Heart Disease

Gardening: Ita s good for your health

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:15:43 GMT

Daily physical activity is a prerequisite for good health. Gardening is an excellent way to be physically active while growing healthy vegetables and fruits, as well as beautiful flowers.

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Two Phase 3 Trials Of Sunitinib With Commonly Used ... - MSN Money

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:58:00 GMT

... we are disappointed in the results, these trials have helped us define the limits and opportunities for the compound and better understand the complex biology of this disease ... signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure. Patients should be ...

The Day in Medicine

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:39:16 GMT

Kids changing sports with each season...and not taking a break...need to be watched closely for hard to see injuries that could cause problems later in life...Janet Choi has that story and more in today's health watch report.Botox is not just for wrinkles any more.Now the Food and Drug Administration has approved it to treat adults suffering from ...

OHSU team discovers powerful molecule regulator in blood pressure control system

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:21:44 GMT

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry have discovered that nitric oxide is a powerful regulator of a molecule that plays a critical role in the development and function of the nervous system.

Clara Maass Medical Center Names Chakhtoura Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:19:31 GMT

Clara Maass Medical Center Names Chakhtoura Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab By Clara Maass Medical Center 3/11/2010 Elie Y. Chakhtoura, MD, FACC, FSCAI, of West Orange, was recently appointed Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Clara Maass Medical Center , an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, located in ...

Researchers discover powerful molecule regulator in blood pressure control system

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:08:20 GMT

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HEART for Women Act

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:55:36 GMT

Heart Disease Education, Analysis, Research and Treatment for Women Act, H.R. 1014 In brief: A bipartisan bill to amend the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.

Super-Sized Advice From A Former Fat Kid - Huffingtonpost.com

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:32:00 GMT

I was terrified of weight-related diseases. I knew overweight kids could have heart disease, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. ? "The teasing hurts." I laughed along with the kids who teased me, but years later, I still remember every hurtful ...

Some heart catheterizations are unnecessary, researchers find

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:11:09 GMT

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services DURHAM, N.C. - Thousands of patients may undergo heart catheterizations without having any blockages that would warrant the invasive diagnostic test, researchers at Duke University Medical Center report Wednesday.

Walter Smedley Jr., yachtsman, manufacturers' rep

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:02:43 GMT

Walter Smedley Jr., 89, a yachtsman and manufacturer's representative to the shipbuilding industry, died of congestive heart failure March 2 at his home, the family farm where he was born in Lima, Delaware County.

Selective association of endogenous ouabain with subclinical organ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

This paper has been seen and approved by all authors and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere in a similar form, in any language.

Sadie B. Wilson, SSA claims examiner

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Sadie B. Wilson, a retired Social Security Administration claims examiner, died of congestive heart failure Saturday at Seasons Hospice at Northwest Hospital Center.

cardiac catheterization.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:40 GMT

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a heart specialist inserts a small tube through a large blood vessel in the arm or leg, then passes the tube into the heart.

cardiac catheterization.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:40 GMT

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a heart specialist inserts a small tube through a large blood vessel in the arm or leg, then passes the tube into the heart.

Too Many Heart Tests, Study Suggests

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:27 GMT

Many Americans who have an invasive test called an angiogram turn out to have no significant heart disease, a new study finds.

Report on women's health in the European Union

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:32:32 GMT

Women and men have a different relation to diseases and therefore different needs.

Insurers test health plans that stress patient choices

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:37:49 GMT

Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as diabetes or depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused, including knee replacements, hysterectomies and heart bypass surgery.

Fewer platelets could be used for some cancer and bone-marrow transplantation patients

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:08:46 GMT

Physicians may be able to safely lower the platelet dosage in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients without risking increased bleeding, according to new research involving UT Southwestern Medical Center and 28 other medical institutions.

Sports Drinks and Sodas Possibly Linked to Diabetes

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Posted Mar 11th 2010 8:00AM by Amber Greviskes Filed under: Diet , Research Fans of sugary sports drinks and sodas take note: You could be increasing your chance of diabetes and heart disease .

Charities Sue Over $400 Million Fortune

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:42:42 GMT

The Broward Circuit, Fla., Court lawsuit is a page turner worthy of a bestseller: A housekeeper employed only months by a Holocaust survivor in Monaco ends up in control of a $400 million fortune after he dies under "suspicious" circumstances.

Study looking at off-site care for patients at home

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:52 GMT

Researchers at ASU are looking to ease the process for chronically ill patients to receive in-home care.

Common Heart Test Often Fails To Find Disease

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:23 GMT

The gold-standard test for heart disease is looking a little tarnished. Angiograms may be used too often.

Common Heart Test Often Fails To Find Disease

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:23 GMT

The gold-standard test for heart disease is looking a little tarnished. Angiograms may be used too often.

Heart Angiograms Show No Disease in Almost 40% o Patients, Research Shows

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:24:18 GMT

Doctors may be sending patients too quickly for elective angiograms to detect heart disease, exposing them to radiation and driving up U.S. health-care costs , a study suggests.

