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Vioxx side-effects explained

Vioxx and related pain medications were taken off the market in 2004 because they caused dangerous heart problems in some people.

28 Aug 2007

Is it safe to use Lybrel to eliminate periods?

The new birth control pill Lybrel is the first oral contraceptive designed to be taken 365 days a year with no pill-free intervals.

28 Aug 2007

IDM Pharma receives not approvable letter for Mifamurtide for treatment of osteosarcoma

IDM Pharma, Inc. ( NASDAQ:IDMI ) announced today that it received a not approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after completing the review of the new drug application (NDA) for the investigational drug mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE), formerly known as Junovan, for the treatment of non-metastatic osteosarcoma, a rare and often fatal bone tumor that typically affects children and young adults.

28 Aug 2007

Blood HDL cholesterol levels influence association of alcohol intake with blood pressure in young men

A large new Japanese study suggests that middle-aged men who drink heavily could see their blood pressure rise, regardless of whether their levels of "good" cholesterol also go up.

28 Aug 2007

Geron demonstrates hESC-derived cardiomyocytes improve heart function after myocardial infarction

Geron Corporation has reported its scientists and collaborators have demonstrated that human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived cardiomyocytes improve heart function when transplanted after myocardial infarction.

28 Aug 2007

Cholesterol-lowering statins may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's

Researchers in the United States say they believe cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's.

28 Aug 2007

Novel heart repair therapy could be in the pipeline

The success of a new and experimental stem cell treatment used in animals could lead to a novel heart repair therapy for heart attack patients.

27 Aug 2007

New way to control hypertension may lead to more effective drugs

British scientists say they have found a new way to regulate hypertension (high blood pressure).

27 Aug 2007

Brits drinking themselves to obesity

According to the insurance company Standard Life, Brits are drinking themselves to obesity.

27 Aug 2007

Australian researchers discover a 'novel molecular dictator with a conscience'

University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have uncovered an important naturally occurring mechanism in the body where "bad" cells that cause blockages in our blood vessels are kept under strict growth control, while "good" cells that keep our blood vessels free of clots and growths are left unaffected.

27 Aug 2007

Novel approach used to uncover genetic components of aging

People who live to 100 or more are known to have just as many - and sometimes even more - harmful gene variants compared with younger people.

26 Aug 2007

Study looks at salsalate for type 2 diabetes

The University of Illinois at Chicago is one of 16 sites in the United States taking part in the first large-scale study to test a promising approach to lowering blood glucose levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.

24 Aug 2007

Blocking angiogenesis signaling from inside cell may lead to serious health problems

Angiogenesis inhibitors that block a tumor's development of an independent blood supply have been touted as effective cancer fighters that result in fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapy.

24 Aug 2007

Fat mice gain protection against diabetes

The world's fattest mice can overeat without developing insulin resistance or diabetes thanks to a glut of a key hormone, a dichotomy that helps explain why not all obese people are diabetic, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.

24 Aug 2007

Reported failure of vitamin E to prevent heart attacks may be due to underdosing

The findings, published early online in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, suggest that these earlier studies all had a fundamental flaw the doses used werent high enough to have a significant antioxidant effect.

24 Aug 2007

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital performs transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement

A breakthrough new procedure may improve quality of life for children and adults with a common type of congenital heart defect that interferes with the body's ability to oxygenate blood through the lungs.

24 Aug 2007

Study looks at large burns

Large burns can trigger cardiac problems and enhanced inflammatory and hypermetabolic responses in patients, a study in the online open access journal Critical Care suggests.

24 Aug 2007

Gastric bypass reduces mortality risk in severely obese patients

Severely obese patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery significantly reduce their risk of death from coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, according to research published in the Aug. 23, 2007, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

24 Aug 2007

First finding of a metabolite in 1 sex only

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a chemical compound in male blue crabs that is not present in females -- the first time in any species that an entire enzyme system has been found to be activated in only one sex.

24 Aug 2007

People ages 57 to 85 think of sexuality as an important part of life

The first comprehensive national survey of sexual attitudes, behaviors and problems among older adults in the United States has found that most people ages 57 to 85 think of sexuality as an important part of life and that the frequency of sexual activity, for those who are active, declines only slightly from the 50s to the early 70s.

24 Aug 2007

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Vioxx side-effects explained

Is it safe to use Lybrel to eliminate periods?

IDM Pharma receives not approvable letter for Mifamurtide for treatment of osteosarcoma

Blood HDL cholesterol levels influence association of alcohol intake with blood pressure in young men

Geron demonstrates hESC-derived cardiomyocytes improve heart function after myocardial infarction

Cholesterol-lowering statins may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's

Novel heart repair therapy could be in the pipeline

New way to control hypertension may lead to more effective drugs

Brits drinking themselves to obesity

Australian researchers discover a 'novel molecular dictator with a conscience'

Novel approach used to uncover genetic components of aging

Study looks at salsalate for type 2 diabetes

Blocking angiogenesis signaling from inside cell may lead to serious health problems

Fat mice gain protection against diabetes

Reported failure of vitamin E to prevent heart attacks may be due to underdosing

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital performs transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement

Study looks at large burns

Gastric bypass reduces mortality risk in severely obese patients

First finding of a metabolite in 1 sex only

People ages 57 to 85 think of sexuality as an important part of life

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