http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Leading international researchers and doctors are meeting at the University of Otago, Wellington this week to identify new approaches to reducing the very high levels of rheumatic fever in New Zealand and Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-approaches-combating-rheumatic-fever-children.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:20:01 EST news279267041 Many chronic heart failure patients struggle with not just strenuous activity but even the essentials such as moderate exercise and normal breathing. Research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting presents an overnight breathing treatment called adaptive servo-ventilation as a potential protocol for energizing the heart by increasing activity in the sympathetic nervous system. An aspect of the nervous system, the main function of the sympathetic nervous system is to mobilize the body, commonly known as the "fight-or-flight" impulse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-treatment-cardiac-function-nerve-health.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:30:01 EST news258639558 A new study from Rhode Island Hospital researchers suggests that controlling cholesterol may be important for heart health in patients who are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as naproxen. The findings are based on a study on the safety of NSAID medications in clinically relevant animal models when high cholesterol is a factor. The study is published in the current issue of the journal Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cardiovascular-nsaid.html Cardiology Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:22:54 EST news236258556