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Topera receives FDA clearance for FIRMap Catheter

Topera, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a novel mapping and targeting system for the identification of the sources that sustain complex cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the FIRMap Catheter.

7 Nov 2013

Bipolar mania and depression independently inherited

Bipolar mania and depression may be independently inherited in families, findings of a US study suggest.

7 Nov 2013

Diets and the famine reaction: an interview with Associate Professor Amanda Salis, University of Sydney

The statistic that you often hear is that 95% of diets fail, but in actual fact, emerging research is now showing that it’s around 70% of diets that fail. That means that around 30% of people who are losing weight are actually keeping it off. So we’re doing better now than we were doing in the past, but there’s still work to be done.

7 Nov 2013

Study finds few beneficial effects of metformin drug for cardiovascular disease in people without diabetes

Despite high expectations for the commonly used diabetes drug metformin to improve risk factors for heart disease in people without diabetes, few beneficial effects have been found in a randomised trial of patients with established cardiovascular disease, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

7 Nov 2013

Mental health services, tobacco control programs must work together to encourage smoking cessation

Persons with mental illness account for more than one-third of adult smokers in the United States and despite a decline in tobacco use during the past five decades, there has been no change in the smoking rate for patients with poor mental health.

7 Nov 2013

Inhibition of heart protein reduces damage from heart attack, say researchers

The stop and start of blood flow to the heart during and after a heart attack causes severe damage to heart cells, reducing their capacity to function and potentially causing their death.

7 Nov 2013

New study looks at hormone/SNS relationship in women taking hormone contraceptives

After menopause, women's levels of estrogen and progesterone fall. Their formerly lower risk for heart disease equals, even surpasses, men's risk. One possible contributing explanation for the change in risk is that sex hormones affect the sympathetic nervous system, which controls constriction of blood vessels and participates in the fight or flight response.

7 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Obama's 'sin of omission;' Dems' panic grows over health law woes; men should pay for maternity care

"The big lie," as the president's broken Obamacare promise is now known, was that everyone could keep his or her doctor and insurance policy under the ACA. No one, Americans were justified in inferring, would be remotely inconvenienced by Obamacare. Instead, the reality is well-known: Millions are expected to lose their insurance policies, while others will see their premiums skyrocket. It is still jarring to my adult psyche to impugn another, especially the president of the United States, as a liar, so I won't. But it is not possible to pretend that the American people have been told the truth. Nor is it possible to pretend that Barack Obama has been completely honest (Kathleen Parker, 11/5).

7 Nov 2013

Researchers, clinicians discuss recent findings that could bring hope for people with HIV

Since the onset of the AIDS pandemic more than three decades ago, researchers from the lab and physicians in the clinic have been working toward one shared goal: an AIDS-free world. This week, a conference hosted by the journals Cell and The Lancet brought leading researchers and clinicians together to discuss recent findings that could bring hope to the estimated 35 million people world-wide who live with HIV.

7 Nov 2013

Simple urine test can help identify disease risks in young type 1 diabetes patients

Using a simple urine test, researchers can now identify young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart and kidney disease. The new research, funded by JDRF, Diabetes UK, and the British Heart Foundation, was published today, 06 November, in the journal Diabetes Care.

7 Nov 2013

New study could help lead to prevention and treatment of heart failure in diabetics

Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered one of the pathogenic components of diabetes in the heart, as published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

7 Nov 2013

Tea helps promote weight loss and improve bone health

Decades worth of research shows that tea-the second most consumed beverage in the world-may help prevent chronic illnesses, including heart disease, certain types of cancer and type 2 diabetes. New research shows tea has been found to help promote weight loss and maintain a healthy weight, improve bone health and activate areas of the brain that bolster attention, problem solving and mood.

7 Nov 2013

Atherotech Diagnostics Lab announces opening of patient service center in Sarasota, FL

Atherotech Diagnostics Lab, a leading clinical reference laboratory specializing in cardiometabolic testing and disease management solutions, today announced the opening of its patient service center in Sarasota, Fla. A physician open house on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at 4014 Sawyer Road in Sarasota, Fla., celebrates the opening of the center.

6 Nov 2013

New samaritan PAD Trainer simplifies CPR and AED training

HeartSine Technologies is pleased to announce the arrival of its enhanced samaritan Public Access Defibrillator Trainer, which offers new features that simplify CPR and AED training.

6 Nov 2013

SDSU receives $8.5M NIH grant to develop new heart treatments using stem cells

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a prestigious Program Project Grant totaling more than $8.5 million over five-years to San Diego State University to better understand how the heart heals and ways stem cells can help the heart repair itself.

6 Nov 2013

Depression alert in Asian COPD patients

Data from Taiwan indicate that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are nearly twice as likely as other patients to develop depression.

6 Nov 2013

Bipolar primary care prevalence varies by assessment method

The prevalence of bipolar disorder in primary care varies considerably according to the assessment method used, study findings suggest.

6 Nov 2013

Sleep Science's new OSA treatment to be presented in WHO Compendium of Innovative Technologies

Sleep Science Partners' mandibular repositioning treatment for obstructive sleep apnea has been accepted for inclusion in the 2013 World Health Organization Compendium of Innovative Technologies to be published this November.

6 Nov 2013

Wild blueberries: 2 cups a day may keep the doctor away

Wild blueberries are a rich source of phytochemicals called polyphenols, which have been reported by a growing number of studies to exert a wide array of protective health benefits. A new study by researchers at the University of Maine adds to this growing body of evidence.

6 Nov 2013

New Asian poll highlights major considerations when managing Type 2 Diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced results from a poll conducted with almost 800 physicians treating people with Type 2 Diabetes, in Japan, China, India and South Korea.

6 Nov 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Topera receives FDA clearance for FIRMap Catheter

Bipolar mania and depression independently inherited

Diets and the famine reaction: an interview with Associate Professor Amanda Salis, University of Sydney

Study finds few beneficial effects of metformin drug for cardiovascular disease in people without diabetes

Mental health services, tobacco control programs must work together to encourage smoking cessation

Inhibition of heart protein reduces damage from heart attack, say researchers

New study looks at hormone/SNS relationship in women taking hormone contraceptives

Viewpoints: Obama's 'sin of omission;' Dems' panic grows over health law woes; men should pay for maternity care

Researchers, clinicians discuss recent findings that could bring hope for people with HIV

Simple urine test can help identify disease risks in young type 1 diabetes patients

New study could help lead to prevention and treatment of heart failure in diabetics

Tea helps promote weight loss and improve bone health

Atherotech Diagnostics Lab announces opening of patient service center in Sarasota, FL

New samaritan PAD Trainer simplifies CPR and AED training

SDSU receives $8.5M NIH grant to develop new heart treatments using stem cells

Depression alert in Asian COPD patients

Bipolar primary care prevalence varies by assessment method

Sleep Science's new OSA treatment to be presented in WHO Compendium of Innovative Technologies

Wild blueberries: 2 cups a day may keep the doctor away

New Asian poll highlights major considerations when managing Type 2 Diabetes

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