FDA staff say CardioMEMS device works

2011-12-05T14:30:27Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Monday said a CardioMEMs implant for treating heart failure met its main safety and effectiveness targets but warned of potential bias in the company's research.

A Food and Drug Administration staff review of the

Lots of pregnancies linked to a healthier heart

2011-12-02T14:30:29Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study from a single California community, women who had been pregnant at least four times were less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who'd never been expecting.

Researchers said that could be due to the protective effects of pregnancy-related hormones as well as the extra...

Life-saving transfer of heart patients lagging

2011-11-28T15:00:31Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A quick transfer from one hospital to another with more sophisticated facilities can be a lifesaver for heart attack patients -- but quick transfers are a rarity in the U.S., researchers said Monday.

In a nationwide study published in the Reuters Health) - One out of every 10 people who get a stent inserted to open up blocked arteries ends up back in the hospital within 30 days, suggests a new study that also found the readmitted patients are more likely to die in the next year.

Readmission rates are now publicly reported by the Reuters) - Health regulators are investigating a rare but potentially serious problem with a newer class of heart stents that causes the tiny tubular devices made of wire mesh to shrink, or lengthen, after implantation.

The problem appears to occur most frequently in the Promus and Ion devices made by Reuters) - Health regulators are investigating a rare but potentially serious problem with a newer class of heart stents that causes the tiny tubular devices made of wire mesh to shrink, or lengthen, after implantation.

The problem appears to occur most frequently in the Promus and Ion devices made by 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...

Early sexual abuse increases heart risks

2011-11-13T08:30:28Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women who were repeatedly sexually abused as girls have a 62 percent higher risk of heart problems later in life compared with women who were not abused, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

The findings, presented at the American He...

U.S. panel advises testing children for cholesterol

2011-11-11T13:30:23Z

(Reuters) - Children from ages 9 to 11 should be routinely screened for high cholesterol so that action can be taken to avoid the development of heart disease, according to new guidelines from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

The guidelines, endorsed by the US study said Tuesday.

"This large study showed no evidence that current use of an ADHD drug was associated with an increased risk of serious cardiovascular events," said the study in the CHICAGO (Reuters) - Stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden death, U.S. researchers said on Monday, in a finding that should reassure millions of parents whose children take the drugs.

Researchers studied the medical records of more than 1 million children and ...

US heart disease on decline: study

2011-10-13T13:30:21Z

Cases of heart disease in the United States have declined in the last several years, down to six percent of the population in 2010 compared to 6.7 percent in 2006, health authorities said Thursday.

The drop is likely due to better eating and lifestyle habits, said the report by the Centers for Disease Control...

City cyclists breathe in twice as much soot: study

2011-10-07T13:30:14Z

New York (Reuters Health) - Urban cyclists may be exposed to more than twice as much black carbon from vehicle exhaust as pedestrians, a small new study suggests.

By examining airway cells in sputum samples from ten people, researchers in London found black carbon levels were 2.3 times higher in the five cyclists compared to the five pedestrians.

Black carbon, a byproduct ...

Higher testosterone may equal lower heart risks

2011-10-04T19:00:09Z

(Reuters) - Elderly men with naturally higher levels of testosterone may be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those men with lower levels of the hormone, according to a study.

Findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed that of 2,400 Swedish men in ...

Vermillion blood test shows promise in identifying patients

2011-10-03T07:00:28Z

(Reuters) - Vermillion Inc said its experimental blood test showed promise in identifying patients with risk of blood vessel clots, sending its shares up 10 percent in morning trade.

The company found that the test Vasclir showed statistically significant different levels of three different blood components in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and non-PAD subjects.

Peripher...

Impotence may point to heart problems

2011-09-12T20:00:15Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Failing erections may be a harbinger of heart disease in some men, according to a review of a number of studies -- but heart-healthy lifestyle changes or cholesterol-lowering drugs could have a positive impact on men's sexual health.

Scientists have long known about the link between impotence, or erectile dysfunction, and heart health. Although there is no proof so far, ...