How top hospitals are selected

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:41 GMT

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New cafeteria to be built at Keystone Job Corps Center

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:54:56 GMT

Students at the Keystone Job Corps Center in Drums will be dining in a new, climate-controlled $5 million cafeteria within a year.

Cardiac Catheterizations: Too Many Performed?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:10 GMT

March 10, 2010 -- A large percentage of patients without known heart disease who undergo invasive cardiac catheterization to check for dangerous artery blockages do not have them, a new study suggests.

Profile: Occidental community activist Doris Murphy celebrates her centennial

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:52 GMT

One of the best things about living a long time is that you get to do a heck of lot.

Warren Hospital continues to find support opposing limits on cardiac care

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:25 GMT

The ability to perform primary angioplasty procedures at Warren Hospital wouldn't just help save lives, it could rescue hospital finances, according to President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Litz.

Fines for Saving Lives

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:14 GMT

In the last three years, Warren Hospital performed four angioplasty procedures on patients deemed too critical to transport to Easton Hospital.

Mayo Clinic, GE Healthcare Launch New Year-Long ... - TMCnet

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:31:00 GMT

... depending on the particular medical device. The patient's vital sign data, as well as the patient's answers to several disease-specific questions asked via text or audio by the Intel system is then electronically transmitted to Mayo by the Intel ...

Children with chronic respiratory illness are ... - PhysOrg

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:24:00 GMT

The good news is that all of our patients survived, even though some needed mechanical ventilators and heart medication," said senior ... vast majority (92%) of the children had an underlying chronic disease, usually a lung disease such as asthma ...

Heart Disease And Stroke Survivors Urge Congress To Increase Funding...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:11:53 GMT

Enhance National Institutes of Health -supported research to improve health, spur economic growth and innovation and science.

Calcium may help you live longer - MSNBC

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:03:00 GMT

The top calcium consumers had a 25 percent lower risk of dying from any cause and a 23 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease during follow-up relative to men that had the least amount of calcium in their diet. Calcium intake didn't ...

Dental work delays Yakima man's kidney transplant

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:56:51 GMT

Rodvold, 53, has polycystic kidney disease, an inherited disorder that caused his kidneys to fail seven years ago.

FC Barcelona star Leo Messi is newest UNICEF Goodwill ... - UNICEF

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:41:00 GMT

In a sun-filled room above Camp Nou, FC Barcelona?s legendary home in the heart of the Catalonian capital, the 22-year-old footballer signed a two-year commitment to work on behalf of the world?s most vulnerable children. Three hundred people ...

A smoking ban is the right decision for Evansville - Evansville Courier-Press

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:34:00 GMT

Because secondhand smoke is a proven cause of both lung cancer and heart disease in non-smoking adults, and is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States each year, the Evansville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority ...

Rescuer of homeless pups finds compassion runs coast to ... - New Orleans Times-Picayune

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:27:00 GMT

This story begins with two puppies found next to a dumpster in the parking lot of the Covington Popeyes on U.S. 190, a busy highway. Homeless pups depend on angels to fing them homes "They were two big fine chocolate-Lab looking puppies, about 9 ...

Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality News And Numbers: Patients ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:59 GMT

Of the 8 million patients who were admitted to U.S. hospitals on weekends in 2007, approximately one-third received needed major procedures on the day of admission, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Notes from Southampton, March 11

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:20:06 GMT

Christine Laureano, Nancy Heaney, De Lovett and Gloria Rosante at the 7th annual Red Dress Dinner for Heart Disease Awareness held on Friday evening at 230 Elm in Southampton Village.

New Methods Needed To ID Cardiac Catheterization Candidates

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:38:21 GMT

It's time to re-think how patients are selected for cardiac catheterization, say doctors at Duke University Medical Center, after reporting in a new study that the invasive procedure found no significant coronary artery disease in nearly 60 percent of chest pain patients with no prior heart disease.

Response Biomedical Corporation Announces 2009 Financial Results

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:26:44 GMT

Response Biomedical Corporation reported that it recorded total revenues of $9,946,269, an increase of 69% compared to $5,876,337 in 2008.

AngioDynamics to Hold Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call on April 1, 2010

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:57 GMT

AngioDynamics , a leading provider of innovative medical devices for the minimally-invasive treatment of cancer and peripheral vascular disease, announced today that it will report its fiscal 2010 third quarter financial results on Thursday, April 1, 2010, after the close of the financial markets.

Low Yield Seen for Elective Coronary Angiography

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:21 GMT

Coronary angiography has a low diagnostic yield in patients with suspected coronary artery disease undergoing elective catheterization, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine .

Heart surgery first for East Lancashire

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:13 GMT

HEART surgery specialists have made history by performing the first life-saving angioplasty operations in East Lancashire.

District to host heart screening

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:39:55 GMT

When 10-year-old Drake Renner entered the hospital with severe heart problems prior to the start of the 2009-2010 academic year, the entire Louisburg USD 416 elementary school community held its breath.