http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ability to walk. The transplant subjects also experienced fewer deaths than those who didn't receive stem cells. http://www.physorg.com/news177704058.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:30:02 EST news177704058 (PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical fingerprints produced by the body's normal metabolic processes predict who will suffer cardiovascular events and who will benefit from weight loss by reduction of insulin resistance, according two new studies by researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news177698765.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:01 EST news177698765 Even though the incidence of atrial fibrillation is higher in men than women, a review of past studies and medical literature completed by cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center shows that women are more likely than men to experience symptomatic attacks, a higher frequency of recurrences, and significantly higher heart rates during atrial fibrillation, which increases the risk of stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news172842438.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:10:11 EST news172842438 Black patients have lower rates of successful resuscitation and are less likely to survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest compared to white patients, according to a study in the Sept. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.physorg.com/news172252868.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:20:02 EST news172252868 Heart patients who receive primary care at community health clinics - especially women - are less likely to have a consultation with a cardiologist than those who receive primary care at hospitals, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news160069192.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:40:18 EST news160069192 (AP) -- John Sotos has a theory about why Abraham Lincoln was so tall, why he appeared to have lumps on his lips and even why he had gastrointestinal problems. The 16th president, he contends, had a rare genetic disorder - one that would likely have left him dead of cancer within a year had he not been assassinated. And his bid to prove his theory has posed an ethical and scientific dilemma for a small Philadelphia museum in the year that marks the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. http://www.physorg.com/news159251202.html Medicine & Health Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:40:58 EST news159251202 Sleep disordered breathing, also known as sleep apnea, is highly prevalent among retired National Football League (NFL) players, and particularly in linemen, according to Mayo Clinic research. This study, involving 167 players, adds to the growing body of research examining the relationship between sleep apnea and heart disease, the investigators say. http://www.physorg.com/news157296999.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:37:09 EST news157296999 Too little vitamin D could be bad for more than your bones; it may also lead to fatter adolescents, researchers say. http://www.physorg.com/news156088325.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:52:47 EST news156088325 There is a direct relationship between thickening of blood vessel walls - atherosclerosis - in the coronary arteries and the cholesterol levels in the blood. This was demonstrated for the first time in research carried out by the University of Twente and Medisch Spectrum Twente (Netherlands). Using intravascular ultrasonics (IVUS), PhD student Marc Hartmann could accurately monitor the increase or decrease in atherosclerosis. http://www.physorg.com/news147454831.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:40:31 EST news147454831