Three-month antibiotic treatment reduces risk of future heart attack
...ic prolonged life and reduced risk of future heart attacks in people hospitalized for heart attack or unstabl... respiratory infections. Patients with acute heart attacks or severe angina seem to benefit from treatment with a macrolide antibiotic, says lead author Juha S...Yale study of hospital website ratings finds mixed results
...s of hospitals for the care of patients with heart attacks and studied 3,363 hospitals to determine whether h...ospitals did have a lower rate of dying from heart attacks than patients treated at one star hospitals. For the use of medications endorsed by the experts, the...Study succeeds in closing gaps in heart attack care
...in the minutes, hours, days and months after their attacks varies widely from hospital to hospital, state to state, and person to person. The result: a wide variation in patients survival, complication rates, recovery and quality of life including sizable variations by sex, age, race and geographic location...Second patient with multiple sclerosis undergoes groundbreaking surgery at Yale
... myelin. In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks the brains nerve fibers and strips away the protective myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the spinal cord and brain. The resulting lesions make it difficult for the nerves to transmit messages. In the first procedure on March 6, the surgi...Proven heart therapy used in only 25 percent of cases
... patients "can reduce the risks of recurrent heart attacks and death. So far in CRUSADE, these common therapies were given in more than 80 percent of patients As far as the GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors are concerned, 36 percent of the patients in CRUSADE received these agents within the first 24 hours of arriving ...First European trial for new breast cancer vaccine
...es the overexpressed HER-2 in the cancer cells and attacks them, but ignores the normal tissue because that contains only low levels. Dr Leach said that animal tests had shown that the vaccine produced a specific immune response and there had been no adverse side effects. The vaccine consists of two small in...Novel anti-coagulant clears hurdle
...o keep clots forming in patients at risk for heart attacks or for those undergoing angioplasty procedures; however, their biggest drawback has been the potential for bleeding complications. Many of these agents have narrow windows for therapeutic effect too little can lead to clot formation, too much can ca...Study suggests insulin may have potential to prevent thrombosis leading to heart attack and stroke
...usters and clot preventers currently used in heart attacks and strokes....Miniature filtering device to make angioplasty safer being tested
...stream" to smaller blood vessels, leading to heart attacks and stroke. This problem is more acute when the angioplasty is done on veins used in bypass surgery that come from the patient's legs because these veins are more prone to complications as they age. A study in the Journal of the American College of ...Aspirin resistance increases risk of death
...ure drug, ramipril, and vitamin E to prevent heart attacks or stroke in patients with heart disease. The current study is based on data collected on 5,529 patients enrolled at 129 Canadian study sites. All patients provided baseline urine specimens, which were analyzed for levels of a chemical called 11-de...Millions of migraine sufferers could benefit from better use of medical care
...ger attacks, with a higher percentage experiencing attacks of 48 hours or more. Of those who were employed or students, nearly two-thirds of migraine sufferers reported missing days within the previous year; more than one-third reported missing days within the previous three months; and nearly half reported...Fatty acid from fish oil fights arrhythmias, sudden death
...nts throughout Italy who had suffered recent heart attacks and randomized them into four groups. In addition to standard medical treatment and lifestyle counseling for their condition, 2,835 participants received 1 gram of n-3 PUFA daily (equal to one fatty fish meal); 2,830 took 300 milligrams of vitamin E ...Study confirms seasonal fluctuation in immunity-generating cells among MS patients
...t through the disease, a persons own immune system attacks the central nervous system. It is clear that activated T-cells play an important role in MS disease activity. However, the triggering cause is still largely unknown, said study author, Joep Killestein, MD, VU Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherla...Early cardiovascular disease found in asymptomatic individuals
...ssion of disease and reduce the incidence of heart attacks and strokes in susceptible individuals. "Unfortunately, the current health care system does not provide early detection strategies," he said. "A national program aimed at early detection could strikingly reduce morbidity and health care costs." Cohn...Causes of menstrual migraine explored
...n. Of those, 1.2 million women experience migraine attacks only during their menstrual period. And 5.2 million women experience migraine during menstruation as well as at other times of the month. A neurologist is a medical doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of th...NIMH awards new grants in response to terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
...n mental health needs resulting from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. NIMH funded these studies ...tropolitan area to determine what effects the 9/11 attacks have had on symptoms, mental disorders and use of mental health services. Rose Zimering, Ph.D., at ...Ginkgo biloba slows cognitive decline in patients with multiple sclerosis
...osis (MS), a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. Although past studies have shown that Ginkgo slows mental decline in Alzheimers patients, until now the herb has not been scientifically studied in patients with MS. The study, which was conducted by Jody Corey-Bl...Young adults dont heed warning message of heart attack or stroke in family
...dults whose family members suffer strokes or heart attacks any more likely to see changes in physical activity level, weight, blood pressure or blood chemistry that would indicate reduced cardiovascular risk. Not only was a change in family history unrelated to improved risk-factor behavior and control, but ...Tired and angry? Both emotions may predict heart attacks
...4 Anger and exhaustion may result in future heart attacks or sudden cardiac death, according to research pre...en and women. It assessed the occurrence of heart attacks over nine years, a longer observation period than reported in previous studies. Participants were me......clerosis, the disease process that underlies heart attacks and strokes. The arteries of smokers tend to be stiffer, and have more plaque, the waxy buildup of cholesterol and other elements that can clog the arteries. Because the diseased arteries lack elasticity, they are less likely to give when stressed...