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Calm The Heart To Stop A Stroke?
There's an electrical storm
brewing inside the hearts of
more than 2.2 million
Americans. And just like
lightning, this kind of
storm can have devastating
consequences. The "storm",
... > full story
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Can Cause Cell Damage In 30 Minutes
Exposure to secondhand smoke
even for a brief period is
injurious to health, a new
study by researchers at the
University of California,
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Heart Disease Discovery: New Mechanism Links Activation Of Key Heart Enzyme And Oxidative Stress
A study, led by University
of Iowa researchers, reveals
a new dimension for a key
heart enzyme and sheds light
on an important biological
... > full story
Engineer Develops Thermosuit For Rapid Cooling Of Critically Ill Patients
A biomedical engineering
professor has launched a
company to market a unique
system he co-invented that
rapidly reduces one's body
... > full story
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When Statins Aren't Enough: New Trial Drug Points To Better Management Of Coronary Heart Disease
May 9, 2008 — Despite widespread use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, a significant number of cardiac patients continue to suffer heart attacks and stroke. Researchers theorize that high levels of an enzyme found in ... > full story -
Patients With Chronic Illness Benefit From Telehealth Intervention
May 9, 2008 — Telehealth, using telecommunication technology to deliver health care, is increasingly being used to improve the delivery and availability of health care services to patients. Patients who received a ... > full story -
Reason For Concern In Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
May 9, 2008 — Childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health. Obesity has been increasing rapidly in the U.S. during the past 20 years and ... > full story -
Women And Heart Attack: Failure To Recognize Symptoms, Failure To Treat Appropriately, Study Finds
May 8, 2008 — The gender gap is alive and well in heart disease, a new international study finds, with women differing from men on everything from symptoms to treatment in both heart attack and severe chest pain. ... > full story -
Folic Acid, B Vitamins Not Linked To Reduced Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In High-risk Women
May 8, 2008 — Women at high-risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily supplement of folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 for seven years did not have an overall reduced rate of cardiovascular events, despite a ... > full story -
New Study Shows How Genes Control Blood Proteins Important To Health
May 8, 2008 — A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. Newly published determine how many of the key proteins within our blood are under genetic control, showing ... > full story -
Novel Insight Into Cardiac Arrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death
May 8, 2008 — A new study provides much-needed insight into the molecular mechanisms that cause arrythmia, or irregular heartbeat, and how it triggers sudden cardiac death, one of the nation's leading ... > full story -
Of Mice, Rabbits, And Men: New Rabbit Model Of Sudden Cardiac Death Provides Insight Into The Human Disease
May 8, 2008 — Individuals with long QT syndrome are at increased risk of sudden death due to irregular heartbeats (also known as a cardiac arrhythmias). Although mutations in several genes have been shown to cause ... > full story -
Stroke Survivors Walk Better After Human-assisted Rehabilitation
May 8, 2008 — Therapist-assisted walking rehabilitation showed greater improvements in walking ability in ambulatory stroke survivors compared to robotic-assisted therapy. Post-stroke patients in both groups ... > full story -
Double Duty: Loss Of Protective Heart Failure Protein Causes High Blood Pressure
May 7, 2008 — Scientists have found that a protein that appears to have protective and perhaps healing effects for failing hearts also plays a similar role in high blood pressure. They found lower-than-normal ... > full story
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