The angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) telmisartan should be regarded as a potential treatment for vascular disease or high-risk diabetes, in the 20% of patients who are unable to tolerate the standard treatment of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Original post by Women’s Health...

Use of the heart-rate lowering drug ivabradine can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease and death in patients with coronary artery disease and a high heart rate. These are the conclusions of the first of two Articles (the BEAUTIFUL study) published early Online and in an upcoming edition of...

A simple, safe, one-a-day capsule of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) can reduce mortality and admission to hospital for cardiovascular reasons in patients with heart failure. These are the conclusions of the first of two Articles based on the GISSI-HF* study published early Online and in an...

A solution to the world’s worst case of ongoing mass poisoning, linked to rising cancer rates in Southern Asia, has been developed by researchers from Queen’s University Belfast. Currently by 70 million public in Eastern India and Bangladesh, experience involuntary arsenic exposure from...

I had so much fun when I asked you guys about your favorite motivational sports movies. Better yet, I got a lot of great ideas for new films to watch, as well as some forgotten favorites. whether you’re looking for a little motivation, look no further than these 10 sports-centric movies. Start...

Truth be told, I’ve been out of school for a while now, but when Labor Day rolls around, I get that back-to-school mindset. Similar to New Year’s resolutions, the start of school, even whether I don’t attend classes, gets me thinking about setting some new health and fitness goals....

Acuson SC2000 is the world’s first echocardiography system to acquire instantaneous, nonstitched full-volume images of the heart in a restricted heartbeat. Siemens Healthcare unveils the Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system, the first system in the world to acquire non-stitched...

The key points from the latest release are: Performance on the five standards has remained around their highest recorded levels, during the period April to June 2008, namely: – 99.9% of patients were seen within 2 weeks from urgent GP referral to outpatient appointment. that...

Elekta recently announced that it has received CE Mark clearance to distribute Elekta Compact(TM), the latest addition to its line of treatment systems, offering clinicians an easy to implement, more affordable solution for radiation therapy. CE Mark clearance from the European Union certifies...

Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a drug development company focused on developing next generation proprietary targeted medicines for cancer treatment, announced the publication of preclinical details in Nature that support the premise that Hedgehog proteins play an critical role in supporting tumor growth...

Researchers running cancer trials are often critical of the Research Ethics Committee (REC) process they have to go through to get their trials approved, complaining that it’s too complex, burdensome and sometimes unreasonable. In the UK only 17% of research study applications are given instant...