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ProSolv Version 4.0.2 Makes Commercial Debut at ASE

First CVIS Integration with Philips QLAB ultrasound software now available INDIANAPOLIS, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ProSolv CardioVascular, a Fujifilm company (ProSolv), is pleased to announce the commercial availability of Synapse(TM) ProSolv(R) cardiovascular version 4.0.2. Featuring the i...

Discovery Sheds Light on Huntington's Disease

Researchers identify protein that could lead to treatment or prevention THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have pinpointed a protein that plays a key role in cell death in Huntingdon's disease, a degenerative disorder that leads to uncontrolled movements and loss of intell...

Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease

Sponge-like molecule sops up bad lipoproteins, researchers say FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A synthetic high-density lipoprotein (HDL) -- the "good" cholesterol -- may hold promise for combating chronically high cholesterol levels and the deadly cardiovascular disease it can cau...

New Imaging Identifies Types of Liver Disease

Called magnetic resonance elastography, it could eliminate need for biopsies, study finds SATURDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new imaging technology called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is highly accurate in identifying liver diseases and can help eliminate the need for liv...

An Oral Approach to Heart Disease

Researchers study interaction of mouth bacteria and blood cells THURSDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Irish researchers are trying to develop a new way of attacking heart disease -- through the mouth. "We are trying to understand the mechanisms by which oral bacteria colonies can l...

Embargoed Until Monday, July 21 at 5 p.m. EST; Scientists Figure Out How the Immune System and Brain Communicate to Control Disease

In a major step in understanding how the nervous system and the immune system interact, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate. Manhasset, NY (PRWEB) July 21, 20...

Poor Senior Vision Often a Window on Disease

Geriatrics Society urges older adults to monitor eyesight carefully SATURDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults need to monitor themselves for eyesight problems, which can appear gradually and worsen over time, says the American Geriatrics Society (AGS). If not properly monitor...

Bipolar Diagnoses in Younger People Show Huge Increase

But some experts question whether the increase is only a statistical anomaly TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The number of young people treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold in the United States between 1994 and 2003, according to a new study. But even one of the autho...

Highly Educated More Prone To Parkinsons Disease

In a shocking revelation, researchers from the Mayo Clinic, in Olmsted County, Minnesota, suggest that Parkinson's disease is more likely to strike the highly-educated than manual workers,// meaning that an individual's educational and career paths impact Parkinson's disease risk later in life. ...

Influenza Vaccination for children with neurological or neuromuscular disease

A new research shows that in Children with neurological or neuromuscular diseases are at increased risk for developing respiratory failure ,if they're hospitalized with influenza.// The results, which are reported in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, are based on a ...

Shortness Of Breath A More Reliable Indicator Of High Risk Cardiac Disease

Shortness of breath can be a more reliable indicator of the underlying cardiac disease following the finding that such patients have a higher risk of dying from heart disease than patients without cardiac pain or other symptoms. //The general notion that chest pain alone is an indicator of cardiac ...

A New Diagnostic Approach To Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease

Chronic interstitial lung disease (ILD) comprises a large, heterogeneous group of rare pulmonary disorders //characterized by diffuse infiltrates, restrictive lung disease, and abnormal gas exchange with considerable mortality and morbidity. ILD presents enormous diagnostic challenges because the d...

Age-Dependent Alterations Not Specific For Alzheimers Disease

Alzheimers disease (AD) has lately been suggested to be a systemic disorder, not confined only to the brain. An increasing volume of evidence indicates that AD is also associated with peripheral vascular changes //that might be important markers in tests of given pathophysiological hypotheses. ...

Weight reduction by 5% may help in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in many countries. No proven treatment for patients with NAFLD is currently available//. Understanding the specific effects of weight reduction and lifestyle modifications in patients with NAFLD is important ...

Reducing The Risk Of Death In Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease that occurs predominantly in people of African descent. Patients suffer from severe attacks of pain from blood vessels being blocked by red blood cells // that become rigid and form a sickle shape when de-oxygenated. High blood pressure in the lungs is known...

Hope for individuals suffering from Chagas disease

Researchers in Spain and Peru are working towards developing a vaccine against Chagas disease// caused due to the bite of an assassin bug. It is found to infect an estimated 12 million people in Latin America, killing tens of thousands each year. To date, no vaccine exists against 'protozoans',...

