Diets high in fibre, especially cereal fibre, may help heart attack survivors live longer People who survive heart attacks have a greater chance of living longer if they increase their dietary intake of fibre – with cereal fibres ...
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What is erosive GERD and who does the condition affect? Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms and/or complications. According to the findings ...
Molecular diagnostic company Myriad Genetics has launched myRisk Hereditary Cancer, a new multi-gene diagnostic test for hereditary cancer testing. The new test analyses 25 genes that are associated with breast, colorectal, ovarian, ...
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Health insurer Aetna has reported a net income of $536m, or $1.49 per share for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of 17% and 13% compared to $457m, or $1.32 per share during the comparable period last fiscal. For the quarter ...
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US-based health care benefits company Aetna is planning to stop issuing health care products to individual consumers in California at the end of 2013. The health insurer, which notified California's insurance regulator about its impending ...
US-based health care benefits company Aetna will soon complete the acquisition of Coventry Health Care, following the receipt of clearance from the US Department of Justice (DOJ). After the completion of the $5.7bn in cash and stock deal, ...
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The Commonwealth of Virginia has selected Aetna for provision of a health benefits plan option to its more than 200,000 eligible employees, retirees and family members, effective from 01 July. Dubbed COVA HealthAware, the ...
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St. Jude Medical, a US-based provider of medical technologies, has presented positive results from RESPECT clinical study of its Amplatzer PFO occluder device. The double-disc transcatheter PFO closure device, which is comprised of ...
CircuLite has obtained conditional approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Synergy Circulatory Support System, designed for reversing the symptoms of heart failure in ambulatory chronic heart failure patients. The ...
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US health care benefits company Aetna has introduced individual health insurance policies to Costco members in Florida, in a move to deliver value and convenience to individuals and families. Insured by Aetna, the Costco Personal Health ...
St Jude Medical has presented additional data from RESPECT trial of its double-disc Amplatzer PFO Occluder device. Comprised of Nitinol mesh and polyester fabric, the transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure device is designed to ...
Medtronic has commenced prospective, open-label, parallel-group PROMISE trial of its neurostimulation therapy device for treating patients with chronic low back pain associated with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). The spinal cord ...
Researchers at the University of Southampton are undertaking a new stage of a study aimed at improving the health and mobility of those suffering from the common complaint of ‘walking on marbles’ associated with Rheumatoid ...
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Thoratec has gained an investigational device exemption(IDE)from the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)for the initiation of a feasibility clinical study of its continuous-flow left ventricular assist device(LVAD),for the treatment of ...
Arena Pharmaceuticals and Eisai have announced FDA approval of Belviq (lorcaserin HCl) for chronic weight management in adults who are overweight with comorbidity or obese. The FDA approved Belviq as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet ...
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