Cardiovascular Week articles from July 2004

Cardiovascular Week archives from July 2004

DDR1/DDR2 potential role in obstructive diseases of blood vessels and lungs.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Discoidin domain receptors 1 and 2 have potential roles in obstructive diseases of the blood vessels and lungs. According to a study from the United States, "Obstructive diseases of blood vessels...

Risk guidelines involving hs-CRP should be gender-specific.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker used to stratify vascular risk, has gender-specific concentrations, and researchers suggest that gender differences should be reflected in risk...

Researchers introduce noninvasive cineangiography by MRI.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, cardiovascular diseases can be imaged noninvasively without the use of contrast material, researchers say. "Cardiovascular disease is primarily...

Trypsin increases inflammatory response after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trypsin increases the inflammatory response following acute intestinal ischemia-reperfusion. "Ischemia-reperfusion of the intestine produces a set of inflammatory mediators, the origin of which has...

No association found between migraine and coronary heart disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Migraine headaches and cardiovascular disease are not associated, although migraine may be linked to vasospastic disorders such as Raynaud's phenomenon, according to study findings. "In evaluating...

Preliminary phase II alfimeprase results in trial reported.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nuvelo, Inc., (NUVO) announced the presentation of preliminary clinical data from the first 87 patients in its phase II alfimeprase trial in acute peripheral arterial occlusion (PAO), showing there was...

An in vivo model reveals elements underlying angiogenesis in obesity.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An in vivo model reveals elements underlying angiogenesis in obesity. "Obesity is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer. Angiogenesis is a critical component of...

Data: Zenith AAA Endovascular Graft demonstrates stability, effectiveness.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients treated for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with the Zenith AAA Endovascular Graft achieved a 97.7% AAA survival rate, had no aneurysm ruptures occurring in the second year of follow-up, and...

Angiostatin reduces retinal vascular leakage in rodent models.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiostatin reduces retinal vascular leakage in rodent models. "Angiostatin is a potent angiogenic inhibitor. The present study identified a new activity of angiostatin: reducing vascular leakage,...

Oxidized LDL enhances adhesion molecule expression in C. pneumoniae-infection.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxidized LDL enhances adhesion molecule expression in Chlamydophilia pneumoniae-infection "Chlamydophila pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen that has been shown to be associated with...

Myocytes of chorionic vessels from placentas with MAVN exhibit apoptotic markers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myocytes of chorionic vessels from placentas with meconium-associated vascular necrosis exhibit apoptotic markers. According to published research from the United States, "Meconium-associated...

3D technology pinpoints origins of irregular heart beats.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The findings of a new study demonstrate that the use of high-resolution imaging can greatly aid physicians who are treating patients suffering from a particular type of irregular heartbeat. The...

Drugs pose respiratory, cardiac dangers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians who prescribe the regular use of beta-agonist drugs for asthma could be endangering their patients, two new studies by researchers at Cornell and Stanford universities find. One study...

Oxidized LDL are involved in initiating proatherogenic events.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study reviews the mechanism by which oxidized low density lipoproteins (LDLs) play a role in atherogenesis. According to published research from France, "Atherosclerosis is a slowly evolutive...

SM22 alpha modulates vascular muscle cell phenotype in atherogenesis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SM22 alpha modulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype during atherogenesis. According to a study from Germany, "The function of cytoskeletal proteins in the modulation of vascular smooth muscle...

Genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells act as cardiac pacemakers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells act as cardiac pacemakers. "We tested the ability of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) to deliver a biological pacemaker to the heart. hMSCs...

NCI awards grant for brain cancer collaboration.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intradigm Corp. has been awarded a phase I small business technology transfer program grant by the National Cancer Institute to support its technology transfer and collaboration with Prof. A. James...

A novel technique can facilitate coronary artery catheter insertion.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coaxial technique enables catheterization of coronary arteries with very dilated ascending aorta. Scientists in Sweden presented "a simple yet effective method to catheterize the coronary arteries...

Aortic smooth muscle cell expression of PKG-1 characterized.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effects of cell passage and density on protein kinase G (PKG)-1 expression have been characterized in vascular smooth muscle cells. "It has been shown that rat aortic smooth muscle cells...

Lower body negative pressure suitable for simulating gravity effects.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lower body negative pressure (LBNP) is suitable for simulating the effects of gravity on cardiovascular function. Researchers in California "hypothesized that gravitational stimuli elicit...

