Archive: 12/11/2018

Drug matched to patients according to tumour gene testing shows signs of being effective

Dublin, Ireland: Treatment with capivasertib, a drug designed to work against a particular gene mutation found in some tumours, shows signs of being effective in a trial of 35 patients presented today (Tuesday) at the 30th ...

Nov 12, 2018

3 things to know about cholesterol

With the release of new guidelines for treating and managing cholesterol, there may be questions not only about the changes in the update, but about cholesterol itself.

Nov 12, 2018

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Your 6-month-old isn't sleeping through the night? Relax

(HealthDay)—If your 6-month-old still wakes up at 2 a.m., a new study suggests you don't lose any additional sleep worrying about it.

Nov 12, 2018

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Heart attacks more common now in younger people, especially women

Heart attacks once characterized as a part of "old man's disease"—are increasingly occurring in younger people, especially women, according to new research.

Nov 12, 2018

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Concussion tied to suicide risk

(HealthDay)—People who have experienced either a concussion or a mild traumatic brain injury are twice as likely to commit suicide than others, a new review suggests.

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Patients with common heart failure more likely to have lethal heart rhythms

Researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that a non-treatable form of lethal heart rhythm responsible for sudden cardiac arrest is twice as likely to be found in patients with the most common form ...

Nov 12, 2018

Spectrum of cardiovascular toxicities with immune checkpoint inhibitors revealed

In the first large-scale analysis of cardiovascular complications linked to immune checkpoint inhibitors, Vanderbilt researchers have shown that heart and vessel complications include myocarditis, pericarditis, vasculitis ...

Nov 12, 2018