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AAPHP: E-cigarettes are not wildly dangerous alternatives as they have been portrayed

In July of this year, the Food and Drug Administration released a study that condemned electronic cigarettes as an unsafe alternative for smokers, but not all physicians are convinced that the study was accurate or even completely transparent to the tax payers that fund them.

17 Nov 2009

Th22 cell to control inflammation in body to help fight off infection discovered

A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

17 Nov 2009

MEMS: Sensors made for automobiles are being used for healthcare devices

MEMS industry execs attending the annual MEMS Executive Congress last week were rapt by presentations and panel discussions by leading innovators in automotive, bio/medical, consumer electronics, mobile communications and energy. Buoyed by optimistic forecasts for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices such as accelerometers and multi-axis gyros—increasingly used in mobile handsets and video games—they engaged with keynote speaker Dr. Mauro Ferrari, professor and director of The Division of NanoMedicine and Deputy Chairman of The University of Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, whose proteomic NanoChips and multi-stage drug-delivery systems may one day ‘cure cancer.’

17 Nov 2009

Consortium to define new modalities for treating hypertension and associated vascular complications

Top Institute Pharma has formed a consortium with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Erasmus Medical Centre and Maastricht University to define new modalities for the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and associated vascular complications such as heart and kidney failure, myocardial infarction and stroke.

17 Nov 2009

Health Net’s MA product portfolio offers budget-friendly health plan choices to beneficiaries for 2010

With the kick-off of the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) this week, Health Net, Inc. reminds those eligible for Medicare that Health Net’s Medicare Advantage (MA) product portfolio offers a comprehensive range of budget-friendly health plan choices to beneficiaries for 2010.

17 Nov 2009

Global Alliance for Chronic Disease to fight against chronic non-communicable diseases

An alliance of institutions collectively managing an estimated 80 percent of all public health research funding worldwide today announced their first targets for concerted action in the fight against "chronic non-communicable diseases" (CNCDs).

17 Nov 2009

Telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression in post-CABG patients improve outcomes

Patients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality of life, physical functioning and mood than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because of its presentation at an American Heart Association scientific conference.

17 Nov 2009

Aterovax presents results of its sPLA2 activity test in the PEACE trial

Aterovax SA, a company developing innovative products for atherosclerosis, today announced data demonstrating that its blood test for secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity significantly improves cardiovascular risk prediction in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) over a 5 year period, independent of established risk markers, including C-reactive protein.

17 Nov 2009

New, reversible antiplatelet drug not superior than irreversible one in patients undergoing PCI

A new, reversible antiplatelet drug did not demonstrate superiority over a current irreversible one in reducing the composite of death, heart attack or ischemia-related revascularization in the 48 hours after angioplasty, researchers reported in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

17 Nov 2009

Upsher-Smith Laboratories publishes results of SLIM Study

Results of the SLIM Study ("Slo-Niacin® and Atorvastatin Treatment of Lipoproteins and Inflammatory Markers in Combined Hyperlipidemia") were recently published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.

17 Nov 2009

Survey reveals discrepancy between perception and reality in CPR knowledge and skill level

The CPR Improvement Working Group, formed to help improve cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skill performance, today announced the results of the first-ever, multi-national attitudinal survey concerning the performance of CPR by healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and paramedics. Survey results will be presented concurrently with the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Florida at a panel discussion of leading resuscitation experts on Monday, November 16.

17 Nov 2009

VCU and RAA have improved resuscitation and survival rates for cardiac arrest patients

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and the Richmond Ambulance Authority have improved resuscitation and survival rates dramatically for cardiac arrest patients by training and equipping paramedics to begin lowering a patient's body temperature in the field during resuscitation and following up at the hospital with a host of high-tech strategies to improve the odds of survival.

17 Nov 2009

New resuscitation program shows major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest

ZOLL Medical Corporation announced today that in a “Best of the Best” presentation at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium in Orlando Florida, Daniel P. Davis, M.D., presented research from the University of California Resuscitation Research Center that shows a major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest.

17 Nov 2009

Incidence of stroke related to coronary angioplasty remain steady over a 15-year period: Mayo Clinic study

Results of a Mayo Clinic study show the incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty (http://www.mayoclinic.org/heart-catheterization/types.html) remained steady over a 15-year period. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are performing the artery-opening procedure on older patients who are sicker and need more complicated treatment.

17 Nov 2009

Play video games to prevent or improve obesity and lifestyle-related disease

Active Wii sports- video games and some Wii fit- activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.

17 Nov 2009

Program for childhood cancer survivors to quit smoking

As smokers nationwide struggle to quit the habit, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is offering assistance to those childhood cancer survivors who need help with smoking cessation.

17 Nov 2009

Erratic heart rhythms during exercise do not pose risk to healthy, older adults

Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a report by heart experts at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA).

17 Nov 2009

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

Researchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and have found that diet may be crucial to achieving the most desirable complexion. The work will be published in the December issue of Springer's International Journal of Primatology.

17 Nov 2009

Hospitals should expand quality control guidelines to improve surgical complications in older patients

The elderly are more vulnerable to problems after a major surgical procedure than younger patients, but a team of investigators using data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) suggest that one way to improve surgical results in this age group is to have hospitals expand their quality control guidelines to include more types of surgery-related complications.

17 Nov 2009

EKG may not always be correct

The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion can be made, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

17 Nov 2009

Heart News and Research

AAPHP: E-cigarettes are not wildly dangerous alternatives as they have been portrayed

Th22 cell to control inflammation in body to help fight off infection discovered

MEMS: Sensors made for automobiles are being used for healthcare devices

Consortium to define new modalities for treating hypertension and associated vascular complications

Health Net’s MA product portfolio offers budget-friendly health plan choices to beneficiaries for 2010

Global Alliance for Chronic Disease to fight against chronic non-communicable diseases

Telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression in post-CABG patients improve outcomes

Aterovax presents results of its sPLA2 activity test in the PEACE trial

New, reversible antiplatelet drug not superior than irreversible one in patients undergoing PCI

Upsher-Smith Laboratories publishes results of SLIM Study

Survey reveals discrepancy between perception and reality in CPR knowledge and skill level

VCU and RAA have improved resuscitation and survival rates for cardiac arrest patients

New resuscitation program shows major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest

Incidence of stroke related to coronary angioplasty remain steady over a 15-year period: Mayo Clinic study

Play video games to prevent or improve obesity and lifestyle-related disease

Program for childhood cancer survivors to quit smoking

Erratic heart rhythms during exercise do not pose risk to healthy, older adults

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

Hospitals should expand quality control guidelines to improve surgical complications in older patients

EKG may not always be correct

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