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9 hrs ago | The Hindu

Cardiologists' meet gets under way

Health university V-C urges doctors to fine tune the 'art of practising medicine' Half of people suffering from CVD in world are expected to be in India by 2050 Standardisation of treatment cost and tax benefits to health insurance providers favoured Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar NTR University of Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor A.V. Krishnam Raju ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, India, World News

Fri Jul 10, 2009

The New York Times

'Rationing' Doctors' Pay

Uwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. My post last week, on the rationing of health care, prompted many commentaries, two of which asked whether reductions in physician fees constitute rationing.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Radiology, Medicine

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Buzzle.com

Fast and Accurate Medical Transcription Services in the Area of Cardiology

Professional medical transcription companies provide fast and accurate medical transcription services in the area of cardiology.

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The Hindu

Training for cardiologists in complex angioplasty

HYDERABAD: Global Hospitals will offer a fellowship programme to train cardiologists in 'complex coronary angioplasty,' a treatment without bypass surgery for patients with complicated blocks in the blood vessels of the heart.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Medical News Today

Atrium Medical Receives CE Mark For Its CinatraTM CoCr Coronary Stent System

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Heart Disease ; Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT Atrium Medical is pleased to announce that is has received CE Mark for a new generation Cobalt Chromium Coronary Stent System called Cinatra.

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Neighbors Go

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake Physician Appointed by Governor...

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake Physician Appointed by Governor Perry to Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke 0 Ratings / 0 Comments Gov.

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Related Topix: Texas Government, Texas, Rick Perry, US Governors, Medicine, Texas Christian University

Tue Jul 07, 2009

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

Cardiologist to head U of I internal medicine department

The University of Iowa has named a cardiologist as head of the department of internal medicine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Iowa

Medical News Today

Cardiac Function Improved By Early Heart Attack Therapy With Bone Marrow Extract

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Heart Disease Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 - 0:00 PDT A UCSF study for the treatment of heart failure after heart attack found that the extract derived from bone marrow cells is as effective as therapy using bone marrow stem cells for improving cardiac function, decreasing the formation of ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Health

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Dominican debuts new medical lab

Dominican Hospital's response to cardiac arrest cases is much swifter than the national benchmark, according to hospital administrators.

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, San Francisco Metro

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Creative Loafing Tampa

Using chelation therapy to prevent heart attacks and strokes

We have a chance to make history. In the pursuit of scientific, rational, effective, safe and inexpensive healthcare, does it not make sense to do all we can to prevent heart attacks? A scientific trial has been underway since 2003 which is designed to test the hypothesis that chelation therapy is effective for exactly this purpose.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Palm Beach Post

I'm 50. Should I worry about a heart attack?

In a week when the celebrity world lost 50-year-old infomercial king Billy Mays and pop superstar Michael Jackson, could it be any wonder that Ralph Wildman, 53, was eating a veggie sandwich and a banana during his lunch break on Thursday? "I was beginning to get a little paunchy around the waist," the Palm Beach Gardens salesman explained.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Meet the Press, Entertainment, Television, Tim Russert, North Carolina

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Herald-Mail

Ground broken on new medical center

Fulton County, Pa., community leaders broke ground Tuesday for a new Fulton County Medical Center facility they say will create jobs and help the county's distressed economy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bill Shuster, McConnellsburg, PA, Medicine, Neurology

Thu Jul 02, 2009

New York Times

F.D.A. Approves Sanofi Heart Treatment

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug on Thursday to treat an age-related heart rhythm disorder affecting millions of people, bolstering the prospects for the beleaguered Paris-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis . The F.D.A. approval for Multaq, or dronedarone, gives cardiologists and electrophysiologists their first new ...

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Biotech, SanofiSynthlabo, Medicine, Business News

Kevin, M.D.

Why did Michael Jackson have a heart attack, and CPR by Dr. Conrad Murray

Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest. And still, that's really all we know for sure.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Jul 01, 2009

MedlinePlus

Study Supports Wider Use of Statins

An analysis of studies supports a growing belief that guidelines for prescribing cholesterol-lowering statin drugs should be expanded to include healthy people without established heart disease, cardiologists say.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Stroke

Thetelegraphand Argus

Director of the cardiology department at BRI, Dr Steven Lindsay

Each year coronary heart disease claims the lives of more than 90,000 people in the UK.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Charlotte.com

Five cardiologists switch to Presbyterian

Five Charlotte-area cardiologists announced Tuesday they are leaving practices owned by Carolinas HealthCare System to join Mid Carolina Cardiology, a group affiliated with cross-town rival Presbyterian Healthcare.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Huntersville, NC, Monroe, NC

PR-inside.com

NMT Medical Secures $4.0 Million Credit Agreement

Frank Martin, NMTa s President and Chief Executive Officer stated, a oeThis non-equity based credit facility will provide NMT with additional financial flexibility in order to fund its ongoing clinical trials and development programs as well as its future progress in the treatment of structural heart disease.

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Related Topix: Medicine, NMT Medical, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Classical, Frank Martin, Circulation, Health

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Cardiologist discusses Jackson's death

Michael Jackson died of cardiac arrest. While what caused that isn't yet known, Dr.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Video, Health

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Medical News Today

Study Finds New Approach To Treating Heart Attacks Reduces Risk Of Life-Threatening Complications

Main Category: Heart Disease Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 29 Jun 2009 - 1:00 PDT Transferring heart attack patients to specialized hospitals to undergo angioplasty within six hours after receiving clot-busting drugs reduces the risk of life-threatening complications, according to a Canadian-led study published today.

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