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Surgeons complete first phase of certification training to implant temporary CardioWest Total Artificial Heart

On March 4 & 5, the surgical team from the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, led by Dr. Petros Sfirakis, Director of the Transplantation Department & Mechanical Support Unit and Dr. Louis Louca, Surgeon/VAD Coordinator, completed the first phase of certification training to implant the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart.

9 Mar 2010

Phase III study demonstrates superiority of imiquimod cream 2.5% and 3.75% in treatment of AK

The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) has published Phase III data evaluating the safety and efficacy of imiquimod cream at two doses - 2.5% and 3.75% - administered daily on a 2-week treatment cycle. The study demonstrates that both formulations were superior to placebo, and that imiquimod 3.75% on a daily 2-week treatment cycle is superior to imiquimod 2.5% in treating actinic keratosis (AK) on a large surface area - the face or balding scalp.

9 Mar 2010

Novel interventions for New World hemorrhagic fevers needed

New World hemorrhagic fevers are emerging infectious diseases found in South America that can cause terrible, Ebola-like symptoms. Current treatments are expensive and only partially effective.

9 Mar 2010

In future, less invasive transcatheter heart valve replacements will benefit people with heart disease

A significant number of people with heart disease will benefit from less invasive transcatheter heart valve replacements in future, finds a review of updated practices in CMAJ.

9 Mar 2010

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure less likely to receive hospice care

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure appear less likely to receive hospice care than white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Mar 2010

Obesity - Body's effort to protect organs from lipids' toxic effects

The collection of symptoms that is the metabolic syndrome-insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and a greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke-are all related to obesity, but, according to a review in the March 9th issue of the Cell Press publication Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, not in the way you probably think they are.

9 Mar 2010

Increasing cost of universal health care in Canada to handcuff governments' ability to provide different services: Poll

A poll of Canadians conducted for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) shows that most feel the steadily increasing cost of providing universal health care in Canada will handcuff governments' ability to provide services such as education, transportation and pension benefits.

9 Mar 2010

BG Medicine enters into development and commercialization agreement with Abbott Laboratories

BG Medicine, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories to extend its current development and commercialization collaboration to include the development of a galectin-3 test for Abbott Point of Care’s i-STAT® System.

9 Mar 2010

New program specifically tailored to teens could help them manage and avoid asthma

An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

9 Mar 2010

Rcadia Medical Imaging receives CE Mark for COR Analyzer System

Rcadia Medical Imaging today announced that it has received a CE Mark for the COR Analyzer® System, its proprietary software that helps identify patients with significant CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) by a fully automatic analysis of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) studies. The CE Mark allows the company to market the system in the European Union and other countries that accept the CE Mark registration. The COR Analyzer is marketed in the U.S. under 510(k) clearance and Rcadia was named 2009 Best New Radiology Vendor by AuntMinnie.com.

8 Mar 2010

Gentiva Health Services acquires Heart to Heart Hospice

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of home health and hospice services, announced today that it has acquired Mississippi-based Heart to Heart Hospice.

8 Mar 2010

New nutrition product to address effects of Glycation

After an extensive on going research program, Mineral BioSciences LLC a division of Global Organics Group is proud to announce the introduction of TOTALA® Nutrients, an ingredient that promises to have a profound effect on the nutrition industry.

8 Mar 2010

Acceptance of initial regulatory filings for BMS-PCSK9Rx triggers $6M milestone payment to Isis Pharmaceuticals

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has earned a $6 million milestone payment from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company related to the acceptance of initial regulatory filings to begin Phase 1 clinical studies for BMS-PCSK9Rx. BMS-PCSK9Rx is an antisense drug that arose out of the ongoing collaboration between Bristol-Myers Squibb and Isis to identify antisense drugs targeting PCSK9 to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

8 Mar 2010

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

Cardiovascular death is the most common cause of mortality among Type 2 diabetics and claims the lives of millions each year, with many diabetics experiencing their first “symptom” as a heart attack or sudden death. Understanding that diabetics are at high risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and that many with the disease are asymptomatic, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., has sponsored Speckle Tracking by Echo, a faCTor64 substudy using Toshiba’s Wall Motion Tracking ultrasound technology.

8 Mar 2010

Muscle Flex to develop direct response television infomercial business

Muscle Flex Inc. announced today that it will develop its direct response television infomercial business exclusively under its health and fitness brand, Muscle Flex. Muscle Flex will become a “grittier” and “edgier” health and fitness brand within the company (BRAVADA International Ltd) that will be marketed to a demographic pre-disposed to an aggressive health and fitness lifestyle.

8 Mar 2010

Chinmax Medical Systems files complaint against Inverness Medical Beijing over distribution rights for Biosite products

On January 28, 2010, Chinmax Medical Systems, Inc., a leading distributor of clinical diagnostics in China, filed a civil complaint in the People's Court of Yangpu District, Shanghai against Inverness Medical Beijing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc..

8 Mar 2010

World Heart Federation to open WCC Scientific Sessions 2010 in Beijing, China

In 100 days the World Heart Federation, with the support of the Chinese Society of Cardiology and the Chinese Medical Association, will open the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions 2010 in Beijing, China.

8 Mar 2010

Sigma Life Science extends portfolio of knockout rat models with the release of ADME/Tox applications

Sigma® Life Science, an innovative brand of Sigma-Aldrich®, today extended its portfolio of knockout rat models with the announcement of a new suite of models designed to facilitate more predictive absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADME/Tox) studies.

8 Mar 2010

Pediatrics researchers identify major gene location responsible for EoE

Pediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods.

7 Mar 2010

Inability to motivate diabetics with poor control to overcome barriers inhibiting healthier lifestyles frustrates physicians

Diabetes affects approximately 8 percent of the people in the United States and adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates two to four times higher than adults without diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. A new study shows that primary care physicians believe the barriers that put patients with uncontrolled diabetes at risk for cardiovascular disease as being patient-related or system-related.

6 Mar 2010

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Surgeons complete first phase of certification training to implant temporary CardioWest Total Artificial Heart

Phase III study demonstrates superiority of imiquimod cream 2.5% and 3.75% in treatment of AK

Novel interventions for New World hemorrhagic fevers needed

In future, less invasive transcatheter heart valve replacements will benefit people with heart disease

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure less likely to receive hospice care

Obesity - Body's effort to protect organs from lipids' toxic effects

Increasing cost of universal health care in Canada to handcuff governments' ability to provide different services: Poll

BG Medicine enters into development and commercialization agreement with Abbott Laboratories

New program specifically tailored to teens could help them manage and avoid asthma

Rcadia Medical Imaging receives CE Mark for COR Analyzer System

Gentiva Health Services acquires Heart to Heart Hospice

New nutrition product to address effects of Glycation

Acceptance of initial regulatory filings for BMS-PCSK9Rx triggers $6M milestone payment to Isis Pharmaceuticals

Evaluating asymptomatic diabetics for CHD: Speckle Tracking by Echo ultrasound substudy sponsored

Muscle Flex to develop direct response television infomercial business

Chinmax Medical Systems files complaint against Inverness Medical Beijing over distribution rights for Biosite products

World Heart Federation to open WCC Scientific Sessions 2010 in Beijing, China

Sigma Life Science extends portfolio of knockout rat models with the release of ADME/Tox applications

Pediatrics researchers identify major gene location responsible for EoE

Inability to motivate diabetics with poor control to overcome barriers inhibiting healthier lifestyles frustrates physicians

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