Edwards Lifesciences Receives FDA Approval for New Heart Valve
dBusinessNews.com Tue, 12 May 2009 18:19 PM PDT
BOSTON - Edwards Lifesciences Corporation , the world leader in the science of heart valves, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Ease aortic valve, designed for easier implantation in the heart. |
Folic acid may protect against fetal heart defects, study suggests
Times & Transcript Tue, 12 May 2009 18:07 PM PDT
Since Canada introduced mandatory fortification of grain products with folic acid more than a decade ago, the number of babies born with severe congenital heart defects has dropped significantly in Quebec, researchers say. |
Health groups praise council's outdoor smoking ban
The Advertiser Tue, 12 May 2009 17:56 PM PDT
Cancer Council NSW and the Heart Foundation have applauded Cessnock City Council for announcing its intention to expand its outdoor smoking ban to include children’s playgrounds in the Cessnock LGA. This follows the introduction of policy banning smoking in the grounds of Cessnock and Branxton pools which came into effect in October 2007. |
Roger Clemens once again denies steroid use
AFP via Yahoo! News Tue, 12 May 2009 17:46 PM PDT
Seven-time Cy Young award winner Roger Clemens once again vehemently denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs by saying it would be "suicidal" given his family's history of heart problems. |
FDA takes issue with Cheerios health claims
WSYR 9 Syracuse Tue, 12 May 2009 17:39 PM PDT
Federal regulators are scolding the maker of Cheerios, saying it made inappropriate claims about the popular cereal's ability to lower cholesterol and treat heart disease. |
Bread folic acid 'benefits babies'
Channel 4 Tue, 12 May 2009 17:26 PM PDT
Adding folic acid to bread could reduce the number of babies born with heart defects, a study has concluded. It is already known that taking folic acid supplements, also known as vitamin B9, before conception and in early pregnancy cuts the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifida. |
BC BREAKING NEWS :
Kelowna Capital News Tue, 12 May 2009 17:22 PM PDT
others also read... It’s been a heart-breaking experience for his family and friends, but as time marches on Ryan Gray’s story is becoming a life-affirming tale of his and his family’s determination to bring him back to normalcy. |
Providence Hospitals Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation
dBusinessNews.com Tue, 12 May 2009 17:19 PM PDT
Providence Hospitals recently received full Cycle II accreditation with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPS). The Society of Chest Pain Centers’ goal is to reduce mortality from heart attacks by teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a heart attack and to reduce the time that it takes to receive treatment. |
GEORGE TOWN:
The New Straits Times Tue, 12 May 2009 17:11 PM PDT
Three families here are appealing for help to finance the cost of corrective heart surgery of their children at the Gleneagles Medical Centre. |
Longer, slower walks reduce heart risk
redOrbit Tue, 12 May 2009 17:10 PM PDT
People who walked longer at a slower pace improved heart health more than those who walked a shorter distance at a brisker pace, U.S. researchers said. |
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