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Heart drugs show promise for fighting colon cancer
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Scientists in Sweden are reporting for the first time that a group of drugs used to treat heart failure shows promise for fighting colon cancer. The study is in ACS' Journal of Natural Products. Colon cancer ...
New strategies for reperfusion therapy
Aug 31, 2009 |
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PCI is the preferred strategy in acute myocardial infarction when performed by an experienced team as soon as possible after first medical contact.Time is essential: for P-PCI there is an 8 percent excess annual mortality ...
Type of physician certification associated with risk of complications from ICDs
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Patients whose implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted by nonelectrophysiologists are at increased risk of complications and are less likely to receive a specific type of ICD when clinically indicated, ...
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Arizona State and Mayo Clinic partner to combat metabolic syndrome
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic in Arizona are joining forces in a partnership to investigate metabolic syndrome - a cluster of high-risk medical factors that include increased blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, ...
Researchers ID traits of people with rare accelerated aging syndrome
Dec 15, 2009 |
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have provided the most extensive account to date of the unique observable characteristics seen in patients with an extremely rare premature aging syndrome.
Moderate weight loss in obese people improves heart function
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Obese patients who lost a moderate amount of weight by eating less and exercising more improved their cardiovascular health, says a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Rapid cardiac biomarker testing system developed by Singapore scientists
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Scientists at Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a rapid and sensitive integrated system to test simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood.
New international study targets rare cancer bringing hope for advanced thymic cancer patients
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Dec. 8, 2009 — The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare are testing a new drug specifically for thymic cancer based on early promising results at Scottsdale Healthcare.
H1N1 more risky than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The findings, to ...
JAK2 inhibitor demonstrates effective, durable control of myelofibrosis
Dec 07, 2009 |
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A first-in-its class oral medication provides significant and durable relief for patients with a rare, debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder called myelofibrosis, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
New drug shows promise for those with clotting disorders
Dec 06, 2009 |
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A new study provides welcome news for patients with a common clotting disorder known as venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Doctors Warn Against Holiday Heart Attack Spike
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some studies indicate that death rates from heart attacks and stroke as well as non-heart-related causes spike during the holiday season.
Cardiovascular risk in youth with type 1 diabetes linked primarily to insulin resistance
Dec 01, 2009 |
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According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), youth with type 1 diabetes have now been found to have abnormal insulin resistance. Having abnor ...
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