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Cancer may lurk behind major internal bleeding in cardiovascular disease patients
Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences HAMILTON, ON (August 26, 2018) - Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are...
Oxygen therapy for patients suffering from a heart attack does not prevent heart failure
Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for...
ARRIVE trial of daily aspirin does not show lower risk of first cardiovascular event
The role of aspirin in preventing a first heart attack or stroke among people at moderate risk of heart disease...
Why the effects of a boozy binge could last longer than you think
The effects of a heavy drinking session on our thoughts and performance may last longer we think, according to a...
I have had a heart attack. Do I need open heart surgery or a stent?
New advice on the choice between open heart surgery and inserting a stent via a catheter after a heart attack...
Do doctors really know how to diagnose a heart attack?
Confusion over how to diagnose a heart attack is set to be cleared up with new guidance launched today. The...
Single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment
A single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment, according to the 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)...
Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation
Pregnant women with heart disease should give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation. That is one of the...
Too much of a good thing? Very high levels of ‘good’ cholesterol may be harmful
Very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL or "good") cholesterol may be associated with an increased risk of heart attack...
Scans cut heart attack rates and save lives, major study finds
Heart scans for patients with chest pains could save thousands of lives in the UK, research suggests. The life-saving scans...
Risk adjusting for race and poverty bolsters rankings of some hospitals
Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- Sociodemographic risk adjustment of...
MSU scientists closer to solving arthritic condition in teens
Credit: Kurt Stepnitz, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A new Michigan State University study has found that a...
INRS takes aim at the dreaded tropical disease leishmaniasis
Leishmania is a microorganism that enters the human body via a sandfly bite. Instead of fleeing the white blood cells...
Female basketball players face disproportionate racial bias: New study
New research has uncovered a recurring pattern of referee bias in women's college basketball. The Howard Journal of Communications study...
LeClair receives MAG’s Physician’s Award for Community Service
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 24, 2018) - Dr. Bruce LeClair, Ollie O. McGahee Jr....
From guts to glory: The evolution of gut defense
Credit: Keisuke Nakashima A new Nature Communications paper has journeyed to the inside of our insides, as a team from...
Sweeter dreams in a peaceful mind
It has long been assumed that the content of dreams can tell us something about the person's well-being. However, so...
New immunotherapy inhibits tumor growth and protects against metastases
Scientists at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology have taken important steps forward in the development of a cancer-targeting immunotherapy....
Scientists have developed an effective marker for cancer diagnosis and therapy
Credit: © NUST MISIS A research group consisting of scientists from NUST MISIS, the Technical University of Munich, Helmholtz Zentrum...
Researchers discover epigenetic reason for drug resistance in a deadly melanoma
(New York, NY - August 24, 2018)--Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a...
