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Alli boosts weight loss and reduces excess visceral fat

New studies show that overweight and obese people using alli® (orlistat 60 mg) with a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet can significantly reduce weight, visceral fat, and waist circumference and therefore may reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke.

28 Jan 2010

New research findings may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms

New research findings from a team at the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) - a potentially fatal disease that currently has no pharmacological treatments.

28 Jan 2010

FreeRxReminder.com launches new online Institutional Reminder Service

Patient compliance with their drug regimen is of vital importance to both the individual and the various parties that are involved in the patient's health, like doctors, pharmacies and insurance companies.

28 Jan 2010

NNSA helps funding development of domestic radioisotope supply

SNM applauds a move by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to help fund the development of a domestic supply of radioisotopes, which are used to help millions of patients each year through the diagnosis and staging of cancer, thyroid and heart disease.

28 Jan 2010

Leukemia cells rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and evade cell death

Leukemia cells, like most cancers, are addicted to glucose to generate their energy, but new research shows for the first time that these cells also rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and to evade cell death.

28 Jan 2010

Majority of Americans agree monetary stress can negatively affect health

As we enter a new decade with the hope of rebounding from one of the worst economic downturns in our history, a newly commissioned bank study confirms that nearly 90 percent of Americans agree that monetary stress can negatively affect one’s health. Even more women (91 percent) and older adults (92 percent of those 45 and older) link stress to concerns over money.

28 Jan 2010

GENFIT's GFT505 exhibits potential to address unmet needs in prediabetic and diabetic patients

GENFIT, a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of drug discovery and development, focusing on the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases, today announces positive results from a recently completed clinical trial demonstrating the activity of GFT505 on glucose homeostasis. Results from the clinical trial (GFT505-2094) clearly demonstrate the potential of the drug candidate to reduce global cardiovascular risk in prediabetic patients who suffer from impaired fasting plasma glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and abdominal obesity.

28 Jan 2010

Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes

Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes, according to a prospective study of Group Health primary-care patients in western Washington. These complications include kidney failure or blindness, the result of small vessel damage, as well as major vessel problems leading to heart attack or stroke.

28 Jan 2010

Amarin reviews 2009 accomplishments; outlines strategy for 2010 and beyond

Amarin Corporation plc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today issued a special letter to its shareholders.

28 Jan 2010

Seroquel XR's FDA approval does not change Decision Resources' earlier antipsychotics market forecast

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the recent decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant approval of AstraZeneca's Seroquel XR for adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder will not change Decision Resources' market forecast for the indication. As previously forecasted, Seroquel and Seroquel XR will garner nearly one quarter of antipsychotics sales as adjunctive treatments for major depressive disorder in 2013 in the world's major pharmaceutical markets.

28 Jan 2010

Study shows benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery for patients with chronic sinusitis

Adults with chronic rhinosinusitis -a debilitating inflammation of the nasal passages that lasts for months and keeps coming back - report significantly improved quality of life following minimally invasive endoscopic sinus surgery, according to a new study led by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

28 Jan 2010

Life Technologies announces a series of investments and new technologies for genetic sequencing research

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced a series of investments and new technologies designed to extend the use of sequencing in the research arena and make it more relevant for physicians.

28 Jan 2010

NIH awards GE Global Research $3.27M to develop highly mobile, less costly MRI systems

Working to expand access of state-of-the-art medical imaging to underdeveloped regions around the world, GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company, has been awarded a four-year, $3.27 million award from National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new magnet technology that will make MRI systems less costly and easier to site.

28 Jan 2010

Virgin HealthMiles announces significant annual growth in 2009

Virgin HealthMiles, a leading provider of employee health and productivity programs that reward individuals for getting healthy, today announced significant annual growth in 2009, with a 30 percent year-over-year increase in new clients and a 163 percent year-over-year growth in the number of eligible program members.

28 Jan 2010

International congress reflects emerging importance of abdominal obesity

Clinical and basic science researchers from around the world will convene in Hong Kong from January 28 to 30 for the First International Congress on Abdominal Obesity: "Bridging the Gap between Cardiology and Diabetology."

28 Jan 2010

NCHC Action Fund calls for redoubling efforts to enact comprehensive health system reform

The effort to fix our dysfunctional, inequitable and unsustainable health system is at a crucial juncture. Without prompt and decisive leadership, defeat, as it has for over a century, will again prevail over reform.

28 Jan 2010

Abiomed integrates Opsens’ sensor technology into its Impella catheter

Abiomed, Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies designed for heart recovery, today announced a strategic partnership with Opsens, a leading developer of fiber optic sensors. Through this partnership, Opsens’ breakthrough sensor technology will be integrated into the Impella® catheter to provide robust blood pressure measurements that can be used to enhance Impella’s performance and ease-of-use.

28 Jan 2010

Patients with NAFLD have higher overall mortality rate, say researchers

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute determined that patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have a higher overall mortality rate compared with the general population.

28 Jan 2010

State news: A doctor shortage in New Jersey, a plan to expand health care in Iowa and more

News outlets report on a health care expansion plan in Iowa, an outcry over a possible hospital deal in New York, the impending doctor shortage in New Jersey, and an increase in new HIV infections in Minnesota.

28 Jan 2010

BG Medicine launches new, CE-marked galectin-3 test

BG Medicine, Inc., a privately-held developer of biomarker-based in vitro diagnostics, today announced the commercial launch in the European Union of a new, CE-marked test for the measurement of galectin-3 in human plasma or serum. Galectin-3 was first shown by researchers at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, to play an integral role in the development and progression of heart failure.

27 Jan 2010

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Alli boosts weight loss and reduces excess visceral fat

New research findings may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms

FreeRxReminder.com launches new online Institutional Reminder Service

NNSA helps funding development of domestic radioisotope supply

Leukemia cells rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and evade cell death

Majority of Americans agree monetary stress can negatively affect health

GENFIT's GFT505 exhibits potential to address unmet needs in prediabetic and diabetic patients

Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes

Amarin reviews 2009 accomplishments; outlines strategy for 2010 and beyond

Seroquel XR's FDA approval does not change Decision Resources' earlier antipsychotics market forecast

Study shows benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery for patients with chronic sinusitis

Life Technologies announces a series of investments and new technologies for genetic sequencing research

NIH awards GE Global Research $3.27M to develop highly mobile, less costly MRI systems

Virgin HealthMiles announces significant annual growth in 2009

International congress reflects emerging importance of abdominal obesity

NCHC Action Fund calls for redoubling efforts to enact comprehensive health system reform

Abiomed integrates Opsens’ sensor technology into its Impella catheter

Patients with NAFLD have higher overall mortality rate, say researchers

State news: A doctor shortage in New Jersey, a plan to expand health care in Iowa and more

BG Medicine launches new, CE-marked galectin-3 test

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