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Curing Death by Curing Aging (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, researchers performed genetic association analysis across the whole genome among 17,296 women of European ancestry. This large scale analysis of the effects of common genetic variation on plasma lipoprotein profile, a critical component of cardiovascular risk, identified 43...
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BitingTheDust (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Each year it seems two questons on cardiovascular disease are always asked and reviewed. ‘What is the role of B-blockers in treatinghypertension'’ is one perpetual question. The other, the subject of this E-Bulletin is ‘Do we use rate control or rythym control best in the management of Atrial Fibrillation'’ The recent publication of several studies, such [...]
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
A.J. Mueller is a local "cardiovascular disease management consultant" and writer whose novel, The Randolph File, is due to be published Dec. 16 by an outfit called PublishAmerica It's not yet listed on Amazon.com, which is odd, since it's due...
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Brass and Ivory (Free subscription) | yesterday
What does cardiovascular disease look like in rheumatoid arthritis? The chronic inflammation which damages joints also takes its toll on the heart and arteries. The doctors at Johns Hopkins provide a summary of recent studies focused on RA and heart disease . Compared to the general population, rheumatoid arthritis patients have a significantly increased risk of heart attack and stroke and a shorter...
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FuturePundit (Free subscription) | yesterday
An MIT press release about the use of nanoparticles to deliver gene therapy contains an interesting statistic about the size of the overall effort to develop clinically useful gene therapies: In the United States alone almost 1000 gene therapy clinical trials are underway. That's a surprisingly large number. There are nearly 1,000 clinical trials under way in the United States involving gene therapy,...
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JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Have you heard about the amazing acai berry? It is showing up in supplements, smoothie mixes and juices and being touted as a "superfood" said to help prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, aging and even promote weight loss. Is it worth the hype (and price)? Are acai berries better than plain old blueberries?
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Weight Loss Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Have you heard about the amazing acai berry? It is showing up in supplements, smoothie mixes and juices and being touted as a "superfood" said to help prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, aging and even promote weight loss. Is it worth the hype (and price)? Are acai berries better than plain old blueberries?
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BLASFÉMIAS (Free subscription) | yesterday
A.D. Hingorani e B.M. Psaty escrevem no JAMA o artigo “Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Time to get more or less personal'”. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/302/19/2144?home Trata-se de um comentário muito bem estruturado no qual os autores apresentam como proposta um corte radical relativamente à estratégia actualmente predominante, tendo em...
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cardiobrief.org (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) said that it’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has started a review of sibutramine (Meridia) to investigate data from the SCOUT study (Sibutramine Cardiovascular OUTcome Trial) suggesting a possible increased risk of serious cardiovascular events. SCOUT randomized 10,742 overweight or obese patients with an increased risk of cardiovascular...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN) announced today the start of enrollment for the phase 3 studies for PA32540. PA32540 is a fixed-dose combination of 325 mg of enteric coated aspirin and 40 mg of immediate release omeprazole, under investigation for use in the secondary prevention of heart attacks and strokes in patients at risk for associated gastric ulcers. “We believe...
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bharatbook | 11/20/2009
The total UK market for pharmaceuticals was worth an estimated £13.65bn in 2007. Prescription-only medicines accounted for most of this figure, with a smaller share being taken by over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=75736&rt=Pharmaceutical-Industry-Market-Review.html ) The UK is home to the most important pharmaceutical industry in Europe in terms
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WEBLOG DO FRAGA (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
AHA: Niacin Can Affect Carotid Intima-Media Thickness In high-risk patients, extended-release niacin may be superior to ezetimibe as an adjunctive therapy Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook 20 nov 2009-- In patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, adjunctive therapy with niacin is superior to therapy with ezetimibe, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in The New England Journal of Medicine...
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
IBM scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease*. The results are so quick and accurate that a small sample of a patient's serum or blood, could be tested...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
William Burtner survived Vietnam and dedicated his life to helping veterans. On Monday, Burtner was about to enter a Midlothian bank to deposit money the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2808 had raised during a benefit. He never made it inside. Burtner, 65, was assaulted and robbed outside the bank and rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said. He died Wednesday night. An...
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Notes from Dr. RW (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This study addressed an issue that often plagues hospitalists who are involved in co-management of patients undergoing hip fracture repair: when the patient's hemoglobin and hematocrit drop following surgery, what is the appropriate transfusion target in patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors for CVD? While a H/H target of 8/24 has been validated for patients across the board, conventional...
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bharatbook | 11/20/2009
The total UK market for pharmaceuticals was worth an estimated £13.65bn in 2007. Prescription-only medicines accounted for most of this figure, with a smaller share being taken by over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=75736&rt=Pharmaceutical-Industry-Market-Review.html ) The UK is home to the most important pharmaceutical industry in Europe in terms of development
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bharatbook | 11/09/2009
Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads report represents the most current analysis of the role of Point of Care Diagnostics in today's in vitro industry. Other reports have looked at products, companies and market forecasts, as this report does. But in her analysis Shara Rosen takes a bold look into the markets, technologies, and trends in decentralized testing with
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jdach | 11/05/2009
Low Testosterone Could Be Killing You by Jeffrey Dach MD Forty Per Cent More Likely to Die Two reports published in the recent medical literature showed that low testosterone is associated with increased mortality.(1)(2)(3) One study published in 2008 tracked nearly 800 men, 50 to 91 years old, living in California. Their testosterone level was measured at the beginning of the study, and their health
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