Prolonging CPR doesn't help heart patients: study

2011-08-31T18:30:30Z

Increasing the time spent administering CPR to cardiac arrest patients won't increase their chances of survival, researchers said Wednesday, putting to rest one of the raging debates in emergency medicine.

"Our study definitively shows that there is no advantage to a longer period of initial CPR," said Dr Ian Stiell, a senior scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), one of the...

Is chocolate good for your heart? It depends

2011-08-29T01:30:11Z

PARIS (Reuters) - Chocolate may be good for the heart but cardiologists are not giving you a license to indulge.

New research presented at Europe's biggest medical meeting Monday suggested chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease.

Just why there should be such a ...

No major heart risk seen in new psoriasis drugs

2011-08-23T14:00:08Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new, highly effective class of psoriasis drugs did not appear to raise the risk of heart problems in a review of published studies, but the analysis may not have been big enough to detect rare cases, U.S. researchers said.

Abbott L...

Stem cell team aims for spare heart parts in five years

2011-08-18T00:00:10Z

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Stem cell researchers in Hong Kong and the United States are trying to grow spare parts for the human heart that may be ready for tests on people within five years, they said on Thursday.

Scientists have already made basic heart muscle from stem cells...

FDA panel OKs Edwards heart valve despite risks

2011-07-21T09:30:37Z

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp's heart valve for patients deemed too sick to have open-heart surgery was approved by a Reuters) - Drug reviewers said Edwards Lifesciences' heart valve "demonstrated superiority" in a trial that also showed the device's safety and effectiveness for patients considered too sick to have open-heart surgery.

The trial, however, also showed people were at a high ...

Does adrenaline help cardiac arrest victims survive?

2011-07-15T09:01:49Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've suffered cardiac arrest usually get a shot of adrenaline to help their heart back on track, but in a controversial study from Australia the hormone did little to increase patients' survival.

Researchers did find, however, that those who received adrenaline -- also called epinephrine -- we...

Doctors overuse heart treatment, despite guidelines

2011-07-11T14:30:39Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The controversial use of stents days after a heart attack has continued unabated in the United States, even after a landmark study and new guidelines said the pricey therapy does not help patients.

Just over half of patients who have survived at least 24 hours after a heart attack will have a s...

Rural hospitals fall short in heart, pneumonia care

2011-07-06T15:31:07Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The small hospitals many rural Americans rely on for emergency care may fall short when it comes to treating heart problems and pneumonia, a new study finds.

The study, published in the Reuters Life!) - There's yet another reason for women to stay fit, eat healthy, abstain from smoking and maintain their weight at a healthy level: those who do so may be less likely to die from sudden cardiac death, a U.S. study said.

Each of the different factors -- a Mediterranean-style diet, a healthy weight, not smoking and exercise -- were linked to a smaller chance of sudden ...

Many U.S. heart stents inappropriate: study

2011-07-05T14:30:49Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in eight U.S. patients who have non-emergency stenting procedures to clear blocked arteries in the heart are likely to see more harm than good from the procedure, researchers said Tuesday.

The findings stoke concern about overuse of the invasive treatment, which costs the nation some $12 billion a year ...

'Purple Wiggle' has heart surgery in Australia

2011-07-02T04:30:38Z

Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles embarked on their US tour one man short after the "Purple Wiggle" Jeff Fatt was rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery, the group said.

Fatt, one of the founding members of the world-renowned song-and-dance quartet, was fitted with a pacemaker this week after blacking out at the wheel of his car and driving off the road.

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Wrestler "Macho Man" Savage died of heart disease, not crash

2011-06-30T15:30:20Z

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Professional wrestling great "Macho Man" Randy Savage died of heart disease and not from injuries sustained in a car crash near his Florida ho...

Lexington ranked as most sedentary U.S. city

2011-06-27T08:30:29Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Although it's known for its beautiful horse farms and as the "Thoroughbred Capital of the World," Lexington, Kentucky has gained a new distinction - as the most sedentary city in the United States.

Along with

And the most sedentary U.S. city is..

