CPR, without the mouth-to-mouth
MSNBC: The Daily Nightly Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:15 PM PDT
For years, there has been a debate about the proper way to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on someone whose heart has stopped. |
Athersys reports good news from stem cell trial for heart attacks
MedCity News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46 PM PDT
Cleveland, Ohio, biopharmaceutical company Athersys Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) said late Wednesday its MultiStem adult stem cell therapy was well-tolerated by and improved heart function of heart attack patients during a Phase 1 trial. Highlights of the open label, multi-center dose escalation trial to evaluate the safety and maximum tolerated dose: â€" MultiStem was well-tolerated at all dose [...] |
Ravi Baswani Untimely Death Due to Heart Attack
ThirdAge Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:45 PM PDT
Ravi Baswani, the 64-year old well-known Indian film actor, passed away on Tuesday following a massive heart attack. He was a beloved Bollywood actor and was most famous for his perfect comic timing. He played roles in “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron†and “Chashme Buddoor†which made him famous, and he also appeared many times on Indian television. According to many news sources, Baswani’s death was a huge ... |
UCSD receives $37.2 million to speed lab discoveries to the clinic
Rancho Santa Fe Review Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:42 PM PDT
New tools, such as integrated software for data collection and management and sophisticated technologies that measure patient responses to therapies in ways that are far more sensitive than standard clinical assessments, are at the heart of an emerging field of medicine known as translational research. |
Funeral Held for Fifth Third Bank President and CEO
WKYT Lexington Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:35 PM PDT
Friends, family and the community came together today to say goodbye to the CEO and President of Fifth Third Bank, Sam Barnes. 63 year old Barnes died last week while vacationing at Saint Simons Island, Georgia. The coroner says he had a massive heart attack. |
Neil Young collaborator Ben Keith dies at 73
The Hollywood Reporter Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:18 PM PDT
Ben Keith, a steel guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who played for four decades with Neil Young, died of a heart attack this month at Young's ranch in La Honda, Calif. |
Biomarkers Found For Postmenopausal Cardiovascular Disease
redOrbit Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:03 PM PDT
Analysis of blood protein data from the Women's Health Initiative cohorts has revealed new biomarkers for stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Medicine found that beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) levels were significantly elevated in postmenopausal women with CHD, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 4 (IGFBP4) was ... |
Cleveland Clinic researchers link gut flora with heart disease
MedCity News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:02 PM PDT
Cleveland Clinic researchers have received a 5-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how the food we eat â€" combined with microorganisms in our gut and our genes â€" influence our risk of developing heart disease. The end-goal of the research? Develop novel treatments for preventing heart disease. Studies have indicated [...] |
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