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Organ transplant board calls for review of child policy, creates new appeal system

A panel of officials that decides matters on organ transplants called Monday for a review of the guidelines for issuing organs to children and created a special appeals process after two cases of children who need lung transplants drew congressional and judicial attention.

12 Jun 2013

NeuroVive signs agreement with Isomerase Therapeutics to develop and commercialize cyclophilin-inhibiting molecules

NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB (publ) (STO:NVP), a leading mitochondrial medicine company, has signed a collaboration agreement with Isomerase Therapeutics to develop the molecules that were recently acquired from Biotica.

12 Jun 2013

15 minute walk after each meal appears to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

A fifteen minute walk after each meal appears to help older people regulate blood sugar levels and could reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS).

12 Jun 2013

Elevated levels of inflammatory biomarkers in individuals associated with high risk of COPD exacerbations

Simultaneously elevated levels of the biomarkers C-reactive protein, fibrinogen and leukocyte count in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were associated with increased risk of having exacerbations, even in those with milder COPD and in those without previous exacerbations, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

12 Jun 2013

PET technique detects coronary disease much earlier than other leading imaging methods

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the world's most prevalent and silent killers. Positron emission tomography (PET), which images miniscule abnormalities in cellular metabolism, can tip off clinicians about cardiac disasters waiting to happen- including sudden death from a heart attack-better than standard angiography, researchers revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meeting.

12 Jun 2013

Hearing loss linked to poor cognitive and physical functioning

"Hearing loss (HL) is a chronic condition that affects nearly 2 of every 3 adults aged 70 years or older in the United States. Hearing loss has broader implications for older adults, being independently associated with poorer cognitive and physical functioning. The association of HL with other health economic outcomes, such as health care use, is unstudied," writes Dane J. Genther, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues, in a Research Letter.

12 Jun 2013

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and periodic warming relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and the periodic warming and cooling of joints could be used to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis according to scientists at The University of Manchester. Their research may also help explain why older people are more prone to developing this common joint disorder.

12 Jun 2013

Mother's exposure to environmental contaminants associated with vigorous fetal motor activity

A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has for the first time found that a mother's higher exposure to some common environmental contaminants was associated with more frequent and vigorous fetal motor activity.

12 Jun 2013

Toshiba partners with leading institutions to conduct Athlete Heart Research Study

Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death in high school-aged athletes. To determine if SCD can be prevented with a heart screening, The Christ Hospital Health Network (Cincinnati, Ohio), The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center partnered with USRowing and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to conduct The Athlete Heart Research Study.

12 Jun 2013

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital earns top ranking

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital ranks among the nation's best children's hospitals in nine specialties and is one of the top-ranked centers in California, according to the 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals survey conducted by the U.S. News Media Group.

12 Jun 2013

Researchers to launch Phase II clinical trial to investigate potential new therapy for sickle cell anemia

Seeking to improve the lives of sickle cell anemia sufferers around the world, researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, the Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center in Boston and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and others are preparing to launch Phase II of a clinical trial to investigate a potential new therapy for reducing the disorder's severest symptoms.

12 Jun 2013

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ranked among nation's best children's hospitals

The University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is among the best children's hospitals in the country in pediatric specialties and is the only hospital in Michigan ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.

12 Jun 2013

Neuromodulators provide guidelines for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain

Neuromodulators have joined together in the Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC) to provide the first coordinated set of recommendations about patient selection and appropriateness for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain.

12 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Medicaid expansion 'makes sense'; Budget cuts hurt Alzheimer's research; Lack of transparency in generic Rx prices

The numbers in the Rand study ... should not be a surprise to people who have been paying attention. Numerous studies now, including in Missouri, have pointed to the simple reality of the policy implications of the ACA to argue for Medicaid expansion.

12 Jun 2013

Low- and middle-income countries do too little to prevent chronic diseases

Nine years ago, the World Health Organization adopted a global strategy to address risk factors for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Today, only a few low-and middle-income countries have implemented robust national policies to help prevent such non-communicable diseases, according to an international study led by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp in collaboration with Ghent University, published in this week's PLOS Medicine.

12 Jun 2013

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found that childhood cancer survivors overwhelmingly experience a significant amount of undiagnosed, serious disease through their adult years, establishing the importance of proactive, life-long clinical health screenings for this growing high-risk population.

12 Jun 2013

New mobile technology could revolutionise health care in the country

A mobile phone equipped to measure heart rate, body temperature and breathing, with a digital medical manual for health care staff. Unmanned drones that can drop medicine and collect blood samples in remote areas.

12 Jun 2013

New SPECT and MR imaging systems unveiled at SNMMI's 2013 Annual Meeting

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meetingmarks the unveiling of the successful application of a new preclinical hybrid molecular imaging system-single photon emission tomography and magnetic resonance -which has exceptional molecular imaging capabilities in terms of potential preclinical and clinical applications, technological advancement at a lower cost, and reduction of patient exposure to ionizing radiation.

12 Jun 2013

Obama administration changes course on Plan B

Monday afternoon, the Justice Department announced it would accept recent court rulings and begin putting into effect a judge's order to have the Food and Drug Administration certify the Plan B pill for use without prescription and without age restrictions on sales.

12 Jun 2013

Anti-nicotine vaccination can increase accumulation of nicotine in the brain, say neuroscientists

Researchers have yet again been sent back to the drawing board in the development of the much-sought-after vaccination for smokers, which would hypothetically inhibit the action of nicotine and its pleasure-producing chemical response in the brain.

12 Jun 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Organ transplant board calls for review of child policy, creates new appeal system

NeuroVive signs agreement with Isomerase Therapeutics to develop and commercialize cyclophilin-inhibiting molecules

15 minute walk after each meal appears to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

Elevated levels of inflammatory biomarkers in individuals associated with high risk of COPD exacerbations

PET technique detects coronary disease much earlier than other leading imaging methods

Hearing loss linked to poor cognitive and physical functioning

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and periodic warming relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis

Mother's exposure to environmental contaminants associated with vigorous fetal motor activity

Toshiba partners with leading institutions to conduct Athlete Heart Research Study

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital earns top ranking

Researchers to launch Phase II clinical trial to investigate potential new therapy for sickle cell anemia

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ranked among nation's best children's hospitals

Neuromodulators provide guidelines for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain

Viewpoints: Medicaid expansion 'makes sense'; Budget cuts hurt Alzheimer's research; Lack of transparency in generic Rx prices

Low- and middle-income countries do too little to prevent chronic diseases

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

New mobile technology could revolutionise health care in the country

New SPECT and MR imaging systems unveiled at SNMMI's 2013 Annual Meeting

Obama administration changes course on Plan B

Anti-nicotine vaccination can increase accumulation of nicotine in the brain, say neuroscientists

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