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Researchers develop simple scoring system to predict risk of dementia in older diabetes patients

Researchers have developed a simple scoring system, based on a patient’s age, health issues, and education, which accurately predicts the risk of dementia in people aged over 60 with type 2 diabetes.

20 Aug 2013

Technology Commercialization Group signs agreement to represent Optimapharm in US market

Technology Commercialization Group, LLC (TCG), a healthcare consultancy based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina has signed an agreement to represent Optimapharm d.o.o., as it enters the US market.

20 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: GOP trapped between angry base and reality of health law; small businesses 'scrambling;' competing views of Medicaid expansion in Va.

Recent political reporting suggests that Republican leaders are in a state of high anxiety, trapped between an angry base that still views Obamacare as the moral equivalent of slavery and the reality that health reform is the law of the land and is going to happen (Paul Krugman, 8/18).

20 Aug 2013

Children with high BPA levels have higher odds of obesity and abnormal waist circumference

Children who have higher levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical previously used in many products for kids, like baby bottle and plastic toys, had a higher odds of obesity and adverse levels of body fat, according to a new study from University of Michigan researchers.

20 Aug 2013

Newly expanded role for pharmacists helps manage health of patients

The newly expanded role that pharmacists in Canada now have in helping manage the health of patients can benefit both patients and physicians, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

20 Aug 2013

RI-CART receives $1.2M grant to create confidential registry of every individual diagnosed with autism

The Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART), a group of the state's leading experts on autism research, education, health and services, has received a $1.2 million grant to create a first-of-its-kind confidential registry of every individual diagnosed with autism in Rhode Island.

20 Aug 2013

Researchers outline recommendations to lower costs and lead to better care for patients

Medical organizations are participating in a campaign to help clinicians and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. Recently, experts in pediatric and adult health from diverse geographic locations of the United States and from a mix of academic and non- academic settings shared their experiences, consulted their colleagues, and analyzed numerous studies in the medical literature to determine the top recommendations for improving healthcare value.

20 Aug 2013

Patients with heart failure who see physician after leaving hospital are more likely to survive

Patients with heart failure who see a physician in the first month after leaving hospital are more likely to survive than those who do not see a doctor, reports a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The effect is slightly more pronounced in patients who see their regular physician rather than an unfamiliar physician.

20 Aug 2013

Study shows superantigens produced by staph bacteria cause infective endocarditis and sepsis

University of Iowa researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis - a serious bacterial infection of heart valves that kills approximately 20,000 Americans each year.

20 Aug 2013

Report demonstrates clinical use of novel biomarker to assess cancer progression, inflammation

A groundbreaking peer reviewed case report by Dr. Isaac Eliaz, M.D. of Amitabha Medical Clinic, demonstrates for the first time the clinical use of novel biomarker galectin-3 to assess cancer progression and inflammation.

19 Aug 2013

Boehringer signs agreement with Brigham to conduct long-term study program on oral anticoagulants

Boehringer Ingelheim, a research-based, global pharmaceutical company, today announced a multi-year agreement with Brigham and Women's Hospital, an internationally recognized teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School known for its excellence in patient care, medical research and training of outstanding young health professionals.

17 Aug 2013

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Alnylam ALN-AT3 for treatment of hemophilia B

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to ALN-AT3 as a therapeutic for the treatment of hemophilia B.

17 Aug 2013

Older heart patients present unique challenges for determining optimal dosages of medications

Older heart patients present unique challenges for determining the optimal dosages of medications, so a new study from researchers at Duke Medicine offers some rare clarity about the use of drugs that are used to treat patients with heart attacks.

17 Aug 2013

Basic cancer research at Creighton yields promising results for diagnosing, treating asthma

What started as basic cancer research at Creighton University has yielded promising results for diagnosing and treating asthma - and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) agrees, investing nearly $1.5 million in Creighton to find out more.

17 Aug 2013

Dermatology researcher receives NIH grant to investigate role of nervous system in psoriasis

Dermatology researcher Nicole Ward, PhD, has earned her third National Institutes of Health grant in a year - including two that scored in the first percentile. With this most recent award, an R21, she will investigate the role the nervous system plays in psoriasis - an inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by raised areas of red, scaly, itchy and sometimes painful patches of skin.

17 Aug 2013

Increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with NAFLD

Surprise! Your morning cup of tea or coffee may be doing more than just perking you up before work. An international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) and the Duke University School of Medicine suggest that increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

17 Aug 2013

Study: Type 2 diabetic patients treated with DPP-4 linagliptin experience reductions in blood glucose levels

Data published in The Lancet showed that elderly people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) treated for 24 weeks with the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor linagliptin, marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company, experienced significant reductions in blood glucose levels (HbA1c) compared with those receiving placebo.

17 Aug 2013

Chemo before radiotherapy improves efficacy of treatment in testicular cancer patients with low side effects

Giving men with testicular cancer a single dose of chemotherapy alongside radiotherapy could improve the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the risk of long-term side-effects, a new study reports.

17 Aug 2013

BIDMC cardiovascular research team receives $4M grant to identify mRNA biomarkers in heart disease

A cardiovascular research team from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), led by BIDMC Principal Investigator Saumya Das, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $4 million Common Fund grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of a newly formed program on Extracellular RNA Communication.

17 Aug 2013

High cholesterol level is more detrimental for middle aged men than women

High cholesterol levels are much more risky for middle-aged men than middle-aged women when it comes to having a first heart attack, a new study of more than 40,000 Norwegian men and women has shown.

17 Aug 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Researchers develop simple scoring system to predict risk of dementia in older diabetes patients

Technology Commercialization Group signs agreement to represent Optimapharm in US market

Viewpoints: GOP trapped between angry base and reality of health law; small businesses 'scrambling;' competing views of Medicaid expansion in Va.

Children with high BPA levels have higher odds of obesity and abnormal waist circumference

Newly expanded role for pharmacists helps manage health of patients

RI-CART receives $1.2M grant to create confidential registry of every individual diagnosed with autism

Researchers outline recommendations to lower costs and lead to better care for patients

Patients with heart failure who see physician after leaving hospital are more likely to survive

Study shows superantigens produced by staph bacteria cause infective endocarditis and sepsis

Report demonstrates clinical use of novel biomarker to assess cancer progression, inflammation

Boehringer signs agreement with Brigham to conduct long-term study program on oral anticoagulants

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Alnylam ALN-AT3 for treatment of hemophilia B

Older heart patients present unique challenges for determining optimal dosages of medications

Basic cancer research at Creighton yields promising results for diagnosing, treating asthma

Dermatology researcher receives NIH grant to investigate role of nervous system in psoriasis

Increased caffeine intake may reduce fatty liver in people with NAFLD

Study: Type 2 diabetic patients treated with DPP-4 linagliptin experience reductions in blood glucose levels

Chemo before radiotherapy improves efficacy of treatment in testicular cancer patients with low side effects

BIDMC cardiovascular research team receives $4M grant to identify mRNA biomarkers in heart disease

High cholesterol level is more detrimental for middle aged men than women

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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