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NHGRI and NIMH fund $45 million to establish Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), both part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced grants expected to total approximately $45 million to establish new Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill as well as to continue support of existing centers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Southern California.

29 Sep 2009

Baucus target of ad favoring a public option

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is the target of an advertising campaign by two progressive groups advocating for the inclusion of a public option in legislation to overhaul the health care systeml, according to Capitol Briefing, a Washington Post blog.

29 Sep 2009

State round up: California E.R. traffic up while Massachusettes plan proves popular

Newspapers report on the rising number of emergency patients in California's state capital and the popularity of Massachusetts' health system.

29 Sep 2009

Continuous chest compressions during CPR improve survival rates during cardiac arrest

Maximizing the proportion of time spent performing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) substantially improves survival in patients who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting, according to a multicenter clinical study that included UT Southwestern Medical Center.

29 Sep 2009

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is safe and effective

Surgical treatment for mitral valve disease includes either repairing the patient's diseased valve or replacing it with a metal, mechanical valve or an animal tissue valve. The majority of those procedures are open-heart operations that require a major incision in the chest. Now, after a six-year study, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore conclude that minimally invasive mitral valve repair techniques, through only a two-inch incision in the right side of the chest, are safe, durable and effective. The results are published in the September 2009 Annals of Surgery.

29 Sep 2009

Research study on the U.S. life expectancy

The Great Depression had a silver lining: During that hard time, U.S. life expectancy actually increased by 6.2 years, according to a University of Michigan study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

29 Sep 2009

CIHR and CMAJ honour eight Canadian Health Researchers

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) today honoured eight outstanding Canadian individuals and teams with the first ever CIHR-CMAJ Top Canadian Achievements in Health Research Awards, which recognize and celebrate Canadian health research and innovation excellence.

29 Sep 2009

Underinsured struggle to keep up with bills; uninsured seek clinic care or play the odds

The underinsured are continuing their struggle to keep up with piling medical bills, and are seeking care at federally funded clinics in greater-than-ever numbers, but some choose to remain uninsured.

29 Sep 2009

Free cholesterol screening to attendees of NBAA convention

For the 19th consecutive year, MedAire (booth 775) will offer free cholesterol screening to attendees of the 62nd Annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Meeting and Convention.

29 Sep 2009

Transient ischemic attack can trigger stroke

One out of every eight strokes is preceded by a "warning stroke," which is a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mild stroke, according to research published in the September 29, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Sep 2009

Hospital-at-home care favorable to traditional hospital care

Hospital-at-home care may be a practical alternative to traditional hospital inpatient care for patients with acutely decompensated (suddenly worsening) chronic heart failure, according to a report in the September 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

29 Sep 2009

Additional countries to join in donating H1N1 vaccines to developing countries, U.N official says

Additional countries are expected to soon announce they will follow in the footsteps of nine developed countries who recently said they would donate H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine supplies to poorer nations, David Nabarro, of the U.N. said Friday, Reuters reports.

29 Sep 2009

Blood vessels in the retina may help predict risk of heart attack or stroke

For centuries eyes have been seen as windows to the soul. But medical researchers now believe the eyes may also offer vital clues to your risk of heart disease and stroke.

28 Sep 2009

NIH funds Brown University's Samoan genotyping project

Do some people have special "susceptibility" genes that make them vulnerable to obesity and diabetes, triggered by poor diet and less exercise?

28 Sep 2009

Secretary of State Clinton announces food security initiative

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday "unveiled … a food security initiative launched by the Obama administration to combat hunger worldwide," the Associated Press reports.

28 Sep 2009

Government plans intense monitoring for swine flu vaccine side effects

Although health officials say they have no reason to expect any unusual problems with the vaccine that will likely be available next month, the government is establishing an extensive tracking system to watch for possible side effects, the Associated Press/Washington Post report.

28 Sep 2009

Preclinical data of CardiAQ Valve Technologies' TMVI in vivo study presented at the TCT 2009

Transcatheter heart valve company CardiAQ Valve Technologies (CVT), which is developing the world’s first self-conforming and self-anchoring technology for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI), announced today that successful results of an acute in vivo study of its TMVI system were disclosed by Dr. Joseph Bavaria during the “Mitral Valve Therapies Prior to and in Human Investigation” program at the “Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2009” annual scientific meeting on Friday.

28 Sep 2009

PolyMedix receives patent protection for computational methods in the design of amphiphilic polymers

PolyMedix, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company developing new therapeutic drug products to treat infectious diseases and acute cardiovascular disorders based on biomimetics, has received patent protection for certain exclusively licensed intellectual property by the issuance to the University of Pennsylvania of U.S. patent number 7,590,517, “Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Computational Design of Amphiphilic Polymers.”

28 Sep 2009

Correlagen Diagnostics to develop diagnostic tests on the Helicos Genetic Analysis Platform

Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS) today announced the sale of a system and a scientific collaboration with Correlagen Diagnostics Inc., a leading provider of genetic tests for disease diagnosis.

28 Sep 2009

Correlagen to use Helicos Genetic Analysis System for diagnosing genetic disorders

Correlagen Diagnostics Inc., a leading provider of genetic testing for disease diagnosis, today announced the acquisition of a system from and a scientific collaboration with Helicos BioSciences Corporation.

28 Sep 2009

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

NHGRI and NIMH fund $45 million to establish Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science

Baucus target of ad favoring a public option

State round up: California E.R. traffic up while Massachusettes plan proves popular

Continuous chest compressions during CPR improve survival rates during cardiac arrest

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is safe and effective

Research study on the U.S. life expectancy

CIHR and CMAJ honour eight Canadian Health Researchers

Underinsured struggle to keep up with bills; uninsured seek clinic care or play the odds

Free cholesterol screening to attendees of NBAA convention

Transient ischemic attack can trigger stroke

Hospital-at-home care favorable to traditional hospital care

Additional countries to join in donating H1N1 vaccines to developing countries, U.N official says

Blood vessels in the retina may help predict risk of heart attack or stroke

NIH funds Brown University's Samoan genotyping project

Secretary of State Clinton announces food security initiative

Government plans intense monitoring for swine flu vaccine side effects

Preclinical data of CardiAQ Valve Technologies' TMVI in vivo study presented at the TCT 2009

PolyMedix receives patent protection for computational methods in the design of amphiphilic polymers

Correlagen Diagnostics to develop diagnostic tests on the Helicos Genetic Analysis Platform

Correlagen to use Helicos Genetic Analysis System for diagnosing genetic disorders

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