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Heart failure
Avandia :: Glaxo updates prescribing information for Avandia in US
GlaxoSmithKline [NYSE:GSK] announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated US prescribing information for the thiazolidinediones (TZD) class of medicines used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes :: Boxed warning on heart failure risk on diabetes drug label, says FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced manufacturers of certain drugs approved to treat Type 2 diabetes have agreed to add a stronger warning on the risk of heart failure, a condition that occurs when the heart does not adequately pump blood.
Heartburn :: Heartburn drugs Prilosec & Nexium under safety review
The US Food and Drug Administration has received and is reviewing new safety data about two popular heartburn medicines – Prilosec (omeprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole).
Heart Disease :: Reductive stress linked to heart disease
Antioxidants are widely considered an important defense against heart disease, but University of Utah researchers have found excessive levels of one antioxidant?reduced glutathione?actually may contribute to the disease.
Diabetes :: Abnormal fat metabolism underlies heart problems in diabetic patients
Heart disease hits people with diabetes twice as often as people without diabetes. In those with diabetes, cardiovascular complications occur at an earlier age and often result in premature death, making heart disease the major killer of diabetic people. But why is heart disease so prevalent among diabetics.
Heart Failure :: High blood pressure, low energy may cause heart failure
Many people with long-standing high blood pressure develop heart failure. But some don’t. Daniel P. Kelly, M.D., and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions are trying to figure out what could explain that difference.
Exercise :: Cardio exercise benefits in male vs. female hearts
While cardiovascular disease occurs in both men and women, it does not affect them in the same way. Risk factors and protective factors for heart diseases are likewise unequal.
Antioxidant :: Antioxidant overload may underlie a heritable human disease
Despite the popular notion that antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, offer health-promoting benefits by protecting against damaging free radicals, a new study in the Aug. 10 issue of the journal Cell reveals that, in fact, balance is the key. The researchers show in mice that an overload of natural antioxidants can actually lead the heart to failure.
Heart Attack :: ACC/AHA release revised UA/NSTEMI guidelines
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have jointly released revised Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina (UA)/Non-ST- Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI).