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Experts call for international consensus on criteria used to diagnose circulatory and neurological death

The criteria used to diagnose both circulatory and brain death in a patient are subject to variability and as such can be controversial. Anaesthesiologists play an important role in procedures related to the determination of death, so should have specific knowledge about medical, ethical and legal criteria of brain death definition.

3 Jun 2013

NJIT professor emphasizes how point of care healthcare can reduce illness, improve quality of life

NJIT Distinguished Professor and electrical engineer Atam Dhawan hits the lecture trail again this summer as a distinguished speaker for an IEEE life sciences lecture series.

3 Jun 2013

It is possible to reduce salt content without reducing the taste

It is entirely possible to reduce the salt content in a range of foods by up to 30% without reducing the taste.

3 Jun 2013

Four lifestyle behaviors protect against coronary heart disease, say researchers

A large, multi-center study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found a significant link between lifestyle factors and heart health, adding even more evidence in support of regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style diet, keeping a normal weight and, most importantly, not smoking.

3 Jun 2013

Activ8rlives 2.0 goes live with new self monitoring capabilities for health and wellness

Activ8rlives’ website version 2.0 has now gone live after several months of preparation and testing. Activ8rlives focuses its online self monitoring solutions for health and wellness, which is utilized by families, groups and companies.

3 Jun 2013

More than 20 UK hospitals to use AliveCor Heart Monitor during Heart Rhythm Awareness Week

More than 20 hospitals in the United Kingdom will use the AliveCor Heart Monitor during the 10th annual Heart Rhythm Awareness Week June 3-9, sponsored by Arrhythmia Alliance, The Heart Rhythm Charity in the U.K.

From Medtronic 3 Jun 2013

Experts to discuss on resuscitation efforts at Euroanaesthesia

One of the most difficult moments faced by anaesthetists and other healthcare staff is when to carry on attempts to resuscitate a person, and when those efforts should reasonably stop. This dilemma is the subject of a session at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology.

3 Jun 2013

Researchers find that stress of poverty influences health costs among resilient kids

Children living in poverty who appear to succeed socially may be failing biologically. Students able to overcome the stress of growing up poor are labeled "resilient" because of their ability to overcome adversity, but University of Georgia researchers found this resiliency has health costs that last well into adulthood.

3 Jun 2013

Saint Louis University extends search for new medicines to treat childhood diarrhea

A $750,000 grant to the Center for World Health and Medicine at Saint Louis University will extend the search for new medicines to treat childhood diarrhea, which is the second leading cause of death of young children worldwide.

1 Jun 2013

RBC transfusion during cardiac surgery can increase risk of postoperative infection

The risk of postoperative infection appears to increase when patients receive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during or after cardiac surgery, and greater attention to practices that limit red blood cell use could potentially reduce the occurrence of major postoperative infections, according to a study published in the June 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

1 Jun 2013

UB researchers are developing a network of wireless body sensors

The military has for decades used sonar for underwater communication. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo are developing a miniaturized version of the same technology to be applied inside the human body to treat diseases such as diabetes and heart failure in real time.

1 Jun 2013

St. Luke's Episcopal Health System transferred to Catholic Health Initiatives

The Episcopal Diocese of Texas today transferred St. Luke's Episcopal Health System to Catholic Health Initiatives, the nation's third-largest faith-based health system, officials announced.

1 Jun 2013

New study examines arterial stiffening in young, healthy population

Indiana University researchers found that people in their 20s already began to demonstrate arterial stiffening -- when arteries become less compliant as blood pumps through the body -- but their highly active peers did not.

1 Jun 2013

Palm Beach Cancer Institute joins FCS family

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, the leading community-based oncology practice in the state, announced today that Palm Beach Cancer Institute will be joining the practice, effective June 1, 2013.

1 Jun 2013

Mayo Clinic research shows that revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40%

Peripheral arterial disease is a common circulation problem in which reduced blood flow can lead to complications that jeopardize the limbs, possibly even requiring amputation. Procedures known as revascularization have reduced the need for amputations 40 percent over two decades, Mayo Clinic research shows.

1 Jun 2013

Euro-Peristat project releases second European Perinatal Health Report

The European Perinatal Health Report released by the Euro-Peristat project is the most comprehensive report on the health and care of pregnant women and babies in Europe and brings together data from 2010 from 26 European Union member states, plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

1 Jun 2013

Health care workers urge state officials to halt pending Medi-Cal payment cuts

Citing devastating impacts on California's most vulnerable patients, local hospital leaders joined with physicians and health care workers in Alameda County today to urge state officials to halt pending Medi-Cal payment cuts.

1 Jun 2013

ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system receives CE Mark certification

ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc. announced today that the Company has received its European CE Mark certification for the ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system.

1 Jun 2013

New nanoparticle gene delivery method to prevent stenting procedure complications

Stent angioplasty saves lives, but there often are side effects and complications related to the procedure, such as arterial restenosis and thrombosis. In the June 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, however, scientists report that they have discovered a new nanoparticle gene delivery method that may overcome current limitations of gene therapy vectors and prevent complications associated with the stenting procedure.

1 Jun 2013

New research shows uremic toxins increase heart attack risk

MD-Patients with advanced kidney disease who are undergoing hemodialysis are known to be highly susceptible to heart attacks and other cardiovascular complications, and now scientists likely know why.

31 May 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Experts call for international consensus on criteria used to diagnose circulatory and neurological death

NJIT professor emphasizes how point of care healthcare can reduce illness, improve quality of life

It is possible to reduce salt content without reducing the taste

Four lifestyle behaviors protect against coronary heart disease, say researchers

Activ8rlives 2.0 goes live with new self monitoring capabilities for health and wellness

More than 20 UK hospitals to use AliveCor Heart Monitor during Heart Rhythm Awareness Week

Experts to discuss on resuscitation efforts at Euroanaesthesia

Researchers find that stress of poverty influences health costs among resilient kids

Saint Louis University extends search for new medicines to treat childhood diarrhea

RBC transfusion during cardiac surgery can increase risk of postoperative infection

UB researchers are developing a network of wireless body sensors

St. Luke's Episcopal Health System transferred to Catholic Health Initiatives

New study examines arterial stiffening in young, healthy population

Palm Beach Cancer Institute joins FCS family

Mayo Clinic research shows that revascularization has reduced need for amputations by 40%

Euro-Peristat project releases second European Perinatal Health Report

Health care workers urge state officials to halt pending Medi-Cal payment cuts

ArtVentive EOS Peripheral Vascular Enoluminal Occlusion system receives CE Mark certification

New nanoparticle gene delivery method to prevent stenting procedure complications

New research shows uremic toxins increase heart attack risk

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

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