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 most common gene for a syndrome associated with abnormal heart rhythms and sudden death triggers epileptic seizures and could explain sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears today in the journal Science Translational Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174749325.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:02 EST news174749325 A landmark follow-up study found that heart attack survivors who receive implanted cardioverter defribillators (ICDs) live longer the longer they have them, according to the results of late-breaking clinical trail presented today at the annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society. http://www.physorg.com/news161518004.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 11:07:14 EST news161518004 (AP) -- Heart attack patients who are already taking the right medicines to prevent future problems get no added benefit from taking fish oil capsules, a large study in Germany finds. http://www.physorg.com/news157648133.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:09:34 EST news157648133 New research published in the March 3, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds that anger-induced electrical changes in the heart can predict future arrhythmias in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). http://www.physorg.com/news154632326.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:26:07 EST news154632326 Bipolar disorder appears to increase the risk of early death from medical illnesses, according to a literature review study published as the lead article this week in the journal Psychiatric Services. http://www.physorg.com/news152791762.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:14:44 EST news152791762 New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that use of the most commonly prescribed once-a-day treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for longer than one month increases the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke by more than 50 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news141404274.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:57:54 EST news141404274 An international study led by Canadian researchers has found that telmisartan, a medication used to lower blood pressure, reduced the outcome of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke in people who are unable to tolerate a widely available and effective standard treatment. http://www.physorg.com/news139410726.html Medicine & Health Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:12:06 EST news139410726