Over-The-Counter Device Lowers Blood Pressure In Diabetic Patients

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InterCure Ltd., a medical device company publicly traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: INCR), has announced a new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Human Hypertension. The advance online publication of the study is now available on the journal’s website. The study will also be published in the May issue of the journal, Volume 23, Issue 5. It demonstrates use of RESPeRATE - the only medical device cleared by the FDA Click here to read more.. »

April 2nd 2009 Uncategorized

Expanding Patient Population Creates A Huge Market For Invasive Pressure Monitoring And Hemodynamic Monitoring, Finds Frost & Sullivan

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The higher incidence of chronic illnesses in Europe and the consequent increase of patient population in intensive care units has amplified the need for equipment that measure vital signs such as blood pressure during surgeries. This rise in the number of people requiring critical care has escalated the demand for catheters and transducers.
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April 2nd 2009 Uncategorized

Child Abuse Causes Lifelong Changes To DNA Expression And Brain

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A study led by researchers in Canada who analysed post mortem brain samples of suicide victims with a history of being abused in childhood
found changes in DNA expression that were not present in suicide victims with no childhood abuse history or in people who died of other causes. The
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April 1st 2009 Uncategorized

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network’s Annual Food Allergy Conference Comes To Baltimore

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For the millions of Americans with food allergies, the importance of being educated about food allergy and prepared to treat a reaction is not to be underestimated. On March 28, the first of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network’s (FAAN) 16th annual Food Allergy Conferences will be held in Baltimore, Md. The conference will help both those who Click here to read more.. »

April 1st 2009 Uncategorized

Depression Care Study Receives $2.6 Million Grant

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With the nation’s economic crisis contributing to greater workplace stress, providing effective mental health care for employees may be more important than ever.
Unfortunately, the approach most companies take in purchasing mental health care benefits is flawed and unlikely to produce the best outcomes for either their bottom line or their employees’ welfare, according to a Florida State University College of Medicine researcher.
Kathryn Rost, the Click here to read more.. »

March 31st 2009 Uncategorized

Ecstasy Could Help Patients With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Ecstasy may help suffers of post-traumatic stress learn to deal with their memories more effectively by encouraging a feeling of safety, according to an article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology published today by SAGE. Buy generic zoloft Studies have shown that a type of psychological treatment called exposure therapy - where the patient repeatedly recalls the traumatic experience Click here to read more.. »

March 12th 2009 Uncategorized

Bypassing The Blues: Treatment For Depression After Bypass Surgery Improves Quality Of Life And Reduces Cardiac Symptoms

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Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists reported better quality of life and improved physical function than those who received their doctors’ usual care, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The main outcomes of the study will be presented publicly for the first time at the American Psychosomatic Click here to read more.. »

March 11th 2009 Uncategorized

Stress Affects How Wounds Heal In Different Tissues

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Buy cipro pills Stress is a factor in the healing of wounds, whether they be in skin or mucosal tissue, but stress affects healing in these tissues differently, according to new research conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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March 10th 2009 Uncategorized

Waiting Period After Breast Biopsy Triggers High Stress Hormone Levels, Study Finds

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Women who are waiting for the results of a breast biopsy have stress hormone levels equivalent to those of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a study published recently in the journal Radiology, the New York Times reports.
For the study, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School followed 126 women through the waiting period after a breast biopsy, monitoring their Click here to read more.. »

March 9th 2009 Uncategorized

More Effort Needed To Prevent Mental, Emotional, And Behavioral Disorders In Young People

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The federal government should make preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and promoting mental health in young people a national priority, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. These disorders — which include depression, anxiety, conduct disorder, and substance abuse — are about as common as fractured limbs in children and adolescents. Collectively, they take a tremendous Click here to read more.. »

February 18th 2009 Uncategorized

Hypertension - AstraZeneca Secures Approval For Two New Dosage Strengths Of Atacand Plus

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AstraZeneca announced it had received approval for two new dose strengths of Atacand Plus, aimed at hypertensive patients who are not optimally controlled by monotherapy alone. The decentralised procedure - including eleven EU member states and Iceland, and with Sweden as reference member state - ended positively, and national Click here to read more.. »

February 15th 2009 Uncategorized

Low Cholesterol, Depression Linked To Early Death

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New Geisinger research shows that men with a combination of low total cholesterol and depression were seven times more likely to die prematurely from unnatural causes, such as suicide and accidents.
The study, which was published recently in Journal of Psychiatric Research, found that men with low total cholesterol (165 milligrams of cholesterol per deciliter or less) and depression were at very high Click here to read more.. »

February 13th 2009 Uncategorized

Detecting Suicidal Thoughts In Army Vets

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University at Buffalo researcher John Violanti, Ph.D., a specialist in suicide among police officers, is preparing to conduct a study on suicide risk among returning veterans. The U.S. Army yesterday reported a "stunning spike" in the number of soldiers taking their own lives.
Violanti currently is testing a computer-based Click here to read more.. »