Novel passive catheter tracking technique developed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel passive catheter tracking technique has been developed and validated. "Passive catheter tracking involves direct interaction between the device and its surroundings, creating a local signal...

Quercetin stimulates the heme oxygenase-1 gene in aortic smooth muscle cells.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quercetin stimulates the heme oxygenase-1 gene in aortic smooth muscle cells. "We previously reported that adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) inhibits the development of...

VEGF and angiopoietin-1 help to maintain the plasticity of adult vessels.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VEGF and angiopoietin-1 help to maintain the plasticity of adult vessels. According to a study from the United States, "vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) are...

"Buddy balloon" technique enables angioplasty on calcified stenosis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A "buddy balloon" technique was used to perform angioplasty on an previously impassable stenosis. Cardiologists in Hong Kong described their "experience in coronary angioplasty on a calcified...

Cardiovascular risk assessment may be needed before prescribing triptans.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study offers guidelines for cardiovascular risk assessment that should be applied before prescribing triptans. "Identifying the patient for whom triptans are contraindicated because of recognized,...

Management of inadvertent left ventricular permanent pacing described.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The successful management of inadvertent left ventricular permanent pacing has been reported. According to published research from Greece, "[i]nadvertent implantation of a pacemaker lead in the...

Methyltestosterone may help fight CHD in surgically postmenopausal women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methyltestosterone added to esterified estrogens works to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in surgically postmenopausal women. According to a recent study at Harvard University,...

Re-entrant tachycardia reported in patient with normal ventricular function.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An unusual case of tachycardia has been reported. Cardiologists in Australia described their experience treating "bundle branch re-entrant tachycardia, in a patient with normal left ventricular...

Sirolimus-eluting coronary stents effective in routine clinical practice.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sirolimus-eluting coronary stents are effective in routine clinical practice. "Restenosis has long remained the major limitation of intracoronary stenting, but several randomized trials have...

Triptans are likely safe in patients without cardiovascular disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have reviewed the literature about triptan use and found that the medication is generally safe for use by people without cardiovascular disease. According to a study from the United...

34% of cardiovascular drugs' marketing budgets spent on launch activities.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmaceutical companies allocate 34% of new cardiovascular drugs' total marketing budgets for launch activities, according to a recent study conducted by pharmaceutical intelligence firm Cutting Edge...

Researchers compare two methods of diagnosing congestive heart failure.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and reduced ejection fraction, early diastolic transmitral velocity/tissue Doppler mitral annular velocity (E/Ea) had higher specificity than "B-type...

Link confirmed between use of low-dose oral contraceptives and CVD risk.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women may increase their risk of cardiovascular disease and strokes by using the most common formulations of low-dose oral contraceptives (OC), according to a presentation to the 86th Annual Meeting of...

No adverse lipid effects found in women 35+ using triphasic combined OCs.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Triphasic combined oral contraceptives do not have an adverse impact on lipid profiles of women over 35 years old, researchers report. "Twenty-nine women aged 35 years old or more, using triphasic...

Vaginal ring has a minimal effect on lipid profiles.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NuvaRing, made by NV Organon, has only a minimal effect on lipid profiles, the company's researchers say. "This study compared the lipid profile after three and six cycles of treatment with...

Education on pain outcomes did not improve pain management after CABG.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients received inadequate doses of pain relieving medications. According to a study from Canada, "Cardiovascular diseases cause more...

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is safe for most patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that off-pump coronary artery bypass is generally safe and provides better outcomes for certain patient groups. According to a study from England, "The theoretical and practical...

Lipid management in many hospitalized black patients is ineffective.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds a significant disparity in the effectiveness of lipid management programs between black and non-black patients. "The objective of this study was to determine the association between...

Meta-analysis finds that fish intake reduces coronary heart disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report evidence that people who eat fish are at a significantly lower risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD). "Fish consumption has been associated with a lower risk of CHD in...

Studying microvascular complications may lead to better screenings, treatment.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) announced key findings from two analyses of prior-study data that may lead to improved outcomes for two major diabetic microvascular complications - diabetic neuropathy and...

Actos shows sustained efficacy over 2-year period.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long-term studies using the oral antidiabetic drug Actos (pioglitazone HCl) alone, and in combination with other oral antidiabetic medications, found that it provided sustained improvements in glycemic...

