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Researchers identify treatment to reduce health problems associated with enzyme defect

An experimental compound repaired a defective alcohol metabolism enzyme that affects an estimated 1 billion people worldwide, according to research supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

10 Jan 2010

Highmark joins with CDC to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 10 and continuing through the week, Highmark Inc. will join with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week.

10 Jan 2010

Research into "chemical chaperone" may lead to new treatments for heart attacks

Researchers at the Indiana University and Stanford University schools of medicine have determined how a "chemical chaperone" does its job in the body, which could lead to a new class of drugs to help reduce the muscle damage caused by heart attacks.

10 Jan 2010

Thirteen percent of poison exposure calls related to painkillers

U.S. poison centers answered more than 4.3 million calls in 2008, including nearly 2.5 million calls about human exposures to poison, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers -- up from 4.2 million calls in 2007.

9 Jan 2010

Study analyses physiological parameters of athletes

The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. A new European study, led by researchers from the University of Granada, the objective of which is to help trainers and climbers design training programmes for this type of sport, shows this to be the case.

9 Jan 2010

"Ultimate Chef America" title to be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour

A dynamic culinary competition among chefs for the chance to win the "Ultimate Chef America" title will be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour in cities across the United States.

9 Jan 2010

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years

SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that it will broadcast The Dean's List: A Decade in Medicine, an in-depth special exploring the medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years hosted by Dr. Andrew Brotman, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, NYU Langone Medical Center, on Doctor Radio, SIRIUS XM's 24/7 health and medical channel.

9 Jan 2010

European Society of Cardiology warns public about risk factors involved in obesity, diabetes and hypertension

Following the sudden death yesterday of the former French government minister Philippe Séguin, who suffered a fatal heart attack, aged 66, the European Society of Cardiology is warning the public of the dangers of leaving risk factors such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension or diabetes untreated. Other major risk factors for coronary artery disease are smoking or being overweight.

9 Jan 2010

Los Alamos National Laboratory identifies 'Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009'

Los Alamos National Laboratory (www.lanl.gov) has identified the Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.

9 Jan 2010

American Clinical Laboratory Association lauds ADA's recommendation of HbA1C test for diabetes

The American Clinical Laboratory Association's Results for Life Campaign today applauded the American Diabetes Association for its decision to recommend the hemoglobin A1C laboratory test as a means of diagnosing diabetes and identifying pre-diabetes.

9 Jan 2010

New iPhone application offers videos from a wide range of health topics

icyou today announced the launch of its iPhone app. Available for free on Apple's iPhone App Store, the application gives users convenient access to important health information when and where they choose. icyou Health Video for iPhone is available as a free download from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

9 Jan 2010

Time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons for children

Researchers at The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital (BMSCH) at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS) have completed a study that pinpoints the period between 24 and 32 months of age as most effective time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons with their children.

9 Jan 2010

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation announces first virtual affiliate of its National Survivor Network

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation announced today the first virtual affiliate of its National Survivor Network(TM) at the National Association of EMS Physicians annual conference.

9 Jan 2010

Renowned physician highlights digital medical devices at International CES 2010

Dr. Eric J. Topol, chief academic officer of Scripps Health and chief medical officer of the West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI), will join Qualcomm chairman and CEO Dr. Paul E. Jacobs during Jacobs' keynote at International CES on Friday, January 8, 2010, to highlight a variety of digital medical devices that offer physicians and consumers the ability to remotely monitor fitness, sleep, vital signs and pre-natal activity.

9 Jan 2010

Yale - New Haven Hospital earns SCPC accreditation

The Society of Chest Pain Centers (www.SCPCP.org), an international non-profit focused on improving care for cardiac patients, has announced that Yale - New Haven Hospital has earned the SCPC accreditation in recognition of its ability to quickly determine and intervene when a patient is experiencing cardiac symptoms.

9 Jan 2010

LFB completes conversion of all acquired preferred stock

GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. announced that LFB Biotechnologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of LFB S.A. (Laboratoire Français du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies S.A., Les Ulis, France) and a strategic shareholder in GTC, has converted the convertible preferred stock it previously purchased in November 2009 under the terms described in the financing agreements approved by GTC shareholders in July 2009 into a total of 5.3 million shares of common stock.

9 Jan 2010

Type A characteristic associated with reduced job stress

Most characteristics of the "Type A" personality are linked to increased work stress. But there's one important exception, according to a study in the January Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

9 Jan 2010

HRH Princess Haya calls for more investment in medical research

HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein of Jordan yesterday called for more investment in medical research in a keynote speech at a medical conference hosted by the Aswan Heart Centre.

9 Jan 2010

New stem cell therapies to feature at 5th Annual Stem Cell Summit in NYC

Six new stem cell therapies, all forecast to reach physicians in 2010, will be featured at the 5th Annual Stem Cell Summit on February 16 in New York City. These new therapies include allograft products, innovative forms of autologous stem cell technologies, and at least one FDA-approved stem cell drug. New studies showing rehydration of the disc nucleus, regeneration of new heart muscle and others are also on the agenda.

9 Jan 2010

Savient Pharmaceuticals announces filing of KRYSTEXXA BLA resubmission on track

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provided an update on its activities directed toward the resubmission of its Biologics License Application (BLA) for KRYSTEXXA(TM) (pegloticase) as a treatment for chronic gout in patients refractory to conventional therapy and reaffirmed its belief that it continues to be on track for the filing of the BLA resubmission for KRYSTEXXA in the first quarter of 2010.

9 Jan 2010

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Researchers identify treatment to reduce health problems associated with enzyme defect

Highmark joins with CDC to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week

Research into "chemical chaperone" may lead to new treatments for heart attacks

Thirteen percent of poison exposure calls related to painkillers

Study analyses physiological parameters of athletes

"Ultimate Chef America" title to be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour

SIRIUS XM Radio to broadcast medical breakthroughs and milestones of the last ten years

European Society of Cardiology warns public about risk factors involved in obesity, diabetes and hypertension

Los Alamos National Laboratory identifies 'Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009'

American Clinical Laboratory Association lauds ADA's recommendation of HbA1C test for diabetes

New iPhone application offers videos from a wide range of health topics

Time frame for parents to begin toilet training lessons for children

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation announces first virtual affiliate of its National Survivor Network

Renowned physician highlights digital medical devices at International CES 2010

Yale - New Haven Hospital earns SCPC accreditation

LFB completes conversion of all acquired preferred stock

Type A characteristic associated with reduced job stress

HRH Princess Haya calls for more investment in medical research

New stem cell therapies to feature at 5th Annual Stem Cell Summit in NYC

Savient Pharmaceuticals announces filing of KRYSTEXXA BLA resubmission on track

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