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Stroke: It's always an emergency 24 Nov 2009 02:34 GMT
... and controllable include high blood pressure, smoking cigarettes, diabetes, carotid or other artery disease, atrial fibrillation (this heart rhythm disorder raises the risk for stroke), sickle cell disease, high blood cholesterol, poor diet, physical ...
Toy recall undermines company's 'green' image 24 Nov 2009 09:58 GMT
... Published on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated ... health problems, including high blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythm. Similar recalls were issued in August and ...
Pass the turkey, hold the arsenic 24 Nov 2009 22:57 GMT
... that the turkey defrosting in your fridge might be poisonous. , ... production of red and white blood cells, abnormal heart rhythm, damage to blood vessels, and a sensation ...
The 3 "Must Have" Gifts to Give & Receive this Holiday Season Guaranteed to Reduce Your Stress 24 Nov 2009 01:51 GMT
... cardiac event. Alcohol has a direct toxic affect on the heart. Alcohols can trigger atrial fibrillation. Heavy fatty meals may make the blood more likely to clot, and can inhibit the ...
deCODE genetics, Inc. Announces Approval of First Day Motions by Bankruptcy Court (PRN) 24 Nov 2009 14:50 GMT
... prevention of common diseases, including deCODE T2(TM) for type 2 diabetes; deCODE AF(TM) for atrial fibrillation and stroke; deCODE MI(TM) for heart attack; deCODE ProstateCancer(TM) for prostate cancer; deCODE Glaucoma(TM) for ...

deCODE genetics, Inc. Announces Approval of First Day Motions by Bankruptcy Court 24 Nov 2009 14:50 GMT
... prevention of common diseases, including deCODE T2(TM) for type 2 diabetes; deCODE AF(TM) for atrial fibrillation and stroke; deCODE MI(TM) for heart attack; deCODE ProstateCancer(TM) for prostate cancer; deCODE Glaucoma(TM) for ...
deCODE genetics, Inc. Announces Approval of First Day Motions by Bankruptcy Court / Iceland-Based Subsidiary to Use Debtor-in-Possession Financing to Continue Genetics Operations and Offer All Product and Service Lines During Chap 24 Nov 2009 14:53 GMT
... prevention of common diseases, including deCODE T2(TM) for type 2 diabetes; deCODE AF(TM) for atrial fibrillation and stroke; deCODE MI(TM) for heart attack; deCODE ProstateCancer(TM) for prostate cancer; deCODE Glaucoma(TM) for ...
Results From Phase 2b Study On Atrial Fibrillation Agent Reviewed At American Heart Association 19 Nov 2009 00:37 GMT
... safety results from PASCAL were announced in early 2009, demonstrating that budiodarone significantly reduces atrial fibrillation (AF) burden, or the time spent in AF, in patients suffering from paroxysmal AF. The ...
Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation at American Heart Assoc 19 Nov 2009 16:12 GMT
... Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions MORRISVILLE, N.C., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- nContact Surgical, Inc. ...
Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation at 19 Nov 2009 16:30 GMT
... Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to ...

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Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 19 Nov 2009 16:10 GMT
... Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Eighty Percent of Patients in Sinus Rhythm and Off ...
Results Presented from First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions (PRN) 19 Nov 2009 16:14 GMT
... with the company mission to develop devices for the endoscopic treatment of arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF). The Numeris® Coagulation System with VisiTrax® is based on the unique integration of suction, ...
Results in From Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation 19 Nov 2009 22:33 GMT
... Results in From Study Reviewing Convergent Approach to Treating Atrial Fibrillation nContact Surgical, Inc., a leader in the investigation of devices for minimally-invasive treatment for heart ...
Treating mild gestational diabetes also reduces birth complications 19 Nov 2009 21:58 GMT
... percent the likelihood that women will develop atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm ... have an increased risk of developing this abnormal heart rhythm," said the study's lead author, Greg Nichols, ...
Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses 20 Nov 2009 04:32 GMT
... TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- For people with heart failure, ... blood potassium that can cause potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythm) were more common in the high-dose group, ...
Joint project focuses on finding ways to prevent dementia, including Alzheimer's disease 19 Nov 2009 09:16 GMT
... Collaboration with University of Washington aims to prevent dementia, including ... diabetes, kidney disease, and (the most common abnormal heart rhythm) contribute to brain decline through microinfarcts or ...
Collaboration With University Of Washington Aims To Prevent Dementia, Including Alzheimer's 19 Nov 2009 10:03 GMT
... Every two years, 2,000 senior Group Health patients check in with ... They will test whether (the most common abnormal heart rhythm) contribute to brain decline through microinfarcts or ...
Fungi May Hold Key to Reducing Grapefruit Juice Interactions with Medications 20 Nov 2009 02:56 GMT
... Fungi May Hold Key to Reducing Grapefruit Juice Interactions with Medications Posted: ... wide range of conditions such as allergies, abnormal heart rhythm, depression, hypertension, infections, heart disease, and high ...
American College of Cardiology: Size matters: Obesity leading risk factor of left atrial enlargement during aging 23 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement (LAE), upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and death, according to findings published in the ...
deCODE genetics, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript 23 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
... have isolated such variants that include heart attack, prostate cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, lung cancer, glaucoma, thyroid [ph] cancer and the list goes on. So, ...

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Life Sciences: Research from University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Center for Human Genetics yields new findings on life sciences 21 Nov 2009 05:34 GMT
... report. "Some of the remarkable advances being made using current genetic approaches in and atrial fibrillation are described, together with examples from which illustrate important principles underpinning this field of research. ...
BUYINS.NET: DCGN, TTGT, GRAN Expected To Be Lower After Earnings Releases on Wednesday 23 Nov 2009 17:27 GMT
... of type 2 diabetes; and deCODE AF, which detects SNPs associated with risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke. The company also provides deCODE MI, which detects SNPs associated with early-onset heart ...
AtriCure to Present at Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference 23 Nov 2009 20:57 GMT
... to create lesions in cardiac tissue to block the abnormal electrical impulses that cause atrial fibrillation, or AF, a rapid, irregular quivering of the upper chambers of the heart. Additionally, medical ...
Hansen Medical to Present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference 23 Nov 2009 21:50 GMT
... system for use with cardiac ablation catheters in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF), have not been established. In the European Union, the Sensei system is cleared for ...
Hansen Medical to Present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care 23 Nov 2009 22:54 GMT
... system for use with cardiac ablation catheters in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF), have not been established. In the European Union, the Sensei system is cleared for ...