Health News: [heart]: Gene therapy to offer heart patients new lease of life

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Health News : heart - News from other sources.   Gene therapy to offer heart patients new lease of life Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 07:19 PM PDT The first attempt in Britain to treat heart failure patients with gene therapy is to begin within weeks, as part of study aimed at improving the lives of up to a million people in the UK who suffer the debilitating and potentially fatal condition.         Continue reading Heart Failure: First UK Trial Of Gene Therapy Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 07:11 PM PDT After 20 years of research, British cardiologists begin treating heart failure using pioneering gene therapy. Continue reading 'Heart-healing virus' trial starts Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 06:58 PM PDT Patients in the UK have been enrolled into a trial to see if an engineered virus can be used to heal their damaged and struggling hearts. Continue reading In Kedah, MB's missteps could hurt PAS's chances Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 06:49 PM PDT ALOR STAR, April 30 — Kedah seems vulnerable and may fall to Barisan Nasional (BN) given the low-key campaigning by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) led by ailing PAS Mentri Besar Datuk Azizan Bakar. The sickly 68-year-old, who had a heart attack two years ago, prefers to campaign mostly from home, according to aid... Continue reading Local leaders searching for ways to end violence Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 06:47 PM PDT Saddened by the rise of gun violence in south Tifton and the two shootings that occurred Friday on South Central Avenue and near Short and Sixth streets, Tift County Commissioner Melissa Chevers encourages the community to come together. She told The Gazette in a recent article that it breaks her heart... Continue reading Optimism Builds for Hong Kong Deal as Delays Mount Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 06:42 PM PDT Dockworker unions at the heart of a five-week strike at the Port of Hong Kong hinted they might downgrade pay demands, providing the government with some hope that talks scheduled for Tuesday may yield an agreement. Continue reading Youth Police Academy spaces available Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 06:28 PM PDT If the blare of sirens and the strobe of flashing lights gets your heart pounding – and your are an Escambia County teen – you may be a perfect candidate for the annual Youth Police Academy set for this summer. Continue reading Keep 'Man of Steel' PG: A Comic Writer's Plea (Opinion) Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 06:25 PM PDT Greg Rucka, who's written Superman and Batman comics, says that Warner Bros.' and Legendary's re-imagining of the classic American tale may lose the character's heart by going too gritty. read more Continue reading Syrian prime minister survives Damascus bombing, six die Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 06:10 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's prime minister survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus on Monday, as rebels struck in the heart of President Bashar al-Assad's capital. Continue reading FDA Warns of the Dangers of DMAA (Dimethylamylamine) Mon, 29 Apr, 2013 05:52 PM PDT The FDA has warned consumers not to take any dietary supplement containing the ingredient DMAA (dimethylamylamine, which goes by other names as well, listed below), which has been associated with numerous risks, including seizures, heart attack, and death. Continue reading

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