Fewer people should take medicine to control their high blood pressure, a new set of guidelines recommends. Adults aged 60 or older should only take blood pressure medication if their blood pressure exceeds 150/90, which sets a higher bar ...
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A "misfire" is the way Eric Topol, MD, describes 23andMe's recent regulatory tussle with the FDA, which resulted in the Silicon Valley-based company halting sales for now of its health-related genetic test analysis. Speaking with MPMN ...
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The Micra device is billed as the world's smallest pacemaker Medtronic is moving forward with studies on its own leadless pacemaker, the horse pill-sized Micra Transcatheter Pacing System that is only one-tenth the size of a standard ...
Dietary supplements are dominating the shelves of pharmacy retailers, with brands vying for the attention of health-conscious consumers. In fact, industry experts report that approximately 50% of American adults take dietary supplements. ...
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Germany-based TomTec Imaging Systems has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its TomTec-Arena 1.0 software solution. TomTec-Arena 1.0 is the newest addition to the company's product portfolio. ...
Siemens Healthcare will introduce a new angiography system optimized for broad clinical utilization at the 99th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), 1 December through December 6 2013 ...
US-based Boston Scientific has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Promus PREMIER everolimus-eluting platinum chromium coronary stent system. The company's next-generation durable polymer ...
An expert says the Mexican diet -- more dangerous than fast-food -- combined with a sedentary lifestyle is the main cause of Mexico's obesity epidemic. Dr. Enrique C. Morales Villegas, director of the Cardiometabolic Research Centre in ...
If Sesame Street characters talk about healthy eating and exercise, preschoolers may listen, and their parents may learn as well, researchers in Colombia say. Dr. Jaime Cespedes, director of the Pediatric Hospital at the Cardioinfantil ...
Medtronic is touting a potential advance in the cardiovascular space: a recent study that shows some of the smarter algorithms it is using in its pacemakers actually slow the development of atrial fibrillation. The MINERVA study, ...
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Kent Charugundla, a prominent art collector, inventor, and serial entrepreneur, who has supported many artists through various platforms has been designing shirts for himself for over seven years through Eredi Pisano'. Now, Mr. Charugundla ...
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The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new U.S. cardiovascular prevention guidelines to prevent heart attack and stroke. "These new guidelines represent the best of what scientific research can tell us ...
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new U.S. cardiovascular prevention guidelines to prevent heart attack and stroke. "These new guidelines represent the best of what scientific research can tell us ...
A dietary compound abundant in red meat and used as a supplement in energy drinks, energy pills and some weight-loss treatments has been found to promote hardening of the arteries, according to a study released Sunday by a research group at ...
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US-based Elixir Medical has announced positive one-year results from the DESolve Nx international pivotal clinical trial for the CE Mark-approved, fully bioresorbable DESolve Novolimus eluting coronary scaffold system. At one year, the ...
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