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Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring should be used to monitor patients with Type 2 diabetes who have a high risk for developing cardiovascular complications, say researchers.

5 Nov 2013

Comorbid anxiety problematic for adolescents with bipolar disorder

Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder and adversely affect their outcomes, suggest study findings.

5 Nov 2013

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

Health anxiety is a relatively new diagnosis and has not been adopted fully. The nearest approximation and formal classification systems is ‘illness anxiety’ as diagnosed in DSM-5, published in May 2013 (DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, p.315).

5 Nov 2013

Trophos completes efficacy study of olesoxime in patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Trophos SA, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing innovative therapeutics from discovery to clinical validation for indications with under-served needs in neurology and cardiology, has completed its efficacy study of olesoxime in the rare neurodegenerative condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

5 Nov 2013

Aerotel to present two new models of hand-held ECG monitors at Medica 2013

Aerotel will present two new models for professional and personal use of the world's most advanced mini sized handheld ECG event recorder-transmitters enabling the transmission of ECG data from any place at any time.

5 Nov 2013

Demand for advanced multiparameter monitoring devices increasing with rising disease incidence

Rising incidences of chronic illnesses, heart disorders and hypertension are widening the patient population pool in Europe, creating demand for technologically advanced multiparameter monitoring devices. Lack of reimbursement, however, remains a crucial issue restraining adoption of most high-end imaging modalities.

5 Nov 2013

NTU establishes new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine

Nanyang Technological University is giving the development of nanotechnology a big boost, by establishing a new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine, which focuses on the medical application of nanotechnology. An emerging field in drugs, nanomedicine are made up of tiny nano-sized particles thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand.

5 Nov 2013

Genkyotex announces initiation of GKT137831 Phase II study in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Genkyotex, the leading developer of selective NOX enzyme inhibitors, announced today the initiation of a multinational Phase II clinical study of GKT137831 in patients with diabetic nephropathy.

5 Nov 2013

First ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off in Brussels

The first ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off today in the European Parliament in Brussels. It will go on until 8 November 2013 with awareness-raising activities around the theme ‘Mind Your Heart – for a Heart Healthy Europe’.

5 Nov 2013

Capsules: N.Y. hospital group turns the tables on hospital graders

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Irked by the growing number of report cards assessing the quality of hospitals, a New York State hospital association has taken this biblical admonition to heart by putting out a report card grading the quality of hospital graders.

5 Nov 2013

Scientists map structure of key part of immune system responsible for neutralizing bacteria, viruses

Leicester scientists have mapped the "bouquet-like" structure of a key part of the body's immune system responsible for neutralising bacteria and viruses.

5 Nov 2013

Zevacor Molecular buys 70 MeV Cyclotron dedicated to medical use from IBA

Zevacor Molecular, an independently owned healthcare firm that manufactures and distributes PET and SPECT radiopharmaceuticals, has purchased the first 70 MeV Cyclotron dedicated to medical use in the United States from Ion Beam Applications, S.A.

5 Nov 2013

Children's Hospital to participate in drug study to evaluate effects of metformin for treating type 2 diabetes

Children's Hospital Los Angeles will participate in a nationwide drug study evaluating the effects of metformin, a medication that has been shown to be safe and effective for treating type 2 diabetes.

5 Nov 2013

Atrial fibrillation doubles risk of heart attack in women and African Americans

Doctors have known for years that atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, increases the risk for stroke, but now researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have shown that it also increases the risk for heart attack. In fact, for women and African Americans, it more than doubles the risk.

5 Nov 2013

New method for quickly ruling out serious acute coronary disease of chest pains

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have tested a new method for quickly ruling out acute myocardial infarction or other serious acute coronary disease in Emergency department patients complaining of chest pains.

5 Nov 2013

Blood pressure tailored treatment reduces individual's risk of heart disease and strokes

A new way of using blood pressure-lowering medications could prevent more than a fourth of heart attacks and strokes - up to 180,000 a year - while using less medication overall, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

4 Nov 2013

Generic drug gabapentin appears to be safe, effective in treating alcohol dependence

The generic drug gabapentin, which is already widely prescribed for epilepsy and some kinds of pain, appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The finding comes from a 150-patient randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind clinical trial conducted by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute.

4 Nov 2013

Scientists find key gene that activates muscle growth

For decades, scientists have searched for treatments for myopathies - genetic muscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy and ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease.

4 Nov 2013

Biomedical testing: an interview with Ed Moriarty, General Manager of the ElectroForce Systems Group of Bose Corporation

An interview with Ed Moriarty, discussing how Bose are involved in the development of advanced testing equipment for medical devices.

From TA Instruments 4 Nov 2013

Thomas Jefferson University's Department of Medicine named Comprehensive Hypertension Center

The Department of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University has been named a Comprehensive Hypertension Center by the American Society of Hypertension (ASH). Jefferson is one of only five in the country to earn top recognition for its advanced diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of complex hypertension and associated disorders.

4 Nov 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

Comorbid anxiety problematic for adolescents with bipolar disorder

Health anxiety therapies: an interview with Professor Peter Tyrer, Imperial College, London

Trophos completes efficacy study of olesoxime in patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Aerotel to present two new models of hand-held ECG monitors at Medica 2013

Demand for advanced multiparameter monitoring devices increasing with rising disease incidence

NTU establishes new $60 million research institute in Nanomedicine

Genkyotex announces initiation of GKT137831 Phase II study in patients with diabetic nephropathy

First ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off in Brussels

Capsules: N.Y. hospital group turns the tables on hospital graders

Scientists map structure of key part of immune system responsible for neutralizing bacteria, viruses

Zevacor Molecular buys 70 MeV Cyclotron dedicated to medical use from IBA

Children's Hospital to participate in drug study to evaluate effects of metformin for treating type 2 diabetes

Atrial fibrillation doubles risk of heart attack in women and African Americans

New method for quickly ruling out serious acute coronary disease of chest pains

Blood pressure tailored treatment reduces individual's risk of heart disease and strokes

Generic drug gabapentin appears to be safe, effective in treating alcohol dependence

Scientists find key gene that activates muscle growth

Biomedical testing: an interview with Ed Moriarty, General Manager of the ElectroForce Systems Group of Bose Corporation

Thomas Jefferson University's Department of Medicine named Comprehensive Hypertension Center

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