News results: "heart pump"

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Health

Acid Reflux Drugs Do Not Improve Asthma

A new study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine suggests that treating...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 14:33
Barbara Bush in Intensive Care after Open Heart Surgery

Barbara Bush in Intensive Care after Open Heart Surgery

According to a recent report, former First Lady Barbara Bush has been moved from ICU after...
» read full story March 08th, 2009 - 14:24
Mixing Plavix with Stomach Medicines Raises Risk of Death By 25 Percent

Mixing Plavix with Stomach Medicines Raises Risk of Death By 25 Percent

Mixing Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s anti-clotting Plavix, also known as clopidrogel, with...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 15:13
FDA To Conduct Safety Review On Blood Thinner Plavix

FDA To Conduct Safety Review On Blood Thinner Plavix

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether blood thinner Plavix is less effective...
» read full story January 27th, 2009 - 14:05
Even A Little Extra Weight Leads to Heart Failure

Even A Little Extra Weight Leads to Heart Failure

Even a little extra weight plus physical inactivity can raise the risk of heart failure,...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 14:30
Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart

Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart

As incredible as it may sound, an American teenage girl has survived for nearly four months...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:00

Girl Living With No Heart For 4 Months Leaves Hospital

D’Zhana Simmons, a 14-year-old girl from South Carolina, was able to leave the hospital on...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:37
Plavix plus Heartburn Drugs Boost Patients’ Risk for Cardiac Events

Plavix plus Heartburn Drugs Boost Patients’ Risk for Cardiac Events

A Medco Health Solutions study presented Tuesday at the American Heart Association meeting in New...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 15:00

Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients

In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 22:54

Virus Causes Irregular Heartbeat, German Researchers Find

Hamburg - There is new evidence that a virus could be the cause of irregular heartbeat in millions...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 10:03

New Artificial Heart May Save The Day

During a press conference Monday in Paris, French scientists have unveiled a working prototype of a...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 22:45
Child-Sized Heart Pump Useful Until Transplant

Child-Sized Heart Pump Useful Until Transplant

A miniaturized heart pump was able to help keep eight out of nine critically ill children alive...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:22
Researchers Conclude Fish Oil Supplements Very Good Against Heart Failure

Researchers Conclude Fish Oil Supplements Very Good Against Heart Failure

Italian medical researchers found out that the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 15:05

New Orleans Hospitals Learn From Past Lessons, Prepare For Gustav

New Orleans’ area hospitals began preparing for Hurricane Gustav by stocking up on food and medical...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 12:30
FDA Issues Warning On Cholesterol – Heart Drug Interaction

FDA Issues Warning On Cholesterol – Heart Drug Interaction

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» read full story August 09th, 2008 - 13:39
Factors Leading to Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients

Factors Leading to Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients

A team of researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles analyzed data from a heart...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 13:28
Thoratec’s Heart-Pumping Device Gets FDA Clearance

Thoratec’s Heart-Pumping Device Gets FDA Clearance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of heart-pumping device designed by...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 14:00
‘Hands-only’ CPR Significantly Boosts Survival Chances, AHA Says

‘Hands-only’ CPR Significantly Boosts Survival Chances, AHA Says

Whether or not you’re trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you still can help a person...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 10:56
Prilosec and Nexium Don’t Increase Heart Risk

Prilosec and Nexium Don’t Increase Heart Risk

This Monday, The Food and Drug Administration said that AstraZeneca PLC’s reflux drugs Nexium and...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 00:11
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U.S.

Girl Living Without Heart For 4 Months Leaves Hospital

D’Zhana Simmons, a 14-year-old girl from South Carolina, was able to leave the hospital on...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 10:44

Obama Edges Out McCain in Scramble for the Green Vote

San Diego, California - Republican presidential candidate John McCain has long touted his green...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 09:46
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Science

Famous Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Famous Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose career spanned more than seven worthy decades,...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 10:59
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World

20th Century Medicine Giant Michael DeBakey Dies At 99

Heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose revolutionary heart transplants and coronary bypass surgical...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 13:50
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People

Famous US Heart Surgeon Dies at 99 Years of Age

Famous US Heart Surgeon Dies at 99 Years of Age

Michael DeBakey has been considered by many one of the parents of cardiovascular surgery thanks to...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 16:36
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Specials

Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned

Efficacy of Bristol, Sanofi’s Plavix Questioned

The Food and Drug Administration said it has ordered the makers of the widely used blood thinner...
» read full story January 27th, 2009 - 17:00
Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial

Blood Pressure Drug Avapro Shows No Benefit in Heart Failure Trial

Bristol-Myers Squibb Corp. and Sanofi-Aventis SA blood pressure drug Avapro failed in a...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 15:30
The French Artificial Heart

The French Artificial Heart

Recently, French scientists have seriously engaged in the race of building the first proper...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 13:44
Vice-president Dick Cheney experiences Abnormal Heart Rhythm

Vice-president Dick Cheney experiences Abnormal Heart Rhythm

Current vice-president Dick Cheney will receive treatment at George Washington University Hospital...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 21:36
Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients

Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients

The fact that fish oil and its significant component, omega-3 fatty acids can improve brain power,...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 19:24
Innovative Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Innovative Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey Passes Away

Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, whose career spanned more than seven worthy decades,...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 17:57
Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

The medical world has lost a great man on Friday night in the person of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 12:43
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