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FDA advisers back Cameron Health heart device Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug advisers gave the nod to the first defibrillator designed to be implanted directly under the skin, raising hopes Cameron Health Inc's novel product would be approved. Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted 7-1 that the benefits of Cameron's device, which delivers electrical shocks to a dangerously irregular heartbeat to return it to a ... Relatives accused in kidnapping waive extradition Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:39 PM PDT Three family members of a 5-year-old boy taken from a St. Louis hospital where he is on a heart transplant list are headed back to Missouri to face charges. Duke team turns scar tissue into heart muscle without using stem cells EurekAlert! Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:33 PM PDT Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown the ability to turn scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells using a new process that eliminates the need for stem cell transplant. Gene 'switch' regenerates damaged heart cells in animal study EurekAlert! Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:32 PM PDT For the first time, researchers in an animal study have converted scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into regenerated heart muscle using microRNA. If confirmed in human studies, this finding could help prevent heart failure after a heart attack and be applied to other types of tissue regeneration. Calling all Deadheads - Jerry Garcia guitars head for the auction block gizmag Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:30 PM PDT This year would have been the 70th birthday of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, had not a heart attack ended his life at the age of 53. Last year, one of the great man's guitars â€" his Lucky 13 â€" was auctioned on eBay for charity, and next month memorabilia from the influential player's life will go under the hammer at Bonhams San Francisco on the anniversary of the band's famous 1977 ... Cells in blood vessel found to cling more tightly in regions of rapid flow Science Daily Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:17 PM PDT The cells that coat the pipes leading to the heart cling more tightly together in areas of fast-flowing blood. The discovery could help to reduce vascular leakage and better treat heart disease. Learn the ABC’s of prevention The Wahpeton Daily News Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:13 PM PDT A national initiative to prevent heart attacks and strokes is the focus of the 2012 Spring Extravaganza that will be held next Thursday in Wahpeton. Manipulating molecules in heart protects mice on high-fat diets from obesity, affects metabolism Science Daily Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:16 PM PDT Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the heart can regulate energy balance throughout the body, a finding that may point to more effective treatments for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Aviir Diagnostic Laboratories and Guard A Heart Sponsor Red Eye Inc.'s South Central Gardening Day on Saturday, April ... PR Newswire Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:55 AM PDT IRVINE, Calif., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviir Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to the prevention of cardiovascular disease through innovative laboratory assessments, along with Guard A Heart, a non-profit foundation committed to heart disease prevention, will join forces... 3rd person charged in St. Louis hospital abduction Rockford Register Star Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT ST. LOUIS â€" A third family member has been charged after a 5-year-old boy was taken from the St. Louis hospital where he is on a heart transplant list.

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