The Beneficial Effects Of Wine For Heart Disease

Based on findings of a recent study researchers suggest that women drink wine to keep their hearts healthy .Studies in the past // have reported drinking wine is good for the heart. Although much of the research on the potential health benefits of alcohol has been done on men, it is still not clea...

Early Predictors Of Heart Disease

An inflammatory component of heart disease may be present early in life, say researchers. A new study shows a significant link between // body mass index and C-reactive protein levels in children. CRP has emerged as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults. Researchers analyzed data co...

Early Warning Signs Of Heart Disease

An inflammatory component of heart disease may be present early in life, say researchers. A new study shows a significant link between // body mass index and C-reactive protein levels in children. CRP has emerged as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults. Researchers analyzed data co...

New Heart-Screening Device ,An Accurate Predictor Of Heart Disease

A new study shows a device that measures the stiffness of arteries may help doctors accurately diagnose heart disease and identify patients at risk for a stroke.// Researchers studied more than 250 participants. The patients were tested with a “blood-pressure-like” device, which measured blood ...

Canadian Youth at risk of heart disease

In a recent study made by Heart and Stroke Foundation it was found that Canadian youth are at a risk of being affected by heart disease. About 30% of people in their 20s are overweight and larger propotion of smokers are between 15 and 29 years. About 80 per cent of adult Canadians have at least on...

Home care aids in lung disease

Nurses who are specialzed with specific skills do home care which is advantageous for people with lung disease. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema - or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - can be very disabling, because of breathlessness and impaired lung function. A new study from researc...

Link between athleticism and neurological disease

Neurological diseases seen in people who were student athletes and have always been slim are more likely to develop. Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS)// is a rare and invariably fatal neurological condition. It's sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the famous baseball player whose caree...

Enzyme may aid hold back disease

According to a new research it is found that an enzyme that rectifies mutations in genes could be a key factor in reducing a person's susceptibility to diseases such as hemophilia, cancer and cystic fibrosis. //Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland...

Higher Risk of Asthma in children with autoimmune disease

A new study has found that children with some autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of asthma. In the study, Dr. Jukka Kero of Ruprecht-Karls-University at Heidelberg in Germany and colleagues//looked at health records for all children born in Finland in 1987, including more than 60,000 youngs...

Red Wine Helps Fight Heart disease

The lower incidence of heart disease in France, despite a diet rich in butter and other fats, has led researchers to look to the consumption of red wine, another staple of the French diet. //Scientists say they have discovered the key component in red wine. The explanation is pigments known as poly...

Gene Treatment for Heart Disease

For the first time, there is reason to believe that a gene-based treatment for heart disease may truly work. The treatment -- which triggers growth of new blood vessels in hearts with severe hardening of the arteries -- may provide a viable new option for thousands of patients suffering with heart ...

New Drug PP188 Helps Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels. When sickl...

Treatment for Meniere's disease

According to Italian scientists, Both drugs and surgery may be effective in treating Meniere's disease. Meniere's disease is a condition of the middle ear, affecting the hearing apparatus. A build up of pressure causes vertigo and nausea which can be very disabling. Generally Meniere's disease le...

Award Honors Chicago Cancer Survivor Who Gives Back

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NBA's Ronny Turiaf Joins Forces with Heart Group to Promote Heart Health

...ho need echocardiograms and other heart tests. The ase Foundation provides continuing education opportuni...vascular ultrasound. "This partnership allows ase the opportunity to reach a new audience through Ro...gement of heart disease," said Dr. William Zoghbi, ase president and director of the Cardiovascular Imagi...

Abbott Announces Required Offer to Repurchase Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes of Its AMO Subsidiary

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National Association Endorses Recommendations for Contrast Agent Use in Heart Ultrasounds (Echocardiograms)

...in 2008 may weigh heavily on concerned physicians, ase outlined the proven benefits of contrast agents in...ventional cardiology suite, and operating room." ase also noted that contrast agent use is cost-effecti... improves efficiency, resulting in cost savings. ase advises the medical community that implementation ...

Picture This: Heart Health Risk Assessment Gets Easier

...ecommendations for training and certification of sonographers and readers. Dr. Stein said despite the proven value of ultrasound scans for arteries, ase is not recommending routine use of the procedure for all patients. "The guidelines are designed to alert physicians to the types of patients for whom ...