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CardioDx announces national agreement with Quest Diagnostics to expand access to Corus CAD blood test

CardioDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company specializing in cardiovascular genomics, today announced a national specimen-draw agreement with Quest Diagnostics DGX, +1.23% the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, that will expand patient and clinician access to the Corus CAD lab-developed blood test for aiding the assessment of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

From Quest Diagnostics 18 Sep 2015

UK’s GPs, optometrists confirm link between smoking and loss of vision

Smokey eyes are regarded as sexy, sultry and stunning. But nothing could be further from the truth, according to new research unveiled this National Eye Health Week.

18 Sep 2015

Active surveillance ‘viable option’ for SRM management

US researchers find no significant difference in survival outcomes between patients with small renal masses who opt for active surveillance and those who choose immediate treatment.

17 Sep 2015

Technology enabling fewer invasive cardiac procedures benefits Glasgow children

Clinicians at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children are now able to scan patients’ hearts in just one heartbeat thanks to the installation of GE Healthcare’s Revolution* CT. The technology’s ability to freeze the heart’s motion helps to produce high quality diagnostic images, even for patients with erratic or high heart rates which may have led to poor quality images in the past. This helps reduce the need for invasive examination procedures and allows for quick and confident diagnoses of heart disease.

17 Sep 2015

$Hip fracture patients have worse outcomes compared to hip replacement patients$

Hip fracture patients have worse outcomes compared to hip replacement patients

Many surgeons and physicians have assumed that patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture have a higher risk of death and major complications compared to patients undergoing an elective total hip replacement because patients having surgery for a hip fracture are older and have more chronic diseases than patients having an elective hip surgery.

16 Sep 2015

Amgen, Xencor partner to develop and commercialize new therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy, inflammation

Amgen and Xencor, Inc. announced today that the two companies have entered into a research and license agreement to develop and commercialize novel therapeutics in the areas of cancer immunotherapy and inflammation.

16 Sep 2015

HemoPalm technology can benefit physicians and first responders

Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients come to the ER experiencing life threatening events such as possible carbon monoxide poisoning or heart attacks, attending doctors in a medical institution rely on the current standard blood gas analyzers to diagnose the oxygen-carrying capabilities of blood, blood gases and electrolytes.

16 Sep 2015

Novel radiopharmaceutical probe has potential to save lives of patients with ischemic stroke

A novel radiopharmaceutical probe developed at Massachusetts General Hospital has the potential of providing physicians with information that could save the lives of patients with ischemic stroke or pulmonary embolism - conditions caused when important blood vessels are blocked by a clot that has traveled from another part of the body.

16 Sep 2015

NUS researchers develop new technique to observe nano-bio interactions

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a technique to observe, in real time, how individual blood components interact and modify advanced nanoparticle therapeutics.

16 Sep 2015

NCOA and award-winning actress Judith Light support national educational initiative, Flu + You

Two-time Emmy and Tony award-winning actress Judith Light and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) are teaming up for the second year on the national educational initiative Flu + You to educate older adults and those who care for them about the seriousness of influenza ("the flu"), the importance of prevention and available vaccine options.

16 Sep 2015

USF study shows spleen may be a new target for treating stroke-induced chronic inflammation

Stroke injures the brain, but a new University of South Florida study indicates an abdominal organ that plays a vital role in immune function, the spleen, may be a target for treating stroke-induced chronic inflammation leading to further brain cell death.

16 Sep 2015

AstraZeneca presents safety and efficacy data for ExQW at 51st Annual Meeting of EASD

AstraZeneca today announced new analyses of exenatide once weekly (ExQW) demonstrating a favorable gastrointestinal (GI) tolerability profile, including less frequent upper and lower GI adverse events (AE), compared to shorter-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), exenatide twice daily (ExBID) and liraglutide once daily (LiraQD).

16 Sep 2015

PHE-led study shows England has huge opportunity for lowest disease burden, preventive public health

For the first time, a new PHE led study published in The Lancet ranks the diseases and risk factors that cause death and disability in England compared with other high-income countries, revealing the nation’s potential to have the lowest total disease burden (years of life lost to death and lived with disability) in the world.

16 Sep 2015

2015 Voices for Healthy Kids Progress Report highlights achievements of past year

Over the last two years, Voices for Healthy Kids, a joint initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Heart Association, has directly supported more than 50 coalitions, in 20 cities and states, working to help all young people grow up at a healthy weight.

16 Sep 2015

Common hypertension drugs worsen cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive African Americans

Drugs commonly used to treat high blood pressure, and prevent heart attacks and strokes, are associated with significantly worse cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive African Americans compared to whites, according to a new comparative effectiveness research study led by researchers in the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical Center.

15 Sep 2015

Florida Institute finalizes funding agreement with MYOLYN

The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with MYOLYN, a Gainesville-based company with technology licensed from the University of Florida.

15 Sep 2015

Researchers discover new gene that could be a potential therapeutic target for muscle wasting

It is estimated that half of all cancer patients suffer from a muscle wasting syndrome called cachexia. Cancer cachexia impairs quality of life and response to therapy, which increases morbidity and mortality of cancer patients. Currently, there is no approved treatment for muscle wasting but a new study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and University of Alberta could be a game changer for patients, improving both quality of life and longevity.

15 Sep 2015

Genetic basis for height and body mass differences found between European populations

University of Queensland scientists have found a genetic basis for height and body mass differences between European populations.

15 Sep 2015

Studies show AHA's Life's Simple 7 and Diabetes Shared Care Program reduce lifetime risk of heart failure

One in four middle-aged adults who survive to age 85 will develop heart failure, according to current estimates.

15 Sep 2015

Mitral valve disease patients enrolled in Harpoon’s Early Feasibility Study with 100% procedural success

Harpoon Medical, a medical device company focused on minimally-invasive, beating-heart, mitral valve repair, announced today that ten patients with severe degenerative mitral valve disease are now enrolled in its ongoing Early Feasibility Study at two clinical study sites in Europe.

15 Sep 2015

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CardioDx announces national agreement with Quest Diagnostics to expand access to Corus CAD blood test

UK’s GPs, optometrists confirm link between smoking and loss of vision

Active surveillance ‘viable option’ for SRM management

Technology enabling fewer invasive cardiac procedures benefits Glasgow children

Hip fracture patients have worse outcomes compared to hip replacement patients

Amgen, Xencor partner to develop and commercialize new therapeutics for cancer immunotherapy, inflammation

HemoPalm technology can benefit physicians and first responders

Novel radiopharmaceutical probe has potential to save lives of patients with ischemic stroke

NUS researchers develop new technique to observe nano-bio interactions

NCOA and award-winning actress Judith Light support national educational initiative, Flu + You

USF study shows spleen may be a new target for treating stroke-induced chronic inflammation

AstraZeneca presents safety and efficacy data for ExQW at 51st Annual Meeting of EASD

PHE-led study shows England has huge opportunity for lowest disease burden, preventive public health

2015 Voices for Healthy Kids Progress Report highlights achievements of past year

Common hypertension drugs worsen cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive African Americans

Florida Institute finalizes funding agreement with MYOLYN

Researchers discover new gene that could be a potential therapeutic target for muscle wasting

Genetic basis for height and body mass differences found between European populations

Studies show AHA's Life's Simple 7 and Diabetes Shared Care Program reduce lifetime risk of heart failure

Mitral valve disease patients enrolled in Harpoon’s Early Feasibility Study with 100% procedural success

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