Lipitor reduces heart attacks and strokes in study patients with diabetes.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pfizer Inc's cholesterol-lowering medicine, Lipitor, significantly reduced heart attacks and strokes in patients with diabetes, according to data presented from the largest study specifically designed...

Diabetic cardiomyopathy reviewed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review diabetic cardiomyopathy in a recent issue of the Archives Des Maladies du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux. According to a study from France, "Although the pathogenesis of diabetic...

Translocation of annexin modulates plasmin activity in diabetic aorta.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heat shock protein 90 alpha-dependent translocation of annexin II to the surface of endothelial cells modulates plasmin activity in the diabetic rat aorta. "The goals of this article were: to...

Pigment epithelium-derived factor heals disorders linked to vessel permeability.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pigment epithelium-derived factor heals disorders linked to vessel permeability. According to recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United...

Diabetes and heart disease risk unchanged after liposuction.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liposuction is no substitute for dieting when it comes to preventing diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,...

Asian Indians at greater risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Asian Indian men are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, whether overweight or not, because their bodies metabolize fat like people who are obese, according to...

Growth hormone treatment should be individualized in patients with AGHD.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Growth hormone (GH) treatment should be individualized in patients with adult GH deficiency in order improve cardiovascular risks and body composition, according to a study from the United States. ...

Leptin signaling targets thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene promoter.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin signaling targets the thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene promoter. According to a study from the United States, "The regulation of TRH gene expression in the paraventricular nucleus of the...

Select Medical opens long-term acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania, Hawaii.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Select Medical Corporation (SEM) announced the opening of new long-term acute care hospitals in Danville, Pennsylvania, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Select Specialty Hospital - Danville is a 30-bed...

Research could help doctors determine appropriate exercise level for obese kids.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study could help doctors determine how much exercise obese and nonobese children need to remain healthy and avoid cardiovascular disease. The findings also show that severely obese kids are at...

Discovery of tumor vascular targets may mean safer cancer treatment.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A discovery by researchers at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) holds the promise of taking treatment of several types of cancer to a much higher level of safety and effectiveness. The...

Genome-wide association study to focus on obesity in Kosrae adult population.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Affymetrix, Inc., (AFFX) announced that scientists at The Rockefeller University will use GeneChip arrays to genotype more than 3,200 individuals at high density across the genome in one of the first...

Cholesterol-lowering medications may reduce risk of eye disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long-term use of statins, medications commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol, may be associated with a reduced risk of glaucoma among patients with cardiovascular diseases and high cholesterol,...

Recent discoveries in cardiac biology lead to new treatment approaches.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recently, research has led to greater understanding of cardiac function at a molecular level, researchers say. According to a study from the United States, "The heart is the first organ to form in...

Doctors, patients could do more for preventive health.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Only half the people at high risk for heart disease take life-saving aspirin tablets and only three out of four modify their lifestyle to reduce that risk, according to a study of more than 97,000...

Cardiac resynchronization can correct ventricular dyssynchrony.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Resynchronization therapy studies should evaluate its affect on patient mortality in different groups of patients, researchers say. According to published research from Italy, "Various modalities...

Overexpression of myotrophin triggers myocardial hypertrophy and heart failure.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Knowledge about myotrophin overexpression-induced cardiac hypertrophy will help researchers develop preventive strategies. "Cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure remain leading causes of death in...

Tecnique enables blood oxygenation-ozonization during extracorporeal circulation.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel technique enables safe oxygenation and ozonization of blood in extracorporeal circulation. "During the past decade," scientists in Italy "have investigated a new method for...

Retinoic acid receptor-alpha-selective agonist prevents allograft rejection.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel RAR-alpha agonist prevents allograft rejection in a murine model of heart transplantation. "To investigate the involvement of retinoic acid receptor (RAR)-alpha in allograft rejection,"...

Normalizing hemoglobin aids hemodialysis patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Normalizing the hemoglobin concentration in hemodialysis patients who receive recombinant human erythropoietin. "Partial correction of anemia by erythropoietin improves hemodialysis (HD)-associated...

Genetic modification in mice lowers cholesterol and homocysteine by half.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Canadian scientists report that mice genetically altered so as to lack either of the two different pathways through which humans, mice and other animals provide lipids for high-density and low-density...

Statins not as effective for people with certain genetic variations.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People with certain genetic variations who take statins to lower their cholesterol will not realize the same benefit as other individuals, according to a study. Therapy with...