2011-06-27T08:30:25Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Although it's known for its beautiful horse farms and as the "Thoroughbred Capital of the World," Lexington, Kentucky has gained a new distinction -- as the most sedentary city in the United States.

Along with <...

FDA to review new Edwards heart valve in July

2011-06-07T07:00:45Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp said on Tuesday a U.S. regulatory advisory panel will review on July 20 its application to sell a replacement heart valve that spares patients the need for open-heart surgery.

The Sapien aortic...

Palestinians' Fayyad stable after heart attack in Texas

2011-05-23T16:00:08Z

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States, and a hospital spokeswoman said he was in good condition Monday.

"Mr. Fayyad's condition is good," said Adrienne Lallo, a s...

Lung scans may lead to overdiagnosis: study

2011-05-10T14:31:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. researchers say they have found clear signs that blood clots in the lungs are being overdiagnosed, exposing patients to potentially dangerous side effects from unnecessary drugs.

Using national data, the researchers found the rate of so-called pulmonary embolisms, or PEs, nearly doubled with the introduction of a new powerful diagnostic test more...

Eating less salt doesn't cut heart risks: study

2011-05-03T15:00:49Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who ate lots of salt were not more likely to get high blood pressure, and were less likely to die of heart disease than those with a low salt intake, in a new European study.

The findings "certainly do not support the current recommendation to lower salt intake in the general population," study author Dr. Jan Staessen, of the University o...

Crude oil chemical linked to heart defect in babies

2011-04-30T04:30:12Z

Babies who are exposed before birth to ethyl benzene, a toxic component in crude oil, may have a higher risk of developing congenital heart disease, US researchers said Saturday.

Another chemical used as an industrial metal degreasing agent, trichloroethylene (TCE), also boosted heart risks, said the research to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver, Colorado.

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New studies point to clot risk of Bayer's Yasmin

2011-04-22T09:30:12Z

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - New evidence emerged on Thursday that women taking Bayer's best-selling contraceptive Yasmin may run a higher risk of dangerous blood clots than those using older birth-control pills.

Two studies showed that users of pills containing drospirenone, one of the hormones used i...

Problems at UMC

2011-04-07T02:30:12Z

Commissioners should address transparency issues at the troubled hospital

Heart patients undergoing procedures requiring pacemakers and defibrillators at University Medical Center will likely receive devices made by a little-known company called Biotronik.As The New York Times reported Sunday, last year 95 percent of patients who had a device implanted at United States are currently done through the radial artery, but a randomized international trial showed that radial and femoral methods worked just as well.

E...

New Medtronic stent safe, effective in U.S. trial

2011-04-04T09:30:48Z

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc's Resolute drug-coated stent met the main safety goals of a large study of U.S. patients, providing the final data the company expects to need to seek U.S. approval of its next generation he...

'Cow valve' heart implant hailed as breakthrough

2011-04-03T16:30:38Z

A new type of heart valve made with cow tissue and inserted by catheter was hailed on Sunday as a major breakthrough that could eliminate the need for open heart surgery in some patients, US doctors said Sunday.

The method is aimed at high-risk patients who suffer from severe aortic stenosis, a clogged valve that impedes the pathway of oxygen-rich blood by making the heart work harder to pump blood through a narrowing opening.

The condition affects nine percent of Americans o...

Yoga calms heart pace, cuts anxiety: study

2011-04-02T18:30:15Z

People who suffer from irregular heartbeat could see their episodes cut in half if they do yoga regularly, according to a study released in the United States.

Doing yoga three times a week also reduced depression and anxiety while boosting people's opinion of their own social and mental well-being, said the research presented at a New Orleans cardiology confe...

All eyes on new heart valve at medical meeting

2011-03-31T13:30:34Z

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A potential breakthrough heart valve from Edwards Lifesciences Corp that can spare patients from chest-cracking, open heart surgery will take center stage at one of the year's most important heart meetings this weeke...

Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows

2011-03-22T13:30:57Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Doctors have long known that phys...

Heart attack treatment as good during off-hours?

