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Agent Orange related diseases announcement imminent Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:22AMThe Department of Veterans Affairs likely will begin in October to pay thousands of disability claims to Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and B-cell leukemia – illnesses newly associated with exposure to defoliants, including Agent Orange, used in that war.
Military Update: Many Vietnam vets to get claims paid soon Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:14AMBy Tom Philpott The Department of Veterans Affairs likely will begin in October to pay thousands of disability claims to Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease and B-cell leukemia — illnesses newly associated with exposure to defoliants, including Agent Orange, used in that war. A 60-day countdown to the day that VA can start compensating up to 86,000 veterans ...
Countdown nears for paying new Agent Orange claims Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:10AMThe Department of Veterans Affairs likely will begin in October to pay thousands of disability claims to Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart disease, Parkinson's disease and B-cell leukemia -- illnesses newly associated with exposure to defoliants like Agent Orange used in that war.
Researchers receive $4.7M contract to develop drugs to improve soldiers' performance at high altitude Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:52AMJonathan Stamler, MD, Director of the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine and the Robert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Innovation at the Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute, has recently received a $4.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects ...
Vets due compensation Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:33AM"On March 25, 2010, VA published a proposed regulation that will establish B-cell leukemias, such as hairy cell leukemia, Parkinson s disease, and ischemic heart disease as associated with Agent Orange exposure. Eligible Vietnam veterans may receive disability compensation for these diseases when the regulation becomes final."
Cleveland researcher gets $4.7M to create new class of drugs Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:28PMA Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals researcher has received a $4.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for development of a new class of drugs to help soldiers work in high altitudes. The drugs would selectively dilate blood cells that lack oxygen, enhancing soldiers’ performance at high altitudes. The defense contract likely [...]
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors as Novel Anti-Platelet Drugs Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:10PMSerotonin-selective reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were chemically modified to produce novel quaternary nitrogen derivatives having a peripheral-restricted serotonin reuptake inhibitory activity. The lead compound GR-101 was demonstrated as a novel...
Case Western Reserve awarded $4.7 million from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:16AM( Case Western Reserve University ) Jonathan Stamler, M.D., Director of the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University has recently received a $4.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to fund the development of a new class of drugs that will selectively dilate blood cells under hypoxia (lack of oxygen in the body's ...
Health and Wellness: Grateful residents give thanks to the Incline Village Community Hospital Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:20PMOn July 25th, two years ago, I woke up having an ischemic attack — a sort of pre-heart attack. I was experiencing gastric discomfort, feeling very cold, extremely weak. My husband's 911 call brought the Incline Village paramedics quickly, and I was already in the ER when I had my major heart attack.
Court ups Futenma noise damages Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:06PMNAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) The Fukuoka High Court awarded damages totaling about ¥369 million Thursday to plaintiffs over noise caused by flights at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, a 2.5-fold increase from the amount awarded by a lower court. But the three-judge panel at the high court's Naha branch upheld the 2008 lower court decision that rejected residents' demands for a ...
NMT Medical Announces Second-Quarter 2010 Financial Results Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:43AMBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Company in Discussions with FDA to Evaluate Options for PFO Closure Technology
NMT Medical Announces Second-Quarter 2010 Financial Results Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:30AMBOSTON----NMT Medical, Inc. , an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat structural heart disease through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.
Devax's AXXESS Biolimus A9 Eluting Coronary Bifurcation Stent System receives CE Mark approval Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:22AMDevax, Inc. announced today the company received CE Mark for its AXXESS™ Biolimus A9® Eluting Coronary Bifurcation Stent System, allowing the company to initiate sales in the European Union and other countries that recognize the CE Mark.
Devax Receives CE Mark for the AXXESS™ Drug Eluting Bifurcation Stent Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:11AMIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Devax Receives CE Mark for the AXXESS™ Drug Eluting Bifurcation Stent
VaxGen and diaDexus Complete Merger Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:14AMSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VaxGen, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VXGN) announced today the completion of its merger transaction with diaDexus, Inc., a diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of patent-protected in vitro diagnostic products addressing unmet needs in cardiovascular disease. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire ...
Athersys to Host Conference Call to Announce Phase I Clinical Trial Results Involving MultiStem(R) for Acute ... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:00AMCLEVELAND -- Athersys, Inc. announced it will host a conference call today at 4:30 PM to review the top-line data results of the phase I clinical trial of MultiStem, its cell therapy treatment for individuals following AMI .
