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Eating mushrooms can help increase, maintain vitamin D levels, find BUSM researchers

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered that eating mushrooms containing Vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25-hydroxyvitamin D) as taking supplemental vitamin D2 or vitamin D3.

23 Apr 2013

Advances in treatment have improved the chances of survival for young patients with cancer

Over the years, advances in treatment have improved the chances of survival for young patients with cancer. But long-term survivors need to be aware of cancer treatments that may place them at increased risk of heart disease later in life.

22 Apr 2013

Despite public health efforts, sodium intake continues to rise.

Sodium intake around the world is well in excess of physiological needs and public health authorities agree that chronic excess sodium intake can increase blood pressure and the risk of heart attack and stroke. However, despite recommendations to lower sodium consumption over the last decade, actual intake continues to rise.

22 Apr 2013

Bausch + Lomb agrees to commercialize Paragon BioTeck's phenylephrine in US

Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company and Paragon BioTeck, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a license agreement for Bausch + Lomb to commercialize and distribute Paragon's phenylephrine in the United States on an exclusive basis beginning this month.

20 Apr 2013

AACE publishes comprehensive diabetes management algorithm to treat prediabetes, T2DM patients

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists today announced the publication of its comprehensive diabetes management algorithm created to guide primary care physicians, endocrinologists and other health care professionals in the treatment of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

20 Apr 2013

Drug that targets phosphate does not improve CVD measures in patients with mild kidney disease

High phosphate levels in the blood carry increased heart-related risks, but taking a drug that targets phosphate does not improve cardiovascular measures in patients with mild kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

19 Apr 2013

$Study: Primary medication nonadherence can lead to increased risk of bone fractures$

Study: Primary medication nonadherence can lead to increased risk of bone fractures

Nearly 30 percent of women failed to pick up their bisphosphonate prescriptions, a medication that is most commonly used to treat osteoporosis and similar bone diseases, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published this week in the journal Osteoporosis International.

19 Apr 2013

Study: Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of hyperuricemia in older adults

According to a study published in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, a baseline adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) is associated with a lower risk of hyperuricemia, defined as a serum uric acid (SUA) concentration higher than 7mg/dl in men and higher than 6mg/dl in women.

19 Apr 2013

New study shows reduction of dementia risk

A new Swedish study published in the journal Neurology shows that the risk of developing dementia may have declined over the past 20 years, in direct contrast to what many previously assumed.

19 Apr 2013

New health MOT-style programme likely to uncover more diabetes, kidney or heart patients

University of Leicester researchers have found that the NHS Health Check Programme is likely to find 440,000 people each year who have diabetes or chronic kidney disease or who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes.

19 Apr 2013

Mentally vulnerable people face increase risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease

People deemed to be "mentally vulnerable" are at a significantly increased risk of both fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease, according to results of a large population study from Denmark. The details of the study were presented today at the EuroPRevent 2013 congress in Rome.

18 Apr 2013

Studies suggest physically demanding work is a risk factor for coronary heart disease

Two studies presented at this year's EuroPRevent 2013 congress suggest that demanding physical work has a detrimental effect on an individual's risk of coronary heart disease.

18 Apr 2013

Santaris Pharma, Bristol-Myers Squibb partner to develop novel medicines using LNA Drug Platform

Santaris Pharma A/S, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines targeted to disease-related mRNAs and microRNAs, today announced a worldwide strategic alliance with Bristol-Myers Squibb to discover and develop novel medicines using Santaris Pharma's proprietary Locked Nucleic Acid Drug Platform.

18 Apr 2013

Prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviors is low among CVD and stroke patients

Among patients with a coronary heart disease or stroke event from countries with varying income levels, the prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviors (such as regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet, and not smoking) was low, with even lower levels in poorer countries, according to a study in the April 17 issue of JAMA.

17 Apr 2013

EKG could predict cardiovascular illness

A common test that records the heart's electrical activity could predict potentially serious cardiovascular illness, according to a UC San Francisco-led study.

17 Apr 2013

Keystone Symposia receives grant for Advanced Life Sciences Training Program

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce it has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a unique Advanced Life Sciences Training Program.

17 Apr 2013

Cardiovascular risk factors may be overlooked during survivorship care, research finds

Many people survive their cancers, but end up dying of cardiovascular disease. New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds that CVD risk factors may be overlooked during survivorship care.

17 Apr 2013

Study finds no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation

A study published today in the European Heart Journal found no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation, the opposite of results just published by another group in the same journal analyzing the same data.

17 Apr 2013

Institut de France awards 2013 Grand Prix Scientifique to Penn Medicine researcher

Garret FitzGerald MD, FRS, chairman of the Pharmacology Department and director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2013 Grand Prix Scientifique by the Institut de France.

16 Apr 2013

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have increased risk of future cardiovascular disease

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have an increased risk of high blood pressure even 40 years after maternity, which leads in turn to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

16 Apr 2013

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Eating mushrooms can help increase, maintain vitamin D levels, find BUSM researchers

Advances in treatment have improved the chances of survival for young patients with cancer

Despite public health efforts, sodium intake continues to rise.

Bausch + Lomb agrees to commercialize Paragon BioTeck's phenylephrine in US

AACE publishes comprehensive diabetes management algorithm to treat prediabetes, T2DM patients

Drug that targets phosphate does not improve CVD measures in patients with mild kidney disease

Study: Primary medication nonadherence can lead to increased risk of bone fractures

Study: Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of hyperuricemia in older adults

New study shows reduction of dementia risk

New health MOT-style programme likely to uncover more diabetes, kidney or heart patients

Mentally vulnerable people face increase risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease

Studies suggest physically demanding work is a risk factor for coronary heart disease

Santaris Pharma, Bristol-Myers Squibb partner to develop novel medicines using LNA Drug Platform

Prevalence of healthy lifestyle behaviors is low among CVD and stroke patients

EKG could predict cardiovascular illness

Keystone Symposia receives grant for Advanced Life Sciences Training Program

Cardiovascular risk factors may be overlooked during survivorship care, research finds

Study finds no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation

Institut de France awards 2013 Grand Prix Scientifique to Penn Medicine researcher

Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have increased risk of future cardiovascular disease

Innovating for impact: Jordi Labs on aligning methodologies with FDA expectation

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Innovating for impact: Jordi Labs on aligning methodologies with FDA expectation

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities

Transforming Cardiovascular Care: Insights from Mina Makar at AstraZeneca

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