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Mayo Clinic announces first US stem cell clinical trial for children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Mayo Clinic has announced the first U.S. stem cell clinical trial for pediatric congenital heart disease. The trial aims to determine how stem cells from autologous umbilical cord blood can help children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare defect in which the left side of the heart is critically underdeveloped.

12 Jun 2013

Telemedicine: A way to decrease patient wait times in ED

Emergency department overcrowding has been a major issue nationally for 20 years and continues to increase in severity. To address this issue, a pilot study has been launched at UC San Diego Health System's ED to use telemedicine as a way to help address crowding and decrease patient wait times.

12 Jun 2013

Johns Hopkins researchers develop experimental vaccine for TB meningitis

A team of Johns Hopkins researchers working with animals has developed a vaccine that prevents the virulent TB bacterium from invading the brain and causing the highly lethal condition TB meningitis, a disease that disproportionately occurs in TB-infected children and in adults with compromised immune system.

12 Jun 2013

Research discovery could shed light on unsolved cases of arrhythmia

The heart's regular rhythm is crucial to the delivery of oxygenated blood and nutrients to all the organs of the body. It is regulated by a bundle of cells called "the pacemaker," which use electrical signals to set the pace of the heart. Dysfunction in this mechanism can lead to an irregular heartbeat, known as arrhythmia, and often necessitates the implantation of an artificial pacemaker.

12 Jun 2013

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Cerus Corporation announced today that it has initiated patient enrollment in two European Phase III clinical trials for the INTERCEPT System for red blood cells.

11 Jun 2013

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

Abbott today announced that it has initiated the ABSORB Japan randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in patients with coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease.

11 Jun 2013

Eight dairy organizations join to demonstrate tangible nutritional benefits of dairy

Eight dairy organizations from around the world are joining efforts to demonstrate the tangible nutritional benefits of dairy at a symposium on "Maintaining health with nutrient rich diets: The role of dairy in prevention of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity and sarcopenia."

11 Jun 2013

ECG in your mobile!

A research scientist working at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a user-friendly smart phone application that allows consumers to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the comfort of their own homes.

11 Jun 2013

Rapamycin improves cardiac function in mice suffering from age-related heart disease

Elderly mice suffering from age-related heart disease saw a significant improvement in cardiac function after being treated with the FDA-approved drug rapamycin for just three months.

11 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 11, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of the Obama administration's decision to drop the fight to keep age restrictions in place for Plan B emergency contraceptive pill sales.

11 Jun 2013

Education about malignant hyperthermia is important to medical professionals and community

Orlando Health, the Florida Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, and the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists took a moment to comment on a conference they are co-sponsoring with the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States in Orlando on June 29.

11 Jun 2013

Vegetable fat may be associated with lower risk of death in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer

Replacing carbohydrates and animal fat with vegetable fat may be associated with a lower risk of death in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

11 Jun 2013

Using stress CMR imaging for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win situation, say doctors

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center doctors have found that using stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in an Emergency Department observation unit to care for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win - for the patient and the institution.

11 Jun 2013

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland retains NIH ranking as 10th for research grants

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is ranked 10th in the nation for research grants from the National Institutes of Health to children's hospitals. In 2012, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland received more than $15 million in awards from the NIH for 25 separate research grants - a 20.4 percent increase in funding compared to 2011.

11 Jun 2013

Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program to award diplomas to six students

The Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine will award its first diplomas to six students during a commencement ceremony June 11.

11 Jun 2013

The 'parallel challenge:' Coordinating care for mental and physical health issues

While the Los Angeles Times reports on the challenges of helping patients who struggle with physical and mental illnesses, the Boston Globe reports on a creative approach to reduce hospital readmissions.

11 Jun 2013

New research proves value of PET/MR compared to PET/CT in cardiac applications

Just a few years ago, integrated positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance (PET/MR) imaging was found only in research institutes, but little by little the technology has expanded into clinical practice.

11 Jun 2013

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota honored as 2013-2014 Best Children's Hospital

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota has been honored by U.S. News & World Report as a 2013-2014 Best Children's Hospital. Children's has been ranked on the list every year since the program's inception in 2007.

11 Jun 2013

Grassley continues focus on Medicare decision trading probe

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, says that hundreds of people had access to information about a Medicare decision before it was announced, which triggered a spike in Wall Street trading. Also on Capitol Hill, compounding pharmacies are lobbying against pending legislation and a draft proposal on Medicare's 'doc fix' draws criticism.

11 Jun 2013

Teleflex gets FDA clearance to market ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters.

11 Jun 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Mayo Clinic announces first US stem cell clinical trial for children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Telemedicine: A way to decrease patient wait times in ED

Johns Hopkins researchers develop experimental vaccine for TB meningitis

Research discovery could shed light on unsolved cases of arrhythmia

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

Eight dairy organizations join to demonstrate tangible nutritional benefits of dairy

ECG in your mobile!

Rapamycin improves cardiac function in mice suffering from age-related heart disease

First Edition: June 11, 2013

Education about malignant hyperthermia is important to medical professionals and community

Vegetable fat may be associated with lower risk of death in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer

Using stress CMR imaging for patients with acute chest pain is a win-win situation, say doctors

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland retains NIH ranking as 10th for research grants

Cedars-Sinai Graduate Program to award diplomas to six students

The 'parallel challenge:' Coordinating care for mental and physical health issues

New research proves value of PET/MR compared to PET/CT in cardiac applications

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota honored as 2013-2014 Best Children's Hospital

Grassley continues focus on Medicare decision trading probe

Teleflex gets FDA clearance to market ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

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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 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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

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