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Alzheimer's patients more prone to heart disease, but undergo fewer related surgeries

Persons with Alzheimer's disease suffer from ischaemic heart diseases more frequently than others, yet they undergo related procedures and surgery less frequently than persons with no diagnosed AD, according to a nation-wide register-based study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland.

30 Oct 2013

States struggle with enrollment data, outreach to minority populations

News outlets report on state health exchange developments in Colorado, Maryland, California and Minnesota.

30 Oct 2013

Penn Medicine-led panel reports that noise exposure is a serious public health threat

The combined toll of occupational, recreational and environmental noise exposure poses a serious public health threat going far beyond hearing damage, according to an international team of researchers writing today in The Lancet.

30 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new substance that quickly and effectively kills multi-resistant bacteria

In Europe alone, more than 25,000 people die each year from infections caused by multi-resistant bacteria. Researchers from University of Copenhagen have now developed and characterized a substance that quickly and effectively kills the virulent bacteria. The substance employs a multifunctional mechanism that reduces the risk of antibiotic resistance. The findings have recently been published in the scientific journal Chemistry & Biology.

30 Oct 2013

Overweight men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die from the disease

Men who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men who are of healthy weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. In patients with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, the researchers also found an even stronger correlation between obesity and mortality.

30 Oct 2013

New ex-smokers across Cheshire and Merseyside celebrate first steps towards a smokefree life

Over 9,000 people across Cheshire and Merseyside joined a quarter of a million people in the UK choosing to turn their back on cigarettes this month in the mass 28-day stop smoking challenge, Stoptober. In Merseyside, 7187 people signed up along with 1,288 people in Cheshire West and Chester.

30 Oct 2013

New pulmonary medicine list includes five recommendations to improve patient care and outcomes

A list released today identified five commonly performed tests and procedures in pulmonary medicine that may not always be necessary. The list, part of the ABIM Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign, was produced by a collaborative task force assembled by the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians.

30 Oct 2013

COMMONWELL project established to support health and social care services

Across Europe, providing health and social care services is becoming increasingly complex and costly. An aging population, a multitude of public, private and informal actors, together with a myriad of e-health systems and technologies create numerous hurdles to offering efficient and cost-effective care.

30 Oct 2013

The Joint Commission names HNMC as ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2012’

Holy Name Medical Center (HNMC) was named one of the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures for 2012 by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in America.

30 Oct 2013

Clinical trial finds COREVALVE reduces rate of death, stroke in patients with aortic stenosis

In a clinical trial, a self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve met the key performance objective of reducing death and stroke in patients with severe aortic stenosis at "extreme risk" for surgery.Results of the COREVALVE EXTREME RISK trial were presented today at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

30 Oct 2013

Researcher receives NIH grant to study physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal behavior

Laura Stroud, Ph.D., a researcher with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, was recently awarded a 5-year, $2,885,481 grant from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to further her work on the physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal development and behavior.

30 Oct 2013

Sanovas receives patent for Multi-Balloon Catheter for Extravasated Drug Delivery

Sanovas Inc., (www.sanovas.com) a life science technology company focused on developing and commercializing next generation micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued patent # 8,540,667 for the company's Multi-Balloon Catheter for Extravasated Drug Delivery.

29 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 29, 2013

Today's headlines include previews of a Capitol Hill hearing that will feature Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serivces Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.

29 Oct 2013

3Sbio acquires patents for DJ5 to delay hereditary renal disease in ADPKD patients

3SBio Inc., a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, announced the acquisition of patents for DJ5, a novel non-TZD PPARgamma agonist with potential to retard progressive renal failure in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ("ADPKD').

29 Oct 2013

Mount Sinai cardiologists use FDA-approved device for severely calcified coronary arteries

Leading interventional cardiologists at The Mount Sinai Hospital are the first in the world to use a newly U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved device for the treatment of severely calcified coronary arteries before the placement of a cardiac stent to open a blocked artery.

29 Oct 2013

New understanding of sperm capacitation may improve IVF success rates

Two new papers from reproductive biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with international partners, report advances in understanding the basic processes of sperm capacitation that may one day improve success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) by providing a shortcut to bypass problems, and may eventually lead to a male contraceptive.

29 Oct 2013

Leading surgical specialists outline approaches to laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair

Minimally invasive surgical techniques have revolutionized the treatment paraesophageal hernia-but there's continued controversy over some key technical aspects of the procedure.

29 Oct 2013

WUSTL's Igor Efimov studies new potential treatment for irregular heartbeat

Although an irregular heartbeat is a common malady in the United States, affecting an estimated 5 million people, the treatments for it are limited in scope and effectiveness.

29 Oct 2013

Houston Methodist physicians provide tips for training, protecting the entire body

For avid runners, training for the next marathon never stops. While it's important to focus on running faster or farther, Houston Methodist physicians encourage runners to expand their training regimen and are providing the following tips for training and protecting the entire body.

29 Oct 2013

PulseOn closes €1M seed investment round to launch innovation in optical heart rate monitoring

Finnish mobile wellness technology company PulseOn has closed a €1m seed investment round to finalize and launch its ground-breaking innovation in optical heart rate monitoring.

29 Oct 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Alzheimer's patients more prone to heart disease, but undergo fewer related surgeries

States struggle with enrollment data, outreach to minority populations

Penn Medicine-led panel reports that noise exposure is a serious public health threat

Researchers develop new substance that quickly and effectively kills multi-resistant bacteria

Overweight men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die from the disease

New ex-smokers across Cheshire and Merseyside celebrate first steps towards a smokefree life

New pulmonary medicine list includes five recommendations to improve patient care and outcomes

COMMONWELL project established to support health and social care services

The Joint Commission names HNMC as ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for 2012’

Clinical trial finds COREVALVE reduces rate of death, stroke in patients with aortic stenosis

Researcher receives NIH grant to study physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal behavior

Sanovas receives patent for Multi-Balloon Catheter for Extravasated Drug Delivery

First Edition: October 29, 2013

3Sbio acquires patents for DJ5 to delay hereditary renal disease in ADPKD patients

Mount Sinai cardiologists use FDA-approved device for severely calcified coronary arteries

New understanding of sperm capacitation may improve IVF success rates

Leading surgical specialists outline approaches to laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair

WUSTL's Igor Efimov studies new potential treatment for irregular heartbeat

Houston Methodist physicians provide tips for training, protecting the entire body

PulseOn closes €1M seed investment round to launch innovation in optical heart rate monitoring

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