Ban field burning to protect Oregon Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:56PMA confluence of recent science and newly analyzed data linking field burning to dangerous air pollution now presents lawmakers in Salem with the best opportunity in decades to put an end to this antiquated practice.
Top 10 stroke risk factors identified Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 3:15PMYou probably already know this, but you definitely don’t want to be the victim of a stroke. Losing part of your brain function to bleeding or blocked circulation is a devastating event, to which millions around the world can attest on an annual basis.
Jack Perry Harrison, 61: Crusader for military veterans Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:04PMJack Perry Harrison, 61: Crusader for military veterans
The war over alcohol in America Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 9:28AMSince Prohibition ended in 1933 with the 21st Amendment to the Constitution - which repealed the 18th Amendment authorizing the ban on alcohol - states, counties and municipalities have see-sawed back and forth over alcohol sales. States are still passing laws on the sale of alcohol on Sundays, and municipalities and counties are still voting on whether to permit local alcohol purchases.
Research Team Led by Pacific Biomarkers VP Amar Sethi Identifies Two Potential Diagnostic Markers for Ischemic Heart ... Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 7:38AMFindings Published in July Issue of Clinical Chemistry
Research Team Led by Pacific Biomarkers VP Amar Sethi Identifies Two Potential Diagnostic Markers for Ischemic Heart ... Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 7:30AMSEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - 07/22/10) - Dr. Amar Sethi, VP of Science and Technology at Pacific Biomarkers, Inc. (OTC.BB: PBMC - News ), a provider of biomarker laboratory services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostics industries, is the lead author of a research study published in the July issue of the journal Clinical Chemistry. The study identifies the potential use of two ...
Patients with stroke symptoms 'wait too long for treatment' Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:22PMPATIENTS with symptoms of stroke are missing out on life- saving operations because they fail to recognise the signs, and even if they do, they are routinely treated as low-pr
Surgeons Say High Risk Stroke Patients Missing Out On Life Saving Surgery Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 4:17AMDespite previous warnings, patients with symptoms of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA or ‘mini stroke’) are missing out on life saving operations because they fail to recognise the symptoms, and when they do, they are routinely treated as low priority cases in the NHS, says a UK surgical audit published today (22nd July). The UK Audit of Vascular Surgical Services and Carotid ...
Ask Dr. Gott: ADD and cluster headaches Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:50AMDear Dr. Gott: Our 30-year-old grandson has a history of cluster headaches that started when he was in elementary school. He also has ADD.
Cluster headaches unlikely to be linked to ADD Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:37AMDear Dr. Gott: Our 30-year-old grandson has a history of cluster headaches that started when he was in elementary school. He also has ADD. Could that have anything to do with the headaches? What ...
Researchers to integrate two existing medical devices for cancer treatment Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:37AMToday, at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Philadelphia, a group of researchers from Stanford University will describe the latest developments toward their goal of integrating two existing medical devices -- medical linear accelerators, or "linacs," which produce powerful X-rays for treating cancer, and magnetic resonance imagers (MRIs ...
SGT. SHAFT: VA expands list of Agent Orange-related illnesses Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:03PMDear Sgt. Shaft, Where do we stand now regarding Parkinson's disease being added as a presumptive disorder regarding benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs? — David B. Dear David, While a final regulation is yet to be published, VA is aware that more than 100,000 veterans were exposed to ...
FDA Committees Critical of Avandia Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:35PMA plurality of members of two committees that advise the FDA on medications has voted to recommend that the agency remove rosiglitazone, which is marketed as Avandia, from the market because the diabetes drug has been linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular events.
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:29AMAdvaMed stands by FDA's device approval process David Nexon, senior executive vice president at AdvaMed, defended the FDA's 510(k) process for medical devices after the process was recently criticized by Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group.
Thymosin beta 4 improves neurological functional outcome after embolic stroke: Researchers Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:22AMRegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a research team from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, reported that Thymosin beta 4, administered to rats after embolic stroke, improved neurological functional outcome compared to control animals.
Stroke Risk Higher in Hour After 'Happy Hour' Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 6:03PMJust one drink -- whether beer, wine, or hard liquor -- may double your risk of stroke in the hour after your cocktail hour, according to a new study.
