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November 5, 2025

Tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment launched at European congress

Vienna, Austria - June 18, 2017: The tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment is being launched at EHRA...

New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer

Scientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer through use of precision drugs...

European network created to find sudden cardiac arrest causes and treatments

Vienna, Austria - June 18, 2017: A European network has been created to find sudden cardiac arrest causes and compare...

Airborne viruses live for 45 minutes

BRISBANE, Australia: Cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing and wash your hands. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and The...

NIH selects Cardax compound for important anti-aging research program

The University of Hawaii (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and Cardax, Inc. (Cardax), a Hawaii based life...

Why is one twin smaller than the other? Answer could lie in the placenta

BOSTON (June 16, 2017) - When a baby is born small, it's often attributed to genetic factors or maternal risk...

Rapid test facilitates malaria diagnosis

Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich Diagnosing malaria has been a very time-consuming and error-prone process up to...

Education for people with RMDS and employers can improve ability to work

The results of an educational programme implemented by the Galician Rheumatology League (LRG), presented today at the Annual European Congress...

Obamacare key to improving access in Mexican-American patients with hypertension

The Affordable Care Act narrows the gap in care between Mexican-Americans and white Americans with high blood pressure, a major...

New study shows for first time link between passive smoking in childhood and rheumatoid arthritis

Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...

I can hear you now: Clinic provides free hearing aids for low-income adults

Credit: Michigan Medicine Low-income people dealing with hearing loss just got a little hope. Doctors from Michigan Medicine's Department of...

Biosimilar concerns of rheumatology patients being addressed by national program

To address the fear and insecurity expressed by rheumatology patients on being switched from a biologic to a biosimilar treatment...

Investigating emotional spillover in the brain

Life is full of emotional highs and lows, ranging from enjoying an activity with a loved one and savoring a...

New relapse prediction tool reduces cost of rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...

Save the Date: Leading acoustics meeting in Boston June 25-29, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2017 -- Science promises to sound more exciting than ever at this year's joint Acoustical Society...

Genes explain higher prevalence of CVD in chronic IMID patients

The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 represent an important step...

Research finds common household chemicals lead to birth defects in mice

Credit: Virginia Tech A new study at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and the Virginia-Maryland College of...

New effective treatments for psoriatic arthritis patients

Madrid, Spain, June 16, 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...

In Medicaid patients, fatal overdose risk rises with opioid dose and sedative-hypnotic use

June 16, 2017 - Among Medicaid patients taking opioids for chronic pain, the risk of fatal overdose rises steadily with...

Gout hospitalization exacerbated by failure to prescribe recommended urate-lowering treatment