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'Smallest artificial heart pump' implanted: German hospital

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Doctors in Germany have successfully implanted the world's smallest artificial heart pump, billed as more effective and unobtrusive than earlier devices, a hospital said Monday.


Towards a natural pacemaker

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Artificial heart pacemakers have saved and extended the lives of thousands of people, but they have their shortcomings - such as a fixed pulse rate and a limited life. Could a permanent biological solution be possible?





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Good food nation: Researchers think America's obesity epidemic can be reversed via 'foodsheds'

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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the last three decades, childhood obesity in the United States has become a massive public-health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control, between 1980 and 2006 the percentage ...


Findings suggest lipid assessment in vascular disease can be simplified, without the need to fast

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Lipid assessment in vascular disease can be simplified by measuring either total and HDL cholesterol levels or apolipoproteins, without the need to fast and without regard to triglyceride levels, according to a study in the ...


1 in 4 hospitalized heart failure patients with Medicare back in hospital within a month

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Almost a quarter of heart failure patients with Medicare are back in the hospital within a month after discharge, researchers report in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the American Heart Association.


Researchers using excimer laser angioplasty to blast arterial blockages in heart and kidneys

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using an excimer laser to widen narrowed or obstructed blood vessels in hard-to-reach areas of heart and kidney arteries may be feasible and safe, according to a study by a team of researchers from the Virginia ...


NHLBI publishes new heart healthy cookbook

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The health of your heart has a lot to do with the foods you eat. To help busy people and families shop for, prepare, and serve healthy meals, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes ...


NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy

NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy is being unveiled by NASA on Nov. 10. This event will commemorate the 400 years since Galileo first turned his telescope ...


The Stars My Destination

The Stars My Destination

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The Voyager spacecraft are now in the outermost layer of the heliosphere, traveling toward interstellar space - the first man-made spacecraft to travel such a vast distance from Earth.


A pain in the neck: Researcher studies the effects of too much texting on college students

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The world record for fastest text message typing is held by a 21-year old college student from Utah, but his dexterous digits could mean serious injury later on. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone ...


People with less education could be more susceptible to the flu

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People who did not earn a high school diploma could be more likely to get H1N1 and the vaccine might be less effective in them compared to those who earned a diploma, new research shows.


Healthy babies by the numbers

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When a fetus is smaller than expected for the number of weeks of pregnancy, due to associated problems like a poorly developed heart, health concerns as severe as brain damage can result.



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