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Schizophrenia cognition tool promising in bipolar disorder patients

The Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia may be an appropriate tool for measuring cognition in elderly patients with bipolar disorder, a pilot study suggests.

22 Jan 2014

Research under way to develop new techniques for detecting diabetic retinopathy

Research is under way to develop new techniques for detecting diabetic retinopathy at early onset with the hope of improving prevention and treatment of this major cause of blindness.

22 Jan 2014

St. Jude Medical reports net sales of $1.422 billion in fourth quarter 2013

St. Jude Medical, Inc. today reported sales and net earnings for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 28, 2013.

22 Jan 2014

Long-term exposure to particulate matter linked with increased risk for heart attack

Long-term exposure to particulate matter is associated with an increased risk for heart attack. Moreover, this association can already be observed in levels of particulate exposure below the current specified European limit values.

22 Jan 2014

CytRx receives FDA approval to continue dosing aldoxorubicin for patients with soft tissue sarcomas

CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue dosing patients with aldoxorubicin until disease progression in a planned pivotal, global Phase 3 clinical trial with aldoxorubicin as a second-line treatment for soft tissue sarcomas.

22 Jan 2014

Patients who arrive at hospital during off-hours are more likely to die

More people die and emergency hospital treatment takes longer for heart attack victims who arrive at the hospital during off-hours (nights and weekends), compared with patients who arrive during regular daily hours, according to a Mayo Clinic study published online in the British Medical Journal on Jan. 21.

22 Jan 2014

Scientists showcase HDL nanotherapy that may provide solution to repeat heart attacks

Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries - the process that leads to clots rupturing and causing myocardial infarction or stroke.

22 Jan 2014

Genetic counseling delivered over telephone as effective as face-to-face counseling, says study

Genetic counseling delivered over the telephone is as effective as face-to-face counseling, finds the largest randomized study to date comparing the two methods. The multi-center study, led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, was reported today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

22 Jan 2014

Researchers examine link between sedentary lifestyle and mortality risks of older women

Older women who spend a majority of their day sitting or lying down are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, cancer and death, finds a new study from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

22 Jan 2014

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants afflicted with this deadly disease, compared to treating with surgery first.

21 Jan 2014

Mutation in bone cells may cause acute myeloid leukemia: Study

Acute myeloid leukemia is a blood cancer, but for many patients the cancer may originate from an unusual source: a mutation in their bone cells.

21 Jan 2014

Supreme Court today hears case on Medicaid home health workers' right to form public employee union

The case involves workers in Illinois who serve Medicaid patients at home. The state says allowing a union helps provide a more stable workforce, but opponents argue that the move was a "political payback" by state Democrats.

21 Jan 2014

Study finds that heart attacks are more deadly at night, on weekends

Mortality is higher, and emergency treatment takes longer, for heart attack patients who arrive at hospital during the night or at weekends compared with regular hours, finds a study published on bmj.com today.

21 Jan 2014

Sitting for long hours increases heart failure risk in men

Sitting for long periods increases heart failure risk in men, even for those who exercise regularly, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure.

21 Jan 2014

Study finds that Mediterranean diet may also prevent peripheral artery disease

A multicenter study that previously reported a reduction in heart attack and stroke with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or with nuts now also reports a lower risk of peripheral artery disease, according to a study in the January 22/29 issue of JAMA.

21 Jan 2014

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air linked to heart attacks and angina

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air is strongly linked to heart attacks and angina, and this association persists at levels of exposure below the current European limits, suggests research conducted at the Department of Epidemiology in Rome, Italy and published on bmj.com today.

21 Jan 2014

Novo Nordisk launches insulin delivery device NovoPen Echo in the U.S.

Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, today announced the launch of the insulin delivery device NovoPen Echo in the United States. This is the first and only pen device available in the U.S. with half-unit dosing and a memory function that records the dose and time passed since the last injection.

From Novo Nordisk 21 Jan 2014

It Works! Global announces launch of first chewable dietary supplement

It Works! Global, a wellness products and lifestyle company, announced the launch of Greens Chew, a dietary supplement for antioxidant and prebiotic support.

21 Jan 2014

Football Fans in Training programme can help men lose weight, finds new research

An initiative that helps male football fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according to new research published in The Lancet and BMC Public Health.

21 Jan 2014

Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine more effective than artemether-lumefantrine in treating malaria

'Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine is more effective than artemether-lumefantrine, and has fewer side effects than artesunate-mefloquine' concludes a systematic review published by the Cochrane Infectious Disease Group, hosted by LSTM.

21 Jan 2014

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Schizophrenia cognition tool promising in bipolar disorder patients

Research under way to develop new techniques for detecting diabetic retinopathy

St. Jude Medical reports net sales of $1.422 billion in fourth quarter 2013

Long-term exposure to particulate matter linked with increased risk for heart attack

CytRx receives FDA approval to continue dosing aldoxorubicin for patients with soft tissue sarcomas

Patients who arrive at hospital during off-hours are more likely to die

Scientists showcase HDL nanotherapy that may provide solution to repeat heart attacks

Genetic counseling delivered over telephone as effective as face-to-face counseling, says study

Researchers examine link between sedentary lifestyle and mortality risks of older women

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Mutation in bone cells may cause acute myeloid leukemia: Study

Supreme Court today hears case on Medicaid home health workers' right to form public employee union

Study finds that heart attacks are more deadly at night, on weekends

Sitting for long hours increases heart failure risk in men

Study finds that Mediterranean diet may also prevent peripheral artery disease

Long term exposure to particulate matter in outdoor air linked to heart attacks and angina

Novo Nordisk launches insulin delivery device NovoPen Echo in the U.S.

It Works! Global announces launch of first chewable dietary supplement

Football Fans in Training programme can help men lose weight, finds new research

Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine more effective than artemether-lumefantrine in treating malaria

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