Blockbuster Heart Drug Shows No Benefits in Landmark Study
Monday March 31, 2008
The drug Vytorin, used to reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol in people at risk of heart disease, does not provide any clinical benefit according to the results of the ENHANCE study ... Read More
Heart Patients May Get Better Care at Hospitals that Run Clinical Trials
Wednesday March 26, 2008
A study published in the March 24th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that heart patients who receive treatment at hosptials that participate in clinical trials may get ... Read More
Age of Transfused Blood Products Influences Complications in Heart Surgery Patients
Monday March 24, 2008
Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine, report that patients undergoing heart surgery seem to have fewer post-surgical complications when blood transfusions are done ... Read More
Can Marriage Lower Your Blood Pressure?
Saturday March 22, 2008
A new study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine suggests that happily married people may have lower average blood pressure than either unhappily married people or singles.
The new study, ... Read More
Pharmaceutical Companies Work to Delay Introduction of Generic Competitors
Tuesday March 18, 2008
In an interesting article, the Los Angeles Times yesterday discussed the tactics that some companies use to delay or derail the process used by the FDA to approve drugs for ... Read More
Medicare Will Continue to Pay for New Heart Test
Friday March 14, 2008
The New York Times reports on changes in a recent Medicare proposal that would have eliminated coverage for a type of test designed to detect heart disease.
In December, Medicare announced ... Read More
New Device May Eliminate Need for Blood Thinners in Some Patients
Thursday March 13, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports on a new device being tested in area hospitals. The new device, called Watchman, may have the potential to decrease or eliminate the need for ... Read More
Researchers Find Genetic Differences in Response to Common Hypertension Drugs
Monday March 10, 2008
Genetics may play a larger role in the future of hypertension treatment. This, after a recent study showed large differences in how patients responded to certain common high blood ... Read More
Study Estimates 2008 Retirees Need $225,000 to Cover Health Expenses
Sunday March 9, 2008
USA Today recently reported that a study by Fidelty Investments estimates that people retiring in 2008 need to have about $225,000 set aside just to cover health costs during retirement. ... Read More
Officials Identify Contaminant in Recalled Heparin, Link to Suppliers in China
Friday March 7, 2008
In ongoing coverage, the New York Times reports that officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have identified a contaminant that may be responsible for 19 recent deaths linked ... Read More
Baxter Announces Wide Scale Heparin Recall
Monday March 3, 2008
As reported in the New York Times, pharmaceutical company Baxter has issued a wide scale recall of heparin products.
Heparin, an important anti-clotting drug used in a multitude of ... Read More