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Results of a new imaging study, supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, show that the nicotine received in just a few puffs of a cigarette can...
View ArticleWomen At Higher Risk Of Heart Disease
We all assume that older men are at a higher risk of heat disease and heart attacks compared to older women. It seems that we need to rethink this model. A surprising new study finds that women in...
View ArticleBabies With Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
If he can figure out which babies will be born unable to breathe properly, Dr. Stephen M. Black thinks he can help change that. "When these kids are born, you have a short amount of time to intervene...
View ArticleHeart Catheters Do Not Benefit Patients
Doctors should probably stop using pulmonary artery catheters because they do not benefit patients, say doctors from Australia in this week's BMJ. The pulmonary artery catheter was invented in 1968....
View ArticlePersonality Traits And Heart Disease
Frequent bouts of depression, anxiety, hostility and anger are known to increase a person's risk for developing coronary heart disease, but a combination of these "negative" personality traits may put...
View ArticleThe impact of immunosuppressive medications
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. As per extensive evidence, the key driver for this increased risk of cardiovascular disease is the increased...
View ArticleGrowing Heart Muscle
It looks, contracts and responds almost like natural heart muscle - even though it was grown in the lab. And it brings researchers another step closer to the goal of creating replacement parts for...
View ArticleStem Cells to Repair Damaged Hearts
Rush University Medical Center is one of the first medical centers in the country, and currently the only site in Illinois, participating in a novel clinical trial to determine if a subject's own stem...
View ArticleAdult Stem Cells For Heart Damage Repair
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is among the first medical centers in the country taking part in a novel clinical trial investigating if a subject's own stem cells can...
View ArticleIssues In Pediatric Cardiology
Heart problems in children are quite different from those in adults, and four studies presented today at the American College of Cardiologys 56th Annual Scientific Session look at how pediatric heart...
View ArticleGene Test After Heart Transplant
New research suggests a genomic test may provide detailed information on how well a transplanted heart is performing. The gene expression profiling (GEP) test, known as the Allomapandreg; test, is...
View ArticleScreening men over 65 for abdominal aortic aneurysms
Between 5% and 10% of men aged 65 to 79 have abdominal aortic aneurysms, but don't know it. If their weakened arteries burst they stand a very high risk of dying. Ultrasound screening of men in this...
View ArticleAnti-smoking strategy targets fourth-graders
A smoking-prevention strategy that targets black fourth-graders and their parents is under study in urban and rural Georgia. Scientists want to know if they can keep these children from smoking and...
View ArticleHealth coverage reduces major heart complications
As presidential candidates ramp up their primary campaigns, health care reform looms prominently among voters main concerns. A new study in the December 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical...
View ArticleCan your doctor correctly read a critical heart test?
You have a burning chest pain and a doctor looks at a squiggly-lined graph to determine the cause. That graph, an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), can help the doctor decide whether you're having a...
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