Monday News Tips - November 5, 2012
05 nov. 2012 18h00 HE
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American Heart Association
Tip Highlights:
Community-based remote monitoring program helps lower blood pressure in North Carolina
Statins reduced cardiovascular events; didn't increase diabetes in people at low...
Stem Cells From Patients or Donors May Help Treat Diseased Hearts
05 nov. 2012 15h39 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Stem cells from the patient or a donor can be safely injected into diseased hearts.
Scarring from past heart attacks was reduced by about 30 percent on average, and some...
Media Alert! Embargo Lifted on POISEIDON, Time Trial Results
05 nov. 2012 15h08 HE
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American Heart Association
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As of 11:10 a.m. PT/2:10 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, the American Heart Association lifted the embargo on the news release for one late breaking...
"Good" Cholesterol Drug Doesn't Reduce Risks in Heart Patients
05 nov. 2012 14h30 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
A drug that raises high-density lipoprotein (HDL – "good") cholesterol levels didn't help reduce the risk for another heart event or stroke in patients who had recently...
People More Likely to Take Heart Medicines in Combo Pill
05 nov. 2012 12h57 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
People with heart disease are much more likely to take preventive medications if they're combined in a single pill known as a "polypill."
When patients took medicines...
A Multivitamin a Day Doesn't Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Men
05 nov. 2012 12h48 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Taking a multivitamin daily didn't prevent heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death among men 50 and older.
The multivitamin didn't cause harm.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5,...
Recreational Cocaine Use Linked to Conditions That Cause Heart Attack
05 nov. 2012 12h30 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Recreational cocaine users may have higher blood pressure, stiffer arteries and thicker heart muscle walls than non-users — all of which can cause a heart...
Short-Term Fish Oil Use Doesn't Quell Irregular Heart Rhythm After Heart Surgery
05 nov. 2012 12h23 HE
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American Heart Association
Study Highlights:
Short-term fish oil supplementation didn't prevent irregular heart rhythm after heart surgery.
However, supplementation didn't cause any health-related drawbacks...
Infusing 'Good' Cholesterol Protein May Lower Risk of Subsequent Heart Attack
05 nov. 2012 11h00 HE
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American Heart Association
This news release is featured in a news conference at 8 a.m. PT on Monday, Nov. 5.
Study Highlights:
In early tests in humans, infusing the chief protein in "good" cholesterol rapidly...
Daily Doses of a New Probiotic Reduces 'Bad' and Total Cholesterol
05 nov. 2012 11h00 HE
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American Heart Association
This news release is featured in a news conference at 8 a.m. PT on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012.
Study Highlights:
A new probiotic lowered LDL "bad" cholesterol and total cholesterol in patients...