2011-03-22T10:30:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some research has found that people may be less likely to survive a heart attack if they are treated during hospital "off-hours." But a new study suggests that is not the case -- at least for people treated at larger medical centers well-equipped for handling heart attack victims.

Italian researchers found that of 3,000-plus patients who had a heart procedure done...

Terumo to stop selling two cardiac products in US

2011-03-22T10:30:09Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S.-based unit of Terumo Corp said it has entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Food and Drug Ad...

Screening athletes' hearts hasn't cut deaths: study

2011-03-07T15:00:09Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening athletes for hidden heart problems may not help prevent sudden deaths, a new study from Israel finds.

The findings, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, cast doubts on...

Studies find gene links to world's biggest killer

2011-03-07T10:30:22Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found 13 new gene variants that increase a person's risk of developing heart disease, the world's number one killer, in a series of large-scale international genetic studies.

The discovery of 13 previously unknown gene variations and the confirmation of around 10 more should offer clues about how heart ailments such as coronary artery disease develop, and l...

Study links sugary drinks with high blood pressure

2011-02-28T13:30:13Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have linked drinking sugary drinks like fizzy cola and fruit drinks with high blood pressure and say their findings suggest that cutting both sugar and salt intake could help reduce the risk.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death worldwide.

In a study of more than 2,500 people in...

Many stick with fast food after heart attack: study

2011-02-20T18:30:11Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It would seem logical for patients who have had a heart attack to cut back on fast food.

Some devoted fast food eaters do. But six months later, more than half can still be found at their favorite fast food places at least once a week, according to a study in the Reuters Health) - Minnesotans are less likely than the average American to die of heart disease, and lower rates of risk factors like smoking and high blood pressure may help explain why, a new study finds.

While the U.S. death rate from heart disease has dropped by nearly half in recent decades, Minnesota still beats the rest of the country with only abou...

U.S. scientists recreate heart defect in a lab dish

2011-02-09T11:30:07Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using skin cells taken from children with a rare heart defect, U.S. researchers have created beating heart cells in the lab with the same heart defect, allowing researchers to test new drugs in human cells instead of mice.

While most heart drugs had no effect on the cells, a cancer drug being studied by

Heart failure therapy twice as effective in women

2011-02-07T13:30:32Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women derive twice the benefit from a device to treat heart failure as men, U.S. researchers said on Monday, underscoring the different ways in which men and women experience heart disease.

Women treated with a combination pacemaker and defibrillator device had a 70 percent reduction in heart failure compared with a 35 percent...

U.S. "stroke belt" also hit by heart failure

2011-02-02T15:00:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who live in the southeastern U.S., already dubbed the nation's "stroke belt," may have a higher-than-average rate of death from heart failure as well, a new study finds.

Researchers found that across the six contiguous southeastern states -- Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia<...

Blood pressure, cholesterol go untreated in US

2011-02-01T15:30:22Z

Many Americans with high cholesterol and high blood pressure are not getting treated, putting them at higher risk for heart attack or stroke, the US government said on Tuesday.

Two out of three adults with high cholesterol and half of adults with high blood pressure did not have their health problems under control, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<...

Phone counseling can help lower heart disease risk

2011-01-31T09:00:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A greater percentage of people at high risk for heart disease keep up their exercise and diet programs when they get group telephone counseling, a new study says.

Everyone in the study saw doctors who evaluated their health, and they got brief advice about making good lifestyle changes. But some of the participants also got group-counseling sessions by phone on ho...

U.S. panel backs Abbott carotid stent for more patients

2011-01-26T15:00:14Z

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. health advisers backed Abbott Laboratories' RX Acculink carotid stent on Wednesday as another option for a wider group of patients whose clogged neck arteries put them at risk for a stroke.

Wh...

Defibrillators useful in public, less so at home

2011-01-26T14:32:22Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Devices to restore a normal heartbeat after cardiac arrest appear to be less useful at home than in public places, researchers said Wednesday.

The so-called automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, are already present in airports and casinos across the U.S. But some research has hinted lately that for more and more Americans, their hearts are too f...