New patent covers biopharmaceutical characteristics of Niaspan and Advicor.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (KOSP) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued U.S. Patent No. 6,746,691, entitled "Intermediate Release Nicotinic Acid Compositions for...

Aerobic exercise is beneficial for patients with hypertension.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study shows that regular exercise can lower blood pressure and improve quality of life. "Regular aerobic exercise can reduce blood pressure and is recommended as part of the lifestyle modification...

Pioglitazone HCl lowers blood pressure in type 2 diabetes study patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a large, open-label, multi-center, observational clinical trial show that treatment with the oral anti-diabetic agent pioglitazone HCl in people with type 2 diabetes has beneficial effects in...

Traditional population groups in India have a low prevalence of hypertension.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds an increased prevalence of hypertension among women and people older than 45 years of age. "Hypertension is becoming a major public health problem in developing countries. Blood...

VALUE study concludes angiotensin-receptor blockers can reduce blood pressure.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a new study by Stevo Julius and colleagues at Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, provide further evidence that a class of drugs that lower blood pressure are a treatment option for...

Report: Islet cell transplant program for type 1 diabetes successful.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Edmonton Protocol for transplanting islets, through an injection that frees people with diabetes from daily insulin injections, has been shown to be effective and safe in its first international...

HPS cases related to rodent distribution, agricultural and demographic variables.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome cases are related to rodent distribution, agricultural and demographic variables. According to published research from Argentina, "We studied the spatial and temporal...

Statins might reduce late radiation effects in irradiated cancer patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statins might reduce late radiation effects in irradiated cancer patients. According to recent research published in the journal Radiation Research, "our group's work on late radiation effects has...

Highmark's SMART Registry helps care for patients with chronic conditions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highmark Blue Shield has introduced a special report that can help central Pennsylvania physicians provide preventive care for their patients who have chronic conditions. As part of the initial...

U.S. initiative aims to reduce kidney failure among African Americans.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) has begun its first national effort to call attention to the seriousness of kidney disease and the importance of testing those at high risk,...

IV blood pool contrast agent for MRA submitted for marketing approval in E.U.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EPIX Medical, Inc., (EPIX) announced that MS-325, its new intravenous blood pool contrast agent for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), has been submitted for marketing approval in the E.U. by its...

Peripheral nerve stimulators can disrupt monitor display of pacemaker pulses.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of peripheral nerve stimulators can disrupt monitor display of pacemaker pulses during surgery. "The operating room monitors that are currently available use digital signal processing...

Acquisition of Epicor Medical, Inc., completed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Jude Medical, Inc., (STJ) has completed the acquisition of Epicor Medical, Inc., a developer of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) devices for the surgical ablation of cardiac tissue. St....

U.S. patent covers laser devices for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trimedyne, Inc., (TMED) announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 6,740,107, which covers new, minimally invasive laser devices designed to treat mitral valve regurgitation. Trimedyne's patent...

Stem-cell transplantation may be beneficial after myocardial infarction.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stem cells can potentially regenerate myocardium after myocardial infarction, researchers say. "Myocardial infarction is the leading cause of congestive heart failure and death in the...

Selegiline potentiates effects of EGb 761 in response to ischemic brain injury.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Selegiline potentiates the effects of EGb 761 in response to ischemic brain injury. "We evaluated whether combined treatment with selegiline, a selective MAO-B inhibitor, and EGb 761, a standard...

Antioxidants decrease in girls who gain weight during valproate therapy.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antioxidant levels decreased in girls who gained weight during valproate treatment for epilepsy. According to recent research published in the journal Neuroendocrinology, "To investigate whether...

HCT 3012 as effective as Rofecoxib with no increase in systolic BP.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NicOx, SA, (NICOX) presented phase II clinical results (Abstract #OP 0016) on its lead CINOD compound, HCT 3012 (ex AZD3582), at the European League Against Rheumatism in Berlin, Germany. The...

Health risks are passed to future generations.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Babies exposed to excess hormones in the womb are not only at increased risk of developing heart disease and diabetes in later life but can pass these risks to their children. A University of...

Cardiovascular disease company appoints new president, Europe.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) announced that Patrick Verguet has been appointed president of Edwards Europe. Verguet, who most recently served as Edwards' vice president of sales and...

Life sciences company announces new member of medical advisory board.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recom Managed Systems, Inc., (RECM) announced that Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD, will be joining Recom's medical advisory board. Krucoff is associate professor of medicine/cardiology at Duke University...