Pharmaceutical :: Better access to pharmaceutical products and services
Thousands of Australians will get better access to a range of medicines, along with improved services at their local pharmacy, thanks to new measures in this year?s Budget.
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Health Plan :: Employee health program improves blood pressure, diabetes control
Employees who participated in a worksite health program improved blood pressure control by 9 percent and diabetes control by 15 percent, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Heart Attack :: Most young women don’t recognize heart attack warning signs
Most women 55 years and younger who have heart attacks don’t recognize warning signs, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Angioplasty :: Angioplasty reduces cardiac risk in silent heart attack
When compared with intensive drug therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, angioplasty) was more beneficial in reducing the long-term risk of major cardiac events among heart attack survivors with “silent ischemia”, according to a study in the May 9 issue of JAMA.
Gene :: Multiplex initiative offers genetic testing to participants in Metropolitan Detroit
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), parts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have teamed with Group Health Cooperative in Seattle and Henry Ford Health System in Detroit to launch a study to investigate the interest level of healthy, young adults in receiving genetic testing for eight common conditions.
DNA :: Cataloging the structural variations in human genetics
Using DNA from 62 people who were studied as part of the International HapMap Project, researchers are now looking for structural variations in DNA that may amount to as much as five-10 percent of the human genome. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers involved in the project say the amount of work is like doing 62 additional human genome projects.
Asthma :: Coarse particulate matter in air may harm hearts of asthma sufferers
Breathing air containing coarse particulate matter such as road or construction dust may cause heart problems for asthma sufferers and other vulnerable populations, according to a new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
Diet :: Study confirms health benefits of whole grains
A diet high in whole grain foods is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, according to an analysis conducted by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Diet :: Animal research raises possibility of end to fat-free diets
A new study in mice raises a tantalizing possibility — that humans may one day be able to eat any kind of fat they want without raising their risk of heart disease.
Heart Disease :: DNA sequence that boosts a person’s susceptibility to heart disease
Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have identified a piece of the DNA sequence that boosts a person’s susceptibility to heart disease by up to 40 per cent regardless of other established risks such as cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes. The discovery could help identify people at high future risk for heart disease, enabling early preventive therapies, including lifestyle changes and medication to reduce their risk. This finding may also lead to a better understanding of the biological pathways that lead to heart attacks.