Medical research

Non-cardiac surgery: Safe for patients with heart device

Non-cardiac surgery can be performed safely in patients with a heart device typically implanted into patients waiting for a transplant, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Medications

Generic versions of plavix approved

(HealthDay) -- The first generic versions of Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Diabetes

Specific insulin-based exercise strategies help in T1DM pump Tx

(HealthDay)—Insulin-based strategies of basal rate reduction or pump cessation may be the best approach in avoiding hypoglycemia associated with exercise after lunch, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in Diabetes, ...

Neuroscience

A weak heart also damages the brain

If the heart pumps too little blood into the body, the brain is usually not adequately supplied with oxygen. Until now, however, it was unclear how this affects brain structure. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...

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