US heart disease costs to triple by 2030

2011-01-24T14:30:30Z

The costs of treating heart disease in America, where one in three people has some form of the disease, are expected to triple by 2030 due to the growing population, researchers said Monday.

While current costs of medical care for heart disease are around 273 billion dollars per year, that figure will skyrocket to 818 billion dollars by 2030, the study said.

The findings came from an expert panel that estimated future ...

Heart disease costs to triple in U.S. by 2030: report

2011-01-24T09:30:31Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The costs of heart disease in the United States will triple between now and 2030, to more than $800 billion a year, a report commissioned by the American Heart Association predicted on Monday.

Treating h...

Dick Cheney mulls heart transplant

2011-01-18T14:30:54Z

Former US vice president Dick Cheney says in an interview Tuesday that he is considering a heart transplant following a series of heart attacks that prompted doctors to insert a heart pump.

Cheney, in an interview aired by NBC News, said the special pump in his heart is "a miracle of modern t...

Cheney to consider heart transplant at some point

2011-01-18T10:30:23Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview aired on Tuesday that he will have decide whether to undergo a heart transplant to replace the heart pump that is now keeping him alive.

"I'll have to make a decision at some point whether or not I want to go for a transplant," he told

Cheney to consider heart transplant "at some point"

2011-01-18T08:30:16Z

"I'll have to make a decision at some point whether or not I want to go for a transplant," he told

For heart failure, better care comes at a cost

2011-01-17T14:00:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hospitals that see a lot of heart failure cases give better care, but it also costs more, according to a new study.

That translates into about 20,000 people a year who aren't dying because they're going to the right type of hospital - and tens of millions of dollars.

"That's a lot of folks. This is just such a huge public health issue," said Dr. Karen ...

Fifth of cardiac implants harmful: US study

2011-01-05T04:30:15Z

One out of five patients who receive a well-known cardiac implant don't need it and are at greater risk of dying of heart attacks because of the device, a US study said.

The survey of more than 100,000 patients who had received implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) "found that about 20 percent did not meet evidence-based guidelines for receipt of an ICD," researchers said.

"These patients had a significantly h...

FDA OKs Medtronic system for atrial fibrillation

2010-12-17T15:00:25Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc said U.S. regulators approved its new catheter system for treating a common heart rhythm disorder known as paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

The Food and Drug Administration...

Deaths from heart disease down 28 pct: AHA

2010-12-15T16:00:59Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Better treatments mean Americans are living longer after heart attacks and strokes, but too many of them still have major heart problems, fueling U.S. health costs, the American Heart Association said on Wednesday.

Dea...

Common blood test could detect heart disease

2010-12-07T19:30:56Z

An improved version of a common emergency room blood test could be used to detect heart disease in apparently healthy patients, according to a US study published Tuesday.

A less sensitive test for the protein, called cardiac troponin T (cTnT), is already used by ER doctors who want to test whether a patient who is complaining of chest pains is actually experiencing a heart attack.

The new, more sensitized version was able to detect the protein in about 25 percent of samples p...

Roche test predicts heart trouble years ahead

2010-12-07T14:00:25Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new blood test may be able to tell whether a seemingly healthy person is at risk of dying from heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

An older, less sensitive version of the test detects a certain protein in only a small percentage of people, but a study of the newer test made by Roche found it in about 25 percent ...

Orexigen diet pill faces U.S. panel, eyes on safety

2010-12-06T21:30:22Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last of a trio of new weight loss drugs, Orexigen Therapeutics Inc's Contrave, is set to face a panel of U.S. advisers on Tuesday who are likely to have tough questions on the pill's heart risks and other safety concerns.

Shares of Orexigen have fallen 36 percent this year as invest...

Doctors testing warm, beating hearts in transplant

2010-12-05T22:30:21Z

Beat still, my heart: Doctors transplant warm, ticking hearts in study; no more ice chests

Andrea Ybarra's donated heart was beating rhythmically by the time she awoke from the grogginess of her surgery.

Lub-dub. Lub-dub. Lub-dub. In fact, it was warm and pumping even before doctors transplanted it.

