Physicians at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston implanted a new investigational heart valve in a patient through a small puncture hole in the leg. Mr. Dale Wilber, 69…
Hypothesis Explains Drugs’ Risk Of Heart Attacks And Strokes
New research shows that medications which have raised safety concerns over heart attack and stroke risks may not have gotten approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the cardiovascular effects…
New Quadruple Therapy Regimen More Effective At Eliminating Helicobacter Pylori Infection
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is associated with benign and malignant diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract, and increasing antibiotic resistance has made alternative treatments necessary. In a study published Online First by…
Scientists Bioengineer A Protein To Fight Leukemia
Scientists at the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announced a breakthrough discovery in understanding how the body fights leukemia. They…
Link Between Increasing Triglyceride Levels And Greater Stroke Risk
A study by researchers in Denmark revealed that increasing levels of non-fasting triglycerides are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in men and women. Higher cholesterol levels were associated with…
Discovery Of Protein That Fuels Inflammation In Pancreatic And Breast Tumors
Separate studies published online on February 21 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine identify a protein that drives tumor-promoting inflammation in pancreatic and breast tumors. Inflammatory reactions come in several flavors –…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease More Than Doubles Potentially Fatal Blood Clot Risk
Inflammatory bowel disease more than doubles the risk of a potentially fatal blood clot in the legs or lungs (VTE), reveals research published online in the journal Gut. Inflammatory bowel disease is…
Noninvasive test to evaluate risk of ASD in infants
A computational physicist and a cognitive neuroscientist at Children’s Hospital Boston have come up with the beginnings of a noninvasive test to evaluate an infant’s autism risk. It combines the standard electroencephalogram…
High Cholesterol And Blood Pressure In Middle Age Tied To Early Memory Problems
Middle-age men and women who have cardiovascular issues, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, may not only be at risk for heart disease, but for an increased risk of developing…
Fluid retention may explain drugs’ risk of heart attacks and strokes
New research shows that medications which have raised safety concerns over heart attack and stroke risks may not have gotten approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the cardiovascular effects…
New report identifies risks linked with privacy and security breaches in health care
A new report, “Privacy and Security in Health Care: A Fresh Look,” released today by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, identifies the risks associated with privacy and security breaches in health…
CIBER completes key IT projects for leading healthcare organizations
CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) today announced it has recently completed key IT projects for leading healthcare organizations to develop and implement solutions that have helped the clients reduce costs, improve speed to…
Experimental vaccine appears to protect against pneumonia
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed an experimental vaccine that appears to protect against an increasingly common and particularly deadly form of pneumococcal pneumonia. Details of…
Positive results from TMC435 phase 2b PILLAR study in treatment-naive patients with HCV
Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR), the emerging research-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases, announces today further positive results from the phase 2b PILLAR (C205) study of TMC435 in treatment-naive patients with…
Blood and hormone level in saliva can reveal burnout symptoms
Your blood and the level of a hormone in your spit could reveal if you’re on the point of burnout, according to research undertaken by Dr. Sonia Lupien and Robert-Paul Juster of…