February 11th 2009 Uncategorized

Universite De Montreal Nutritionist Warns Of The Dangers Of Energy Drinks

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It’s not uncommon for students to consume energy drinks to increase their concentration as they study throughout the night. "Energy drinks are the coffee of a new generation," says St?©phanie C??t?©, nutritionist with Extenso, a Universit?© de Montr?©al health and nutrition think-tank. "These drinks are made up of sugar and caffeine and can have a negative impact Click here to read more.. »

February 9th 2009 Uncategorized

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Initiates Clinical Trial Of Serdaxin(TM) To Treat Depression

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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: RNN), a leader in development of innovative therapeutics for life-threatening and life-debilitating diseases, announced today that it has initiated a Phase IIa clinical trial for Serdaxin(TM), for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). The Serdaxin Phase IIa study calls for the recruitment of up to 100 patients to evaluate Click here to read more.. »

February 7th 2009 Uncategorized

Male Sexual Function Comes Back Faster With New Surgical Procedure Developed At CINJ

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A new robotic surgical technique developed at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) for the removal of all or part of the prostate gland is showing what investigators call a "dramatic improvement" in a male’s sexual potency rate. The results were recently presented at the 26th World Congress Endourology meeting in Shanghai, China. CINJ is a Center of Excellence Click here to read more.. »

February 5th 2009 Uncategorized

Discovery Of Potential New Target For Hypertension Treatment

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Huijing Xia, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Eric Lazartigues, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the lead author on a paper reporting that a recently identified enzyme in the brain plays a critically important role in the central regulation of blood pressure. The LSUHSC research team showed that Angiotensin-converting Click here to read more.. »

February 3rd 2009 Uncategorized

Researchers May Have Found Why Women Have An Edge On Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

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Researchers may have found why women have an edge in keeping a healthier balance between the amount of salt they eat and excrete - at least before reaching menopause.
Premenopausal women are known to have fewer problems with salt-sensitive hypertension and hypertension in general, but afterward their risks are essentially the same as men, says Dr. David Pollock, renal Click here to read more.. »

February 1st 2009 Uncategorized

Smoking Teenagers Make Depressed Adults

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A groundbreaking new study by researchers in the US suggests that teenagers who smoke could be setting themselves up to become depressed
adults.
Published pre-press as an early on line issue last month in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, the research was the work of Florida State
University Psychology Professor Carlos A Bola?±os-Guzm??n and colleagues.
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January 31st 2009 Uncategorized

Comprehensive Analysis Shows Sertraline And Escitalopram Are The Best Of 12 New-Generation Antidepressants

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A comprehensive meta-analysis of 12 new-generation antidepressants has shown sertraline and escitalopram have clear advantages in terms of efficacy and acceptability, while reboxetine was shown to be the significantly less efficacious than the other 11 drugs. The Click here to read more.. »

January 30th 2009 Uncategorized

World-Renowned Urologist, J. Francois Eid, M.D., Lauds Improvements In Penile Prosthesis And Artificial Urinary Sphincter Technologies

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Dr. J. Francois Eid has performed more internal penile implant surgeries than anyone in the world and has built a reputation for excellence in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Buy generic ultram After examining the latest generation of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (IPP) and Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) technologies from American Medical Systems (AMS) and Coloplast Click here to read more.. »

January 29th 2009 Uncategorized

Blacks In Western Pennsylvania Have High Rates Of Kidney Failure; Educational Campaigns Encourage Prevention, Early Detection

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Western Pennsylvania has the highest rate of blacks with end-stage renal disease, or kidney failure, according to the most recent report from the U.S. Renal Data System, and as a result health care workers are targeting the group with prevention and early Click here to read more.. »

January 28th 2009 Uncategorized

Assessing Potential Health Complications For Obese Kidney Donors

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Individuals who are obese face certain risks when donating their kidneys, but their kidney function remains strong one year later, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As the waiting list for kidney transplants Click here to read more.. »

January 26th 2009 Uncategorized

Gilead Announces 2-Year Clinical Data For Letairis® (Ambrisentan) For Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced results of a two-year (104-week), open-label, uncontrolled, extension study (ARIES-E) of Letairis® in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) (WHO Group 1). Data from this study were presented today at CHEST 2008, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, taking place in Philadelphia, October 25-30. Letairis (ambrisentan 5 Click here to read more.. »

January 25th 2009 Uncategorized

Link Between Anxiety And Balance Problems In Children Suggested By New Research From TAU

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Many of the 40 million American adults who suffer from anxiety disorders also have problems with balance. As increasing numbers of children are diagnosed with anxiety, Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that the link between balance and anxiety can be assessed at an early age and that something can be done about it before it becomes a problem.
Dr. Orit Bart at Tel Aviv University’s School of Health Professions, and her colleagues, Click here to read more.. »

January 24th 2009 Uncategorized