NMT Medical to Release Second-Quarter 2010 Financial Results on July 29 Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:15AMBOSTON----NMT Medical, Inc. today announced that it will release its second-quarter 2010 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
UPDATE: FDA Panel Recommends Keeping Glaxo's Avandia On US Market Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 5:41PMUPDATE: FDA Panel Recommends Keeping Glaxo's Avandia On US Market
Avandia Raises Heart Risk, FDA Panel Finds Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:02PMWEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. government advisory panel weighing the fate of the diabetes drug Avandia has voted that the medication does raise users' odds for heart attack more than other medications of its kind but does not increase the risk of death.
FDA Panel: Avandia Data Raise 'Significant Safety' Concerns Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 1:56PMFDA Panel: Avandia Data Raise 'Significant Safety' Concerns
Debate Continues Over Diabetes Drug Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 4:59PMThe debate continues to rage tonight over the safety of the diabetes drug Avandia. Documents acquired by the New York Times show the drug company knew Avandia was a heart risk.
Recognize the signs of stroke Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:34PMIn 2003, lawyer Chris Considine and clerical worker Kim Friesen both had strokes.
AlphaRx reports positive preclinical results of GAI-122 injectable nanoemulsion for Acute Ischemic Stroke Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 6:24AMAlphaRx, Inc. announced positive preclinical results of GAI-122 injectable nanoemulsion, a Mitochondria-targeted neuroprotective drug candidate being developed for the treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. The results will be delivered as a podium presentation during the 37th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Release Society in Portland, Oregon July 10 - 14, 2010.
New Study Reveals More Than Half Of Statin-Treated CVD Patients Are Not Reaching Optimal LDL-C Targets Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:28AMThe analysis of the UK patient population from the DYSlipidaemia International Study (DYSIS UK), sponsored by MSD, found that 77.0% of the 383 statin-treated patients at high-risk from cardiovascular disease (CVD) who were studied achieved the JBS 2 guidelines' minimum standard of care*.(1) However, the study also found that 54.8% of the 745 studied patients with established CVD did not reach ...
Doctors should use diffusion MRI scan to diagnose stroke, says new guideline Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 5:09AMDoctors should use a diffusion MRI scan to diagnose stroke instead of a CT scan, according to a new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology. The guideline is published in the July 13, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
FDA Reviewer Questions Results of Key Avandia Trial Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:26AMTitle: FDA Reviewer Questions Results of Key Avandia Trial Category: Health News Created: 7/9/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 7/12/2010
Heart failure followed surgery Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 2:21AMA tearful widow told how her husband “felt so well” the day before he died having undergone heart surgery at Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Good Shepherd receives award Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:36AMDoctors and nurses with the Stroke Center at Good Shepherd Medical Center said Monday they are happy the unit has earned the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines Bronze Performance Achievement Award.
MRI best for detecting stroke Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:24AMWASHINGTON- A KIND of scan called an MRI is much better for diagnosing stroke than a CT scan, the American Academy of Neurology said in new guidelines released on Monday. Magnetic resonance imaging or MRI detected strokes 83 per cent of the time, compared to just 26 per cent for computed tomography or CT scans, the group advised.
VA to relax veterans' process for post-traumatic stress claims Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 2:24AMThe government is preparing to issue new rules that will make it substantially easier for veterans who have been found to have post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits for the illness, a change that could affect hundreds of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam.
Veterans Affairs to Ease Claim Process for Disability Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 11:13PMNew rules on filing claims for post-traumatic stress disorder could affect hundreds of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam.
Anxiety linked to increased cardiac risk Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:32PMHeart disease patients with anxiety disorder were significantly more likely to experience stroke, heart failure, heart attack, transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke) or death than heart disease patients without anxiety, in a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
V.A. Is Easing Rules to Cover Stress Disorder Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 12:43PMNew rules on filing claims for post-traumatic stress disorder could affect hundreds of thousands of war veterans.
Cardiac Concepts Enrolls First Patients in Pilot Trial in Europe for the RespiCardia(TM) System Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 9:17AMCardiac Concepts, Inc., a developer of medical devices to treat Heart Failure patients who experience breathing disturbances during sleep, announced today enrollment of the first European patients in a Pilot Clinical Trial.