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Regular electrocardiograms may help physicians identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac death

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

QRS duration (QRSd) is one of several measures of heart function recorded during a routine electrocardiogram (ECG). It is a composite of waves showing the length of time it takes for an electrical signal to get all the way ...


Why Certain Cancer Treatments Cause High Blood Pressure

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drugs that block the formation of new blood vessels that feed tumor growth are helping some cancer patients enjoy longer lives.


Risk factors of cardiovascular disease rising in poor, young

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cardiovascular disease is increasing in adults under 50 and those of lower socioeconomic status, despite recent trends which show that cardiovascular disease is declining in Canada overall, say researchers at the Peter Munk ...


Researchers find potential new target for hypertension treatment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Huijing Xia, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Eric Lazartigues, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author on a paper reporting that a recently ...


Researchers describe protease inhibitor that may aid in diabetic retinopathy treatment

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, and ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Francisco, announced today that they have demonstrated that a specific inhibitor of the protease plasma kallikrein, ASP-440, developed ...