Precision Blood Pressure Measurement To Improve Heart Health
A University of Queensland researcher is trialling new, cutting-edge technology for measuring blood pressure and the health of the heart. The study, led by Dr James Sharman from the School of Medicine, aims to determine the effectiveness of measuring central blood pressure.
Vitamin D: New Way To Treat Heart Failure?
Strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer: Recent studies suggest there's yet another item for the expanding list of vitamin D benefits. Vitamin D, "the sunshine vitamin, " keeps the heart, the body's long-distance runner, fit for life's demands.
Women, Smoking, And Heart Disease: Toenails Tell The Tale
In a first-of-its-kind study, research results show that toenail nicotine levels can help predict risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women. Researchers at University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, in collaboration with colleagues from Harvard University, showed that the higher the level of nicotine in the toenails, the higher the risk of coronary heart disease, no matter the number of cigarettes smoked or level of exposure to second hand smoke.
U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Crucial AED Legislation
On the heels of the first National CPR and AED Awareness Week, the American Red Cross applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for making safety a top priority with the passage of legislation that will establish a federal grant program to provide schools with funds for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and CPR/AED training.
POZEN Demonstrates Bioequivalence To Enteric Coated Aspirin For PA32540
POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ:POZN), announced that is has filed a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its pivotal Phase 3 trials for PA32540. The company had previously met with the FDA to discuss the overall development program requirements.
Call For Britain To 'Check The Pulse To Beat The Stroke!'
Up to 100, 000 deaths a year could be prevented if people paid more attention to their hearts' natural rhythm, according to the Atrial Fibrillation Association (AFA). This new charity, only established in October 2007 is calling on everybody to listen to their heart as part of the Arrhythmia Alliance Awareness Week (9th - 15th June 2008);
World Heart Day 2008, Sunday 28th September - Know Your Risk!
By the year 2025 it is estimated that more than 1.5 billion people[1], or nearly one in three adults over the age of 25, will have high blood pressure, one of the biggest single risk factors for heart disease and stroke, the world's number one killer.
Vitamin D May Help Prevent Heart Attacks
An article published in the June 9 issue of Archives ofInternal Medicine reports that men who have low levels ofvitamin D are at a higher risk of heart attack (myocardial infarction).It has been shown that deaths related to cardiovascular disease aremore frequent in higher latitudes and during the winter months - whenand where the sun rarely shines - and are less frequent at higheraltitudes.
Red Yeast Rice Extract And Heart Disease
An "extract used in Chinese meals may be good for the heart", The Daily Telegraph reports. The extract of Chinese red yeast rice, which "gives Peking duck its red colour", was found to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease, or having another heart attack, in a study of almost 5, 000 Chinese adults who had previously had a heart attack, the newspaper said.
Atrium Medical Corporation Announces First Implant Of First-in-Man CINATRA TM Voclosporin Coated Coronary Stent
Atrium Medical announced that it has begun enrollment of the first patients for their CONFIRM 1, First-in-Man (FIM) drug eluting coronary stent clinical trial. Atrium's European FIM clinical trial study is evaluating Atrium's CINATRA(TM) voclosporin coated coronary stent system.