Cardiology
Study explains how heart attack can lead to heart rupture
For people who initially survive a heart attack, a significant cause of death in the next few days is cardiac rupture -- literally, bursting of the heart wall.
Nov 17, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Beta Blockers could stop breast cancer spreading
(Medical Xpress) -- Cancer Research UK scientists are investigating whether beta-blockers hold the key to preventing breast cancer spread and improving survival. Promising early results will be presented on the eve of breast ...
Sep 30, 2011
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Medications
Cheap drugs could save thousands of lives -- in Sweden alone
A major new international study involving researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital has revealed that aspirin, statins, beta blockers and ACE inhibitors are ...
Sep 7, 2011
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Cardiology
Exercise training program improves outcomes in 'Grinch Syndrome' patients
An exercise training program worked better than a commonly used beta blocker, significantly improving — even curing — patients with a debilitating heart syndrome, according to research published in Hypertension: ...
Jun 20, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expenditures for glaucoma medications appear to have increased
In recent years, spending for glaucoma medications has increased, especially for women, persons who have only public health insurance and those with less than a high school education, according to a report published Online ...
Jun 13, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UH professor given commendation for medical innovation in asthma
A University of Houston (UH) pharmacy professor's decade-long questioning of conventional medical dogma in the treatment of asthma earned him a prestigious international honor as a top medical innovator.
Jun 7, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Propranolol associated with improvement in size and color of head and neck hemangiomas in children
The beta-blocker propranolol appears to be associated with reducing the size and color of hemangiomas of the head and neck in a pediatric population, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head ...
May 16, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Beta blockers may help COPD sufferers
(Medical Xpress) -- Beta blockers, the group of drugs commonly prescribed to patients with heart diseases, may also have considerable benefits for sufferers of diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, according ...
May 12, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
ACE inhibitors may increase risk of recurrence in breast cancer survivors
ACE inhibitors, commonly used to control high blood pressure and heart failure in women, may be associated with an increased risk of recurrence in women who have had breast cancer, according to a study by researchers at UCLA's ...
Apr 20, 2011
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