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Reducing your risk of heart disease with a healthy diet

Mesoblast Limited First Patients Treated With Adult Stem Cells For Congestive Heart Failure (Medical News Today)

Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB)(PINK:MBLTY), today announced successful early safety results in the world's first clinical trial to use allogeneic, or "off-the-shelf", adult stem cells from an unrelated donor to treat patients with congestive heart failure.

Hospital For Special Surgery Finds Statins Could Help Some Women Have A Healthy Pregnancy (Medical News Today)

Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to a study in mice. In this autoimmune syndrome, the body produces antibodies directed at phospholipids, the main components of cell membranes.

Drug may reduce coronary artery plaque (EurekAlert!)

( Cardiovascular Research Foundation ) Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, suggests that olmesartan, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, may play a role in reducing coronary plaque.

Statins may prevent miscarriages in antiphospholipid syndrome (News-Medical-Net)

Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to a study in mice.

How should you choose a diet that works for you? (CTV.ca)

There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all diet. How you pick one can have as much of an impact as the diet itself.

U.S. Ban On Contraceptives To Marie Stopes Clinics In Africa Will Lead To More Deaths, Abortions, Opinion Piece Says (Medical News Today)

The recent announcement by the Bush administration that U.S.-financed contraceptive supplies no longer can be distributed by six African countries through the British aid organization Marie Stopes International is the "latest bout of reproductive health madness," according to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof.

Heart Disease, Stroke Treatment Efficiency Measures Must Consider Quality Of Care, Cost, Groups Say (Medical News Today)

Measures used to determine the efficiency of medical tests and procedures for heart disease and stroke must consider quality of care in addition to cost to determine the value of the services, according to a joint policy statement released recently by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, CQ HealthBeat reports.

Bayer Agrees To Stop Running Ads For Oral Contraceptive YAZ That FDA Says Are 'Misleading' (Medical News Today)

Earlier this week, the pharmaceutical company Bayer agreed to stop airing commercials for the oral contraceptive YAZ in response to an Oct. 3 warning letter from FDA telling the company that the advertisements overstate the benefits of the drug.

Prescient Medical, Inc. Presents Clinical And Preclinical Findings For VProtect(TM) Luminal Shield And VPredict(TM) ... (Medical News Today)

TCT 2008 attendees will be among the first to hear a report on initial clinical experiences with the vProtect(TM) Luminal Shield in patients with non-flow-limiting "vulnerable" plaques.

Neighborhood Environments and Coronary Heart Disease: A Multilevel Analysis

The study sample consisted of 12,601 persons in four US communities participating in the baseline examination of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study .

Stereotaxis Highlights Magnetic Vascular Lab Technologies at TCT 2008

Independent Presentations by Clinical Leaders Underscore Stereotaxis System's Utility in Peripheral and Interventional Cardiology ST.

Study links heart health to pneumonia

Adults who have been vaccinated against a common type of bacterial pneumonia appear to have a dramatically lower risk of having a heart attack than those not given the shot in the arm, Canadian researchers have ...

Prescient Medical, Inc. Presents Clinical And Preclinical Findings...

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 10 Oct 2008 - 0:00 PDT TCT 2008 attendees will be among the first to hear ...

[Atherosclerosis and Lipoproteins] Rimonabant, a Selective...

From Sanofi-Aventis R&D , Toulouse, France; and Institut Pasteur de Lille, Dpartement d'Athrosclrose , INSERM U545, Universit de Lille 2, Facult de Pharmacie et de Mdecine, Lille, France.

[Article] Atorvastatin Reduces the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in...

Atorvastatin Reduces the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Carotid Atherosclerosis.

Pneumonia vaccine may cut heart attack risk

Adults who have been vaccinated against a common type of bacterial pneumonia appear to have a dramatically lower risk of having a heart attack than those not given the shot in the arm, Canadian researchers have ...

International Steering Committee for RVX-208 IVUS Trial Formed

Dr. Steven Nissen to Chair Steering Committee for Landmark ApoA-I Trial TSX Exchange Symbol: RVX CALGARY, Oct.

Getting vaccine to prevent pneumonia may also cut heart attack risk

Adults who have been vaccinated against a common type of bacterial pneumonia appear to have a dramatically lower risk of having a heart attack than those not given the shot in the arm, Canadian researchers have ...

Getting vaccine to prevent pneumonia may cut heart attack risk, too: study

Adults who have been vaccinated against a common type of bacterial pneumonia appear to have a dramatically lower risk of having a heart attack than those not given the shot in the arm, Canadian researchers have ...