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Stressed people have twice as much risk of heart attack

The Inserm researchers at unit 1018, "The Epidemiology and Public Health Research Centre", working in collaboration with researchers from England and Finland have demonstrated that it is essential to be vigilant about this and to take it very seriously when people say that they are stressed, particularly if they believe that stress is affecting their health.

28 Jun 2013

UH Eye Institute to use Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System to treat patients with RP

University Hospitals Eye Institute will be one of the first medical centers in the United States to offer the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.

28 Jun 2013

UNIGE researchers identify genomic variations associated with trisomy 21

Down syndrome, more commonly known as "trisomy 21" is very often accompanied by pathologies found in the general population: Alzheimer's disease, leukemia, or cardiac deficiency.

28 Jun 2013

Job provides extra emotional support for HIV women to manage their illnesses

Having a job helps women with HIV manage their illnesses, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of California at San Francisco.

28 Jun 2013

People who have TBI may be more likely to have future stroke, says study

People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more likely to have a future stroke, according to research that appears in the June 26, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

28 Jun 2013

Research suggests new models for study of Barrett's esophagus

Research focused on the regulation of the adult stem cells that line the gastrointestinal tract of Drosophila suggests new models for the study of Barrett's esophagus.

28 Jun 2013

FDA approves Novartis' Exelon Patch for treatment of severe Alzheimer's disease

The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved indication for Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) to include the treatment of people with severe Alzheimer's disease with Exelon Patch 13.3mg/24h.

28 Jun 2013

Children with congenital heart disease require higher levels of Vitamin D intake prior to surgery

Until now, there has been no research dedicated to the importance of Vitamin D supplementation in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). However, over the past few years, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute and Cardiovascular Surgery Program teamed with the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group to understand the impact of cardiac surgery on the Vitamin D status of infants and children, to be printed next month in Anesthesiology.

27 Jun 2013

UK, Canada experience huge decline in diabetes mortality rates since mid-1990

Both the UK and Canada have experienced huge falls in diabetes-related mortality since the mid-1990s, with the result that the gap in mortality risk between those with and without diabetes has narrowed substantially.

27 Jun 2013

Edge Therapeutics announces positive preliminary results from EG-1962 study for prevention of DCI

Edge Therapeutics announced today positive preliminary results from the first human use of EG-1962, the Company's novel bioabsorbable nimodipine microparticle formulation for the prevention of delayed cerebral ischemia, a life-threatening complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage, typically resulting from a ruptured brain aneurysm or traumatic brain injury.

27 Jun 2013

BHS takes initiative to improve health and wellness of Berkshire community with CRI

Berkshire Health Systems today announced an initiative to improve the health and wellness of the Berkshire community with its new partner, the non-profit Canyon Ranch Institute.

27 Jun 2013

Anesthesia & Analgesia journal of IARS achieves another increase in its "Impact Factor"

The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) is pleased to announce that Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the IARS, has achieved yet another increase in its "Impact Factor"—a key indicator of the influence and scientific value of medical journals.

26 Jun 2013

Combination of evidence-based medicine and personalized medicine can result in optimal healthcare

There are two popular models when it comes to delivering the best healthcare - using evidence-based guidelines or applying personalized medicine. Each method has its own merits and drawbacks, but according to one Northwestern Medicine- cardiologist, when the two theories are integrated the result is an optimal healthcare delivery model that is both less expensive and better for the patient.

26 Jun 2013

Quality of CPR may vary depending on EMS department or hospital administering it

The quality of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) you receive may vary, depending on the EMS department or hospital administering it, according to the American Heart Association.

26 Jun 2013

Eisai submits BELVIQ NDS with Health Canada

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Eisai Limited (based in Mississauga, Ontario), a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., has submitted a New Drug Submission for BELVIQ (lorcaserin HCl) with Health Canada.

26 Jun 2013

Report alerts clinicians, public about catastrophic dangers of contaminated epidural injections

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe pathologic findings from 40 case reports of fungal infection in patients who had been given contaminated epidural, paraspinal, or intra-articular (into joints) steroid injections and correlate these findings with clinical and laboratory data.

26 Jun 2013

Primary care physicians prefer to prescribe NSAIDS for chronic pain, report shows

For treating the estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain -- a population larger than those with heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined -- researched reported in The Journal of Pain shows that primary care physicians overwhelmingly prefer to prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, in accordance with published clinical practice guidelines.

26 Jun 2013

Sarah Cannon Research Institute opens enrollment in Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066

Morphotek, Inc., a subsidiary of Eisai Inc., announced today that the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, Tennessee has opened enrollment in a Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066 in patients with advanced or metastatic breast, pancreatic, colorectal or non-small cell lung cancer (adenocarcinoma) malignancies.

26 Jun 2013

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide to donated blood, a breakthrough that could dramatically reduce harmful effects from transfusions.

26 Jun 2013

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

Based on the experience of a large hospital in Tanzania, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have discovered a "startlingly" high burden of hypertension in this sub-Saharan African country.

26 Jun 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Stressed people have twice as much risk of heart attack

UH Eye Institute to use Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System to treat patients with RP

UNIGE researchers identify genomic variations associated with trisomy 21

Job provides extra emotional support for HIV women to manage their illnesses

People who have TBI may be more likely to have future stroke, says study

Research suggests new models for study of Barrett's esophagus

FDA approves Novartis' Exelon Patch for treatment of severe Alzheimer's disease

Children with congenital heart disease require higher levels of Vitamin D intake prior to surgery

UK, Canada experience huge decline in diabetes mortality rates since mid-1990

Edge Therapeutics announces positive preliminary results from EG-1962 study for prevention of DCI

BHS takes initiative to improve health and wellness of Berkshire community with CRI

Anesthesia & Analgesia journal of IARS achieves another increase in its "Impact Factor"

Combination of evidence-based medicine and personalized medicine can result in optimal healthcare

Quality of CPR may vary depending on EMS department or hospital administering it

Eisai submits BELVIQ NDS with Health Canada

Report alerts clinicians, public about catastrophic dangers of contaminated epidural injections

Primary care physicians prefer to prescribe NSAIDS for chronic pain, report shows

Sarah Cannon Research Institute opens enrollment in Phase I clinical study with MORAb-066

Researchers develop breakthrough approach to reduce harmful effects from blood transfusions

Weill Cornell researchers discover high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan African country

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