Archive: 12/12/2012
Discovery could improve screening for sudden cardiac death
Unfortunately, newspaper articles about young athletes dying suddenly on the field are not unheard of. Such reports fuel discussions about compulsory screening, for example of young footballers, for heart failure. Research ...
Dec 12, 2012
Home visiting program for first-time moms may be struggling to reduce serious injuries to children
New research from PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia shows that one of the nation's largest programs providing home visitation support for at-risk mothers and children may not be as successful in reducing ...
Dec 12, 2012
Researchers find clue to how Hepatitis C virus harms liver
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have discovered a trigger by which the Hepatitis C virus enters liver cells ─ shedding light on how this serious and potentially deadly virus can begin to damage ...
Dec 12, 2012
Lilly plans another study for Alzheimer's drug (Update)
Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's drug has flashed potential to help with mild cases of the disease, but patients and doctors will have to wait a few more years to learn whether regulators will allow the drugmaker to sell ...
Dec 12, 2012
Rapid, coordinated response to people with chest pain symptoms is critical to successful treatment of heart attacks
(Medical Xpress)— Patients wait too long after the onset of heart attack symptoms before seeking medical care, according to the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Even with advancements at hospitals, patients must ...
Dec 12, 2012