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Cardiovascular disease grave in patients with bipolar disorder

Cardiovascular disease has a particularly large impact on life expectancy if patients also have bipolar disorder, say researchers.

25 Apr 2013

Bipolar disorder questionnaires limited for patients with SUD

Researchers advise caution when using the Mood Disorder Questionnaire and the Hypomania Checklist-32 to diagnose bipolar disorder in patients treated for substance use disorders.

25 Apr 2013

Diagnostic hallmarks of POTS identified

US researchers have identified a constellation of symptoms that are associated with a diagnosis of postural tachycardia syndrome in adolescent patients with headache.

25 Apr 2013

Perosphere, Daiichi Sankyo sign clinical trial agreement

Perosphere Inc. and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) announced today that they have entered into a clinical trial agreement under which Daiichi Sankyo will support and co-sponsor a phase 1 clinical study testing the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of PER977 to reverse the anticoagulant activity of edoxaban, Daiichi Sankyo's investigational oral, once-daily, direct factor Xa-inhibitor.

25 Apr 2013

Transplant, MCS physicians examine value of hTEE management at symposium in Montreal

ImaCor Inc., the developer of the world's only hemodynamic transesophageal echocardiography management device, announced today that transplant and mechanical circulatory support physicians from around the world gathered in Montreal at an hTEE symposium to hear from heart failure experts about the value of hTEE management.

25 Apr 2013

Remembering workers and their families affected by workplace tragedy

Today is the International Day of Mourning, a day when we commemorate those workers and their families who have been affected by workplace tragedy—and strive to work together to ensure we all go home safely at the end of the day.

25 Apr 2013

Experts say there is more need for organ donation in Hispanic community

April is National Donate Life Month, held to encourage organ and tissue donation and to celebrate donors who give a new life to others. Organ donors are always in short supply. In the United States, more than 118,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, and 19 percent are Hispanic.

25 Apr 2013

XBiotech announces enrollment of first patient in Xilonix Phase III trial for treatment of cachexia

XBiotech announced today enrollment of the first patient into its Phase III trial of Xilonix. The Pivotal study is designed to improve health and survival of late stage colorectal cancer patients with associated cachexia.

25 Apr 2013

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids associated with lower risk of heart failure mortality in adults

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, namely DHA and EPA found in fatty fish, are associated with lower risk of heart failure mortality in adults with chronic heart failure or who have experienced a heart attack.

25 Apr 2013

Cook Medical initiates voluntary recall of Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Peripheral Stent

Based on its investigation into a small number of complaints that the delivery system of the device had separated at the tip of the inner catheter, Cook Medical has initiated a nationwide/global voluntary recall of its Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Peripheral Stent.

25 Apr 2013

Higher TMAO blood levels linked to increased risk of heart disease

A microbial byproduct of intestinal bacteria contributes to heart disease and serves as an accurate screening tool for predicting future risks of heart attack, stroke and death in persons not otherwise identified by traditional risk factors and blood tests, according to Cleveland Clinic research published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

25 Apr 2013

Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to heart attacks, strokes

Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," according to a University of Michigan public health researcher and colleagues from across the U.S.

25 Apr 2013

American Heart Association: Direct, indirect costs to treat heart failure could more than double in 2030

By 2030, you - and every U.S. taxpayer - could be paying $244 a year to care for heart failure patients, according to an American Heart Association policy statement.

25 Apr 2013

Roundup: Calif. health care cuts attract opponents; Health law means fewer hours for Va. community college instructors

In the health care world, there's not a whole lot that insurers, doctors and union workers all agree on. But a new coalition of powerful Capitol players from all three groups is hoping to reverse recent budget cuts, pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown, to those who provide care to the poorest Californians.

25 Apr 2013

MOPHSF, UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine team up to improve care for veterans

The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation and the UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine are joining forces to assist veterans with treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress, Traumatic Brain Injury, and acute and chronic pain.

25 Apr 2013

Symposium presentation highlights pioneer of gastrointestinal research

A fur trader who suffered an accidental gunshot wound in 1822 and the physician who saw this unfortunate incidence as an opportunity for research are key to much of our early knowledge about the workings of the digestive system, say speakers of an upcoming symposium.

25 Apr 2013

Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has received a $5.6 million grant from The Tow Foundation to establish the Hospital for Special Surgery Genomics Center.

25 Apr 2013

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

Improvised explosive devices are becoming a global problem for the U.S. armed forces. To prevent injuries to soldiers and provide better care to those who are injured, the U.S. military is striving to better understand how blasts impact the human body.

24 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 24, 2013

Today's headlines include stories about the health law's implementation as well as health policy developments from Capitol Hill.

24 Apr 2013

Research explores connection between avocado consumption, CVD risk factors and body composition

The scientific poster session, Interventions for the Treatment and Prevention of Nutrition-Related Diseases, included the poster that won first prize in two American Society for Nutrition Scientific Sessions at Experimental Biology contests- the Student Interest Group Travel Award competition and the Aging and Chronic Disease Research Interest Section Graduate Student Poster competition.

24 Apr 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Cardiovascular disease grave in patients with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder questionnaires limited for patients with SUD

Diagnostic hallmarks of POTS identified

Perosphere, Daiichi Sankyo sign clinical trial agreement

Transplant, MCS physicians examine value of hTEE management at symposium in Montreal

Remembering workers and their families affected by workplace tragedy

Experts say there is more need for organ donation in Hispanic community

XBiotech announces enrollment of first patient in Xilonix Phase III trial for treatment of cachexia

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids associated with lower risk of heart failure mortality in adults

Cook Medical initiates voluntary recall of Zilver PTX Drug Eluting Peripheral Stent

Higher TMAO blood levels linked to increased risk of heart disease

Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to heart attacks, strokes

American Heart Association: Direct, indirect costs to treat heart failure could more than double in 2030

Roundup: Calif. health care cuts attract opponents; Health law means fewer hours for Va. community college instructors

MOPHSF, UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine team up to improve care for veterans

Symposium presentation highlights pioneer of gastrointestinal research

Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Researchers develop sensor system to assess how blasts impact human body

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Research explores connection between avocado consumption, CVD risk factors and body composition

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