FDA approves first non-hormone therapy for excessive menstrual bleedingNovember 13th, 2009 more images
more imagesFDA approves new drug for heavy menstrual bleedingWASHINGTON — Federal health officials have approved a new drug as the first non-hormonal treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. The Food and Drug Administration says Lysteda tablets reduce bleeding by acting on a protein that helps blood clot.
Pioneering cardiologist and inventor of specialized catheter William Ganz dies in LANovember 12th, 2009 more images
more imagesPioneering cardiologist William Ganz dies in LALOS ANGELES — Dr. William Ganz, a pioneering cardiologist and one of the inventors of a specialized catheter, has died.
Pooch saves owner from heart attack - with her rear end!November 11th, 2009 LONDON - Doctors are baffled after a dog saved its owner from a heart attack with a hearth shaped patch on her flanks. Piotr Wagner, 50, from Kazimierza Biskupiego, Poland, fell to the floor with severe chest pains while watching TV at home.
New device may minimise loss of lives in disaster zonesNovember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have developed a device that could become a godsend for paramedics and may help save many lives in disaster zones. The very first task of paramedics at the site of a terror attack or a collision is to assess who needs immediate care.
Punjab pilgrim dies of heart attack in PakistanNovember 8th, 2009 ATTARI BORDER - A Punjab woman on a pilgrimage to a Sikh shrine in Pakistan died of heart attack in Lahore. Her body was handed over to Indian authorities at Attari-Wagah border here Sunday, officials said.
Poor kidney function may increase heart attack riskNovember 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Poor kidney function may increase an individual's risk for suffering heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease and early death, reveals a new study. Researchers revealed that to evaluate heart health, clinicians should look at their patients' current level of kidney function and also changes in kidney function over time.
Brit man becomes world's first person to undergo heart op using radiationNovember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A 67-year-old British man has undergone a successful heart surgery using the revolutionary Cyberknife technology for the first time ever. Michael Kilby, who comes from Moreton in Marsh, Glouchestershire, was told by doctors that he wouldn't live beyond Christmas this year, until he agreed to give radiation surgery a chance.
Survival rates among American women after heart attack improvesOctober 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The number of younger women dying in the hospital after heart attack has significantly improved in recent years, say researchers from Emory University. Over the last decade several studies showed that younger women, but not older ones, are more likely to die in the hospital after myocardial infarction (MI) than age-matched men.
Women have same heart attack symptoms as menOctober 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Symptoms of heart attack in women are not very different from those in men, according to a new study. The research was presented to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
Obituaries in the newsOctober 19th, 2009 more images
more imagesObituaries in the newsWilliam Ganz
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. William Ganz, a pioneering cardiologist and one of the inventors of a specialized catheter, has died.
German woman in vegetative state bears childOctober 9th, 2009 ERLANGEN - A German woman who is in a persistent vegetative state has given birth to a baby 22 weeks after suffering a heart attack that cut off the blood flow to her brain, doctors in Erlangen said Friday. The healthy baby was born several months ago, but it was not announced at the time to protect the family's privacy.
Study: Common hormone treatment for prostate cancer could spark heart problemsSeptember 22nd, 2009 Prostate cancer treatment may spark heart problemsLONDON — A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says. Experts said the findings could make doctors think twice before prescribing the standard hormone treatment to men with prostate cancer, particularly if they are at risk of heart disease.
Broken heart 'ups heart attack risk'September 17th, 2009 LONDON - A broken heart can prove to be a serious health threat, say Australian researchers who found that people mourning the loss of a loved one are six times more likely to suffer cardiac arrest. As per a Heart Foundation study of the physical changes suffered immediately after a profound loss, grieving people were at significantly higher risk of heart problems, said lead researcher Thomas Buckley.
Oxygen-saturated blood can reduce heart muscle damage after an attackSeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An infusion of blood that is "supersaturated" with oxygen (SS02) can reduce the amount of damaged heart muscle immediately following a life-threatening heart attack, say researchers. This is a finding made during a clinical trial, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.
Childhood virus may become the saviour of soldiersSeptember 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have found that a harmless piece from a common childhood virus may help stop a biological process that kills a significant percentage of battlefield casualties, heart attack victims and oxygen-deprived newborns. Researchers at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) and Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), in Norfolk, Virginia, have found that introducing the virus' shell in vitro shuts down what's known as the complement response, a primordial part of the immune system that attacks and destroys the organs and vascular lining of people who have been deprived of oxygen for prolonged periods.
