Stem cell therapy works in heart failure trial

2011-11-14T10:30:29Z

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A stem cell therapy for treating patients experiencing moderate to severe heart failure showed real promise in preventing serious consequences or death, according to data from a small mid-stage clinical trial.

The treatment from Australia's Mesoblast Ltd, known as revascor, appea...

Universal Health Care May Lessen Income's Impact on Heart Disease

2010-11-29T14:35:06Z

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Governments should regulate food salt content

2010-11-01T16:30:19Z

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Governments should impose controls on salt content in food in order to combat heart disease, rather than leaving food producers to regulate salt levels, a study by researchers in Australia has found.

Eating too much salt raises blood pressure and puts people at risk of strokes and heart disease, chronic illn...

Common causes of childhood deaths

2010-11-04T14:09:55Z

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Heart Disease in Women - Ten tips for a healthier heart

2010-11-03T09:55:55Z

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Studies Assess Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction

2010-09-11T13:06:38Z

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Calcium Supplements May Increase Heart Attack Risk

2010-11-02T13:56:23Z

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Air pollution may help trigger cardiac arrest

2010-06-03T13:00:11Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The dirtier the air, the more likely people are to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, new research from Australia shows.

Particulate matter -- tiny specks of soot, dust, and other pollutants in the air that can be breathed deep into the lungs -- has been "consistently" linked to increases in deaths from heart disease and clogged arteries,

NZ air force medevacs sick man from Antarctic

2010-04-16T10:12:55Z

New Zealand air force medevacs sick US man from Antarctic base

An American working at a U.S. scientific base on the frozen continent of Antarctica has suffered heart problems and was being evacuated to New Zealand, the New Zealand air force said Monday.

The air force was asked to help Sunday and s...

Medication Reviews Can Keep Hospitalization Rates Down

2010-10-24T09:50:52Z

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Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure

2010-10-24T09:16:06Z

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Aortic Sclerosis Linked to Platelet NO Resistance

2010-10-24T09:50:46Z

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Clinical Pearls

2010-10-22T10:29:00Z

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Electrophysiology Predicts Tachycardia After Heart Failure

2010-10-24T09:49:54Z

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Delays in Seeking Heart Attack Care Vary Worldwide

2010-10-23T21:43:31Z

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Infective Endocarditis Remains a Lethal Threat

2010-10-25T07:18:29Z

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Fat kids found to have arteries of 45-year-olds

2010-04-16T14:29:27Z

Fat 10-year-olds have arteries of 45-year-olds, other heart problems, ultrasound studies find

Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside.

"As the old saying goes, you're as old as your arteries are," said Dr. Geetha Raghuveer of Children's ...

Melt-Away Stent Works Well in Trial

2010-10-23T02:52:41Z

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Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing Linked to Cardiac Remodeling

2010-10-22T22:57:13Z

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Australia Flooding

2011-01-06T07:00:29Z

In this Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 photo, an island is formed by flood water stranding vehicles and other equipment in Rockhampton, Australia. Floods that have cut air, rail and road links to an Australian coastal city are now threatening its sewage plant, and waters are still expected to rise another few feet before peaking Wednesday. (AP Photo/Janie Barrett, Pool)

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Australia Tennis Hopman Cup

2011-01-04T06:30:53Z

Serbian Novak Djokovic plays a backhand during his match against Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev on day two of the Hopman Cup team tennis tournament in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Wake)

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Hopman Cup

2011-01-03T11:30:50Z

FILE - In a Jan. 5, 2010 file photo, John Isner of the United States plays against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt during their men's singles match at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth, Australia. Isner defeated Dr. Dennis Dutton poses at a computer in his office at the University of Canterbury. Author, academic and founder of the popular Arts & Letters Daily website Denis Dutton died in New Zealand, Tuesday, Dec, 2010 at the age o...

New Zealand Earthquake

2010-12-26T01:30:09Z

Safety fences are erected around fallen bricks lay on Madras Street in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010 following a series of aftershocks. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Simon Baker) NEW ZEALAND OUT,

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