Ybarra belongs to a small group of people who have had a "beating heart" transplant, an experimental operation that's mostly been done in

Hospital quality measures may miss the sickest

2010-12-03T13:26:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Public measures of hospital quality may not reflect care for the sickest patients -- or even the majority of patients in some instances -- suggests a new study of heart attack cases.

As a result, the researchers caution that quality-of-care rankings -- accessible through Medicare's Hospital Compare website (http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/hospital-search.aspx) ...

Fla. doctor faces fraud charge over Fen-Phen suits

2010-12-01T10:30:49Z

Feds: Fla. doctor falsified heart problems in patients seeking damages from diet-drug lawsuits

A Florida cardiologist has been charged with falsifying heart exams for patients seeking damages in diet-drug lawsuits.

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia say Dr. Abdur Razzak Tai (T...

Peripheral Arterial Surgery Outcomes Worse for Women: Study

2010-11-30T12:37:49Z

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Chelation Therapy For Cardiovascular Health

2010-11-29T14:54:06Z

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When Breathing Is Rapid and Shallow

2010-11-29T14:38:40Z

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Saudi king has undergone successful surgery: al Arabiya

2010-11-24T09:30:26Z

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who is in New York for medical treatment, has undergone a "successful operation," al Arabiya television said on Wednesday.

It gave no source for the information, announced in a brief news alert. There was no official ...

Saudi king heads to US for medical tests

2010-11-29T14:41:07Z

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2010-11-29T14:49:52Z

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Heart Drug Raises Questions

2010-11-29T14:35:10Z

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Study of Pfizer, Bristol drug halted by bleeding

2010-11-18T16:03:28Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a clinical setback, Pfizer Inc and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said a late stage study of their closely-watched blood thinner apixaban was halted due to safety concerns.

The plug was pulled on a 10,800-patient study aft...

Women who stress over work have more heart disease

2010-11-18T14:09:27Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with stressful jobs that offer little room for decision making and creativity have an increased risk of suffering a heart attack, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

While doctors usually focus on standard risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, the new findings show they might also want to ask about stress.

"We don't focus...

Advocacy in Nebraska

2010-11-29T14:30:20Z

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2010-11-29T14:30:20Z

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Having Relative With Atrial Fibrillation Raises Own Risk

2010-11-29T14:42:28Z

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Anthera Suspends Enrollment and Dosing in PEARL-SC Clinical Trial to Address Reports of Vial Problems

2010-11-29T14:35:07Z

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New blood test may predict heart failure risk: study

2010-11-15T18:30:31Z

The test is a more advanced version of one currently carried out in emergency rooms to determine if a patient having chest pain is suffering from a heart attack or something else.

Researchers said the findings may help assess the risk of death for people over age 65 who show no symptoms of heart disease, a group that is particularly difficult to gauge and which sees 80 percent of new congestive heart failure cases.

The test measures the level of troponin T, which is a marker ...

Trans Fat Ban California

2010-11-30T13:56:47Z

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Bayer, J&J anti-clot drug shines in stroke trial

2010-11-15T15:31:14Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A once-daily pill being developed by Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson was better at preventing stroke than standard treatment, with less risk of the most worrisome types of bleeding, researchers said on Monday.

The fuller picture for Xarelto could boost

Edwards heart valve improves quality of life: study

2010-11-15T14:31:28Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Edwards LifeSciences Corp's less-invasive replacement heart valve alleviates symptoms such as fatigue and breathlessness better than standard medical therapy, data released on Monday show.

Researchers evaluated the symptoms in patients from the company's successful Partner trial, whose key results on mortality wer...

School Programs for Cardiac Arrest Saving Lives

2010-11-29T14:35:06Z

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South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

Hawks Kings Basketball

2011-01-04T22:01:19Z

Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry, center, goes to the basket against Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford, right, as Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, left, of Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger, left, shoots over Iowa forward Andrew Brommer during the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

Archdiocese Bankruptcy

2011-01-04T16:30:52Z

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in St. Francis, Wis. Listecki said the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it w...

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