenue increases 60% for second quarter 2010

MannKind Corporation enters into stock lending agreement with Bank of America

General Physics to provide AAR/IP to gauge overall response to H1N1 outbreak

University of Maryland researchers link 3-D CT scans to standard ablation techniques

Overweight, smoking and lack of exercise linked to frequent headaches in teens

UnitedHealthcare to donate $1.95 million for Walking Paths Program

Achillion Pharmaceuticals enters agreement to raise $50.1 million from sale of common stock

Quark enters licensing option agreement with Novartis for p53 temporary inhibitor siRNA drug QPI-1002

Results from TITAN trial of CARILLON Mitral Contour System to be presented at ESC 2010 Congress

Human muscles waste away on long duration space flights

Marriage and social support reduce psychological stress

ASEAN representatives participate in week-long exercise aimed at improving region's pandemic response

Tips for safe exercising in the heat

Review on energy drinks that claim athletic performance enhancement

Tips to maintain and improve brain health

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