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Standardized vascular health checks may improve health and cost-effectiveness outcomes

Archimedes Inc., a healthcare modeling company, today announced the results of a two-year long collaboration with Novo Nordisk A/S, a world leader in diabetes care, which evaluated the effects of standardized vascular health checks on expected health outcomes.

17 Jul 2013

Cancer patients who receive chest radiation should screen for heart disease every 5-10 years

Cancer patients who receive chest radiation should be screened for heart disease every 5-10 years, according to the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).

17 Jul 2013

Diet low in fish, seafood can cause nutrition gap of omega-3 fatty acids in children and adults

Because of a diet low in fish and seafood, children and adults in North America and other parts of the world, have a "nutrition gap" of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA),according to a presentation at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Expo in Chicago-.

17 Jul 2013

Women who gain weight during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to heavier babies

Moms-to-be who gain too much weight early into their pregnancy are nearly three times as likely to give birth to bigger and fatter babies, warns a University of Alberta researcher.

17 Jul 2013

Drug to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy

A drug already approved to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy, or thickening of the cardiac muscle--a disorder that often leads to heart failure, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report.

17 Jul 2013

Cigna, Hunterdon Healthcare Partners launch collaborative accountable care initiative

Cigna and Hunterdon Healthcare Partners, LLC, a physician hospital organization (PHO) affiliated with Hunterdon Healthcare, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to improve patient access to health care, enhance care coordination, and achieve the "triple aim" of improved health, affordability and patient experience.

16 Jul 2013

Qualigen's FastPack Vitamin D Immunoassay receives FDA clearance

Qualigen, Inc., a privately owned company that provides rapid, easy to use, fully quantitative diagnostic testing solutions, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its FastPack Vitamin D Immunoassay for use on its proprietary FastPack System for the rapid determination of vitamin D status.

16 Jul 2013

Lunar cycle affects mortality, length of stay following acute aortic dissection repair

If you need cardiac surgery in the future, aortic dissection in particular, reach for the moon. Or at least try to schedule your surgery around its cycle. According to a study at Rhode Island Hospital, acute aortic dissection repair performed in the waning full moon appears to reduce the odds of death, and a full moon was associated with shorter length of stay.

16 Jul 2013

Alize Pharma initiates AZP-531 Phase I clinical trial for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Alize Pharma, a company specialized in the development of drugs for the treatment of metabolic diseases and rare diseases, announces today the launch of the first Phase I clinical trial for AZP-531, its unacylated ghrelin analog, in type 2 diabetes.

16 Jul 2013

Cancer patients who receive chest radiation should be screened for heart disease every 5-10 years

16 Jul 2013

Health exchange countdown: Insurers, regulators test drive new plans, TV ads

News outlets report on how the health law's online health insurance marketplaces will work, the products that will be available through them and the efforts to enroll millions of uninsured or underinsured people.

16 Jul 2013

Comprehensive guide for clinicians to treat medical complications of bulimia

A new study in Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention identifies the numerous medical problems associated with bulimia and provides comprehensive information on diagnosis and treatment for clinicians in various arms of medicine.

16 Jul 2013

Music decreases children's perceived sense of pain, say researchers

Newly published findings by medical researchers at the University of Alberta provide more evidence that music decreases children's perceived sense of pain.

16 Jul 2013

Excess fat in liver, muscle tissue and blood may increase risk of bone loss

Excess fat around the belly has recently been identified as a risk factor for bone loss. Now, a new study has determined that excess liver and muscle fat also may be detrimental to bone.

16 Jul 2013

Researchers uncover role of IKACh in pacemaker activity and heart rate regulation

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown role for the acetylcholine-activated inward-rectifying potassium current (IKACh) in cardiac pacemaker activity and heart rate regulation, according to a study in The Journal of General Physiology.

16 Jul 2013

Insurance status affects spinal surgery outcomes

Among patients undergoing spinal surgery, Medicaid beneficiaries are at higher risk of experiencing any type of complication, compared to privately insured patients, reports a study in the July 15 issue of of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

16 Jul 2013

Very preterm babies have trouble bonding with their care-givers due to neurological impairments

A new study suggests that some very preterm babies have trouble bonding with their care-givers due to neurological impairments and not to the way their parents interact with them.

16 Jul 2013

Study: Prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with high one-year mortality rate

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (inflammation and infection involving the heart valves and lining of the heart chambers) remains associated with a high one-year mortality rate and early valve replacement does not appear to be associated with lower mortality compared with medical therapy according to a study by Tahaniyat Lalani, M.D., M.H.S., of the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, and colleagues.

16 Jul 2013

Vitamin D supplementation can improve patient's immunological status

Vitamin D influences many other physiological processes, including muscle function, cardiovascular homeostasis, nerve function, and immune response. Furthermore, accumulated evidence suggests that vitamin D also mediates the immune system response to infection. Infections are very common in patients from neurosurgical intensive care unit.

16 Jul 2013

TSRI scientists design drug candidate that increases exercise endurance in animal models

An international group of scientists has shown that a drug candidate designed by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) significantly increases exercise endurance in animal models.

15 Jul 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Standardized vascular health checks may improve health and cost-effectiveness outcomes

Cancer patients who receive chest radiation should screen for heart disease every 5-10 years

Diet low in fish, seafood can cause nutrition gap of omega-3 fatty acids in children and adults

Women who gain weight during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to heavier babies

Drug to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy

Cigna, Hunterdon Healthcare Partners launch collaborative accountable care initiative

Qualigen's FastPack Vitamin D Immunoassay receives FDA clearance

Lunar cycle affects mortality, length of stay following acute aortic dissection repair

Alize Pharma initiates AZP-531 Phase I clinical trial for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Cancer patients who receive chest radiation should be screened for heart disease every 5-10 years

Health exchange countdown: Insurers, regulators test drive new plans, TV ads

Comprehensive guide for clinicians to treat medical complications of bulimia

Music decreases children's perceived sense of pain, say researchers

Excess fat in liver, muscle tissue and blood may increase risk of bone loss

Researchers uncover role of IKACh in pacemaker activity and heart rate regulation

Insurance status affects spinal surgery outcomes

Very preterm babies have trouble bonding with their care-givers due to neurological impairments

Study: Prosthetic valve endocarditis associated with high one-year mortality rate

Vitamin D supplementation can improve patient's immunological status

TSRI scientists design drug candidate that increases exercise endurance in animal models

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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Heart Disease News and Research

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