Heart Disease News and Research

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Eprotirome lowers bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A) without statin side effects

A new drug, eprotirome, has been shown to significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people. Results of a study were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

10 Mar 2010

TNS acquires license to Ergothioneine Transporter from University of Cologne

Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. announced that the company has acquired from the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, an exclusive license agreement on the invention entitled “Ergothioneine Transporter,” owned by the University.

10 Mar 2010

Growth rate of nonradiologists owning or leasing PET equipment higher than radiologists

Positron Corporation. The growth rate among nonradiologists who own or lease PET equipment was far higher than radiologists between 2002 and 2007, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

10 Mar 2010

African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's and dementias

According to the Alzheimer's Association's® 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, African-Americans are about two times more likely and Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than their white counterparts to have Alzheimer's and other dementias.

10 Mar 2010

Japanese ablation devices market: Emerging trends that will fuel market growth

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the recent launch of irrigated-tip catheters into the Japanese market will drive the ablation catheter market by a compound annual growth rate of approximately 15% through 2014.

10 Mar 2010

Young women with heart attacks at higher risk of dying in hospital than men

Geisinger Health System and Yale School of Medicine investigators are researching how young people recover from heart attacks through VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes in Young AMI Patients), a research project funded by the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

10 Mar 2010

Visitors to Rockefeller Center to get unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease throughout March

Throughout the month of March, visitors to Rockefeller Center in the heart of midtown Manhattan will get an unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease.

10 Mar 2010

Genetic basis unknown in many children with mental retardation and developmental delays

Researchers from four laboratories that perform diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained physical and developmental disabilities recently identified a previously unrecognized genetic disorder.

10 Mar 2010

Early administration of metformin can prevent long-term complications of diabetes: Study

The sooner people with diabetes start taking metformin, the longer the drug remains effective, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the March issue of Diabetes Care, a journal of the American Diabetes Association.

10 Mar 2010

2010 Max Planck Research Award for Dr. Timothy Bromage from NYU College of Dentistry

New York University College of Dentistry's Dr. Timothy Bromage has been selected to receive the 2010 Max Planck Research Award. Dr. Bromage will collaborate with Dr. Friedemann Schrenk of Frankfurt's Senckenberg Research Institute to research the microanatomical structure of bones and teeth, and the links between metabolic states, growth rates, life spans, and biological features such as sex and body size.

10 Mar 2010

2010 European LDN Conference: LDN can be used as effective treatment for people with MS

People with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and others suffering with a range of often debilitating inflammatory conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, will take heart from advances in treatment for their conditions, and will follow events at The 2nd European LDN Conference with interest.

10 Mar 2010

Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca commence SAVOR-TIMI 53 trial of ONGLYZA for type 2 diabetes

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced the commencement of the “Saxagliptin Assessment of Vascular Outcomes Recorded in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus” trial, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 4 study, to evaluate treatment with ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, in adult type 2 diabetes patients with cardiovascular risk factors.

10 Mar 2010

Lowering levels of Coonexin46 with use of siRNA will help prevent tumor formation

What began as research into how diabetics could possibly preserve their eyesight has led to findings that could prolong the vision of children afflicted with retinoblastoma.

10 Mar 2010

New data for BMS747158 to be featured in oral presentation at ACC Annual Scientific Session 2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced that new data for BMS747158, the company’s novel drug candidate in clinical development as a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) perfusion imaging agent, will be featured in an oral presentation at the American College of Cardiology 59th Annual Scientific Session taking place March 14-16, 2010 in Atlanta.

10 Mar 2010

Researchers to collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia for stroke

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and UTHealth's Medical School will collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia (brain cooling) for stroke to date.

10 Mar 2010

Bilateral oophorectomy may do more harm than good

Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovarian cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55% of all U.S. women having a hysterectomy, or approximately 300,000 times each year. An article in the March/April issue of The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology suggests that this procedure may do more harm than good.

10 Mar 2010

Winners of NMSIS scholarship award

Two winners have been selected for the Promising New Investigators Travel Scholarship Awards given annually by the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service (NMSIS).

10 Mar 2010

OVA1 blood test aids in pre-surgical evaluation of women for ovarian cancer now available through Quest Diagnostics

OVA1™, the first blood test cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for aiding in the pre-surgical evaluation of a woman's ovarian mass for cancer, is now available nationally through Quest Diagnostics, Inc., the world's leading cancer diagnostics provider.

From Quest Diagnostics 10 Mar 2010

WebMD Health Exchange platform launched to help consumers get health and wellness support

WebMD Health Corp., the leading source of health information, today announced the launch of WebMD Health Exchange, a new health social networking platform that provides a unique way for consumers to get health and wellness support from the world's largest community of online health-informed consumers.

10 Mar 2010

Racial disparities persist in hospice use

Even as medical caregivers try to change practices, racial disparities in hospice care continue, according to a study in the March 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

10 Mar 2010

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Eprotirome lowers bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A) without statin side effects

TNS acquires license to Ergothioneine Transporter from University of Cologne

Growth rate of nonradiologists owning or leasing PET equipment higher than radiologists

African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's and dementias

Japanese ablation devices market: Emerging trends that will fuel market growth

Young women with heart attacks at higher risk of dying in hospital than men

Visitors to Rockefeller Center to get unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease throughout March

Genetic basis unknown in many children with mental retardation and developmental delays

Early administration of metformin can prevent long-term complications of diabetes: Study

2010 Max Planck Research Award for Dr. Timothy Bromage from NYU College of Dentistry

2010 European LDN Conference: LDN can be used as effective treatment for people with MS

Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca commence SAVOR-TIMI 53 trial of ONGLYZA for type 2 diabetes

Lowering levels of Coonexin46 with use of siRNA will help prevent tumor formation

New data for BMS747158 to be featured in oral presentation at ACC Annual Scientific Session 2010

Researchers to collaborate on the largest clinical trial of hypothermia for stroke

Bilateral oophorectomy may do more harm than good

Winners of NMSIS scholarship award

OVA1 blood test aids in pre-surgical evaluation of women for ovarian cancer now available through Quest Diagnostics

WebMD Health Exchange platform launched to help consumers get health and wellness support

Racial disparities persist in hospice use

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