Cardiology
He was in great shape before a heart attack at 33, but not for another at 39
Alex Hobbs was coaching a youth soccer team last May when he felt a burning sensation in his stomach and chest.
Mar 2, 2022
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Cardiology
Laughing gas does not increase heart attacks
(Medical Xpress)—Nitrous oxide—best known as laughing gas—is one of the world's oldest and most widely used anesthetics. Despite its popularity, however, experts have questioned its impact on the risk of a heart attack ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Cardiology
Heart cells respond to heart attack and increase the chance of survival
The heart of both humans and mice does not completely recover after a heart attack. It now turns out that cells close to the area of the heart attack respond to the damage resulting from the heart attack, and that this response ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Medications
FDA approves first nonhormonal drug to ease menopause hot flashes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first nonhormonal medication aimed at easing menopause hot flashes.
May 15, 2023
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Medical research
Scientists first to see trafficking of immune cells in beating heart
Blood flow to the heart often is interrupted during a heart attack or cardiac surgery. But when blood flow resumes, the heart may still falter. That's because collateral damage can occur as blood re-enters the heart, potentially ...
Jul 11, 2012
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Neuroscience
Surgical menopause may prime brain for stroke, Alzheimer's
Women who abruptly and prematurely lose estrogen from surgical menopause have a two-fold increase in cognitive decline and dementia.
Mar 28, 2013
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Neuroscience
Cooling may prevent trauma-induced epilepsy
(Medical Xpress)—In the weeks, months and years after a severe head injury, patients often experience epileptic seizures that are difficult to control. A new study in rats suggests that gently cooling the brain after injury ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Medications
FDA expands approval of Bayer cancer drug (Update)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded approval of a Bayer cancer pill to treat tumors of the intestinal tract that do not respond to other treatments.
Feb 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Abnormal carotid arteries found in children with kidney disease
A federally funded study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that children with mild to moderate kidney disease have abnormally thick neck arteries, a condition known as carotid atherosclerosis, ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Cardiology
Two biomarkers predict increased risk for 'silent' strokes
Two biomarkers widely being investigated as predictors of heart and vascular disease appear to indicate risk for "silent" strokes and other causes of mild brain damage that present no symptoms, report researchers from The ...
Jun 6, 2013
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