Sanford Health announced today Denny Sanford, the preeminent health care philanthropist in the United States, will gift the organization $125 million to establish Sanford Imagenetics, a first-of-its-kind program in the country that ...
Kalila Medical, a privately held medical device company focused on the development of next-generation steerable catheter technologies, today announced it has received CE mark approval for its Vado™ Steerable Introducer Sheath for ...
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It's that time of the year again when everyone virtuously swears to lose weight, get into shape and eat healthier. It's also the time of the year when the weight-loss industry kicks into high gear with supplements promising ...
By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions. The findings also confirm that ...
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Among different surgical procedures, gastric bypass was more effective for weight loss but was associated with more complications, U.S. researchers say. Su-Hsin Chang of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and ...
Ikaria, Inc., a critical care company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies designed to address the significant needs of critically ill patients, announced today that its investor group and employee shareholders ...
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Less than 1-in-10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, Toronto researchers say. "A large proportion of Canadians are in poor cardiovascular health, and the overall trend has not changed in the past decade," senior author Dr. ...
Black men who were raised in single-parent households have higher blood pressure than those who spent at least part of their childhood in a two-parent home, according to a new study. This is the first study to link childhood family living ...
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US-based biotechnology company United Therapeutics has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Orenitram (treprostinil) extended-release tablets, indicted for the treatment of pulmonary arterial ...
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New blood pressure guidelines for U.S. adults age 60 and older are higher -- 150/90 -- but for those age 60 and younger they remain at 140/90. Dr. Paul A. James, chairman of the department of family medicine at the University of Iowa and ...
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New blood pressure guidelines for U.S. adults age 60 and older are higher -- 150/90 -- but for those age 60 and younger they remain at 140/90. Dr. Paul A. James, chairman of the department of family medicine at the University of Iowa and ...
Tags: blood pressure, health
US-based medical technology company Medtronic has announced the randomization of the first patients in the SYMPLICITY HTN-4 clinical trial at Medical University of South Carolina, Piedmont Heart Institute and Duke University Medical Center. ...
Close to 16 percent, or 37 million of adults agree that paying more for branded prescription medications rather than getting generic products, according to Kantar Media's 2013 OTC/DTC Study. Forty-five percent or 106 million adults ...
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By 2050, it is estimated there will be 135 million people living with dementia worldwide, up from 44 million today, a British non-profit group says. The Global Impact of Dementia 2013-2050, a policy brief prepared by Alzheimer's Disease ...
Medtronic, a medical technology company, has announced CE Mark approval in Europe and Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) listing in Australia for its Symplicity Spyral catheter and Symplicity G3 radio frequency (RF) generator. ...
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