Emergency treatment for heart attack improving but delays still occur
Despite improvements in treating heart attack patients needing emergency artery-opening procedures, delays still occur, particularly in transferring patients to hospitals that can perform the procedure, according to a study ...
Cardiology
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Teenage stroke -- a frightening trend
Stroke has generally been considered a disease of the elderly, but the incidence of stroke in children and teens has increased in recent years. The American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2011 Data ...
Health
Aug 25, 2011 |
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New heart scan may speed up diagnosis with less radiation
New technology appears to provide faster, more accurate heart scans for both viewing blood vessels in the heart and measuring blood supply to the heart muscle, while exposing patients to less radiation, researchers report ...
Cardiology
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Researchers use human cells to engineer functional anal sphincters in lab
Researchers have built the first functional anal sphincters in the laboratory, suggesting a potential future treatment for both fecal and urinary incontinence. Made from muscle and nerve cells, the sphincters developed a ...
Medical research
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Heart disease prevention -- a good investment for individuals, communities
Preventing heart disease before it starts is a good long-term investment in the nation's health, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association.
Cardiology
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Spanish doctor says leg transplant patient elated
A young man who underwent the world's first double leg transplant might be able to walk with the aid of crutches in six or seven months if his rehabilitation goes well, the surgeon who oversaw the operation said Tuesday. ...
Other
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Pew finds serious gaps in oversight of US drug safety
Americans' medicines are increasingly manufactured in developing countries, where oversight is lower than in the U.S., according to a new white paper by the Pew Health Group. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates ...
Medications
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Study links obstructive sleep apnea to blood vessel abnormalities
Obstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, according to new research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American He ...
Sleep apnea
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Combining therapies appears safe, may benefit patients with advanced liver cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Few treatments exist for patients with advanced primary liver cancer, but University of Florida researchers have found a new way to broaden the range of options and potentially improve health outcomes ...
Cancer
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Scientists discover new molecular pathway involved in wound-healing and temperature sensation
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a surprising new molecular pathway in skin cells that is involved in wound-healing and sensory communication.
Medical research
Jun 28, 2011 |
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New strategy to attack tumor-feeding blood vessels
Scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered a key molecule needed to kill the blood vessels that supply tumours.
Medical research
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Australians develop 'smart' bandage
(PhysOrg.com) -- Melbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the $500 million cost of chronic wound care in ...
Medical research
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Low-risk patients screened for heart disease tend to receive more preventive care and testing
Screening for coronary heart disease (CHD) among individuals at low risk of the condition is associated with increased use of medications (such as aspirin and statins) and increased additional testing, but no difference in ...
Cardiology
May 23, 2011 |
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Research provides insight into quality of stored blood used for transfusions
Old red blood cells shown to have undergone ?significant changes and damage?; techniques could help rapidly monitoring quality of blood supply.
Medical research
May 20, 2011 |
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Researchers find protein that might be key to cutting cancer cells' blood supply
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a protein that guides blood vessel development and eventually might lead to a treatment to keep cancer cells from spreading.
Cancer
May 12, 2011 |
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