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19 hrs ago | KansasCity.com

A team of cardiologists seeking to determine if these ancient Egyptians did indeed have atherosclerosis

The nameplate of the Pharoah Merenptah in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities reads that, when he died at about age 60, he was afflicted with atherosclerosis, arthritis, and dental decay.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Canada.com

Canadian bureaucrats strand B.C. parents in Nepal with adopted daughter

Dr. Salima Shariff, a Surrey cardiologist, feeds the baby that she and her husband, Aziz Nurmohamed, went to Nepal to adopt.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Medicine,

EurekAlert!

ESC to give talks on diabetes in 3 cities in China

As a result of successful events organised last year, a second Joint Scientific Forum, organised by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes , two of the most respected professional medical organisations in Europe, will be held from 27-29 November at three venues across China - Beijing, Shanghai and ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, China

Thu Nov 19, 2009

MediLexicon

PanGenex Expands Clinical Trial Sites After Promising Pre-Clinical...

PanGenex Corporation announced that due to promising pre-clinical results from its clinical trial at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South , the Company will extend its trial to two additional sites.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Philly.com

Elevated cholesterol problems for Merck

Merck & Co. Inc. scrambled to defend its cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia yesterday after a new study questioned their effectiveness against heart disease.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Cholesterol, Health, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Medication, Flourtown, PA, US Military, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Army

MediLexicon

Scans Of Egyptian Mummies Show Hardening Of Arteries Is Not A Modern Disease

An international team of scientists who took CT scans of mummified bodies of people who lived in Egypt up to 3,500 years ago found evidence to suggest that hardening of arteries, a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, is not a modern disease and may have been quite common among ancient Egyptians of high socioeconomic status.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Kansas City, MO, Medicine, UC Irvine, Health

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Ventura County Star

Atherosclerosis found in CT scans of Egyptian mummies

Researchers using a CT scanner have discovered the real mummy's curse: Hardening of the arteries.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Agriculture, Science, Medicine, Kansas City, MO

ABC News

Cheap Niacin Beats Pricier Zetia in Heart Patients

Results reported here Sunday may not put the nail in the coffin for a once wildly popular cholesterol-lowering drug, but they do put Zetia at the bottom of the list of medications that doctors will be using.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Niacin (generic), Niaspan, Niacor, Medication, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Cholesterol, Health, Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry, Schering Plough

MediLexicon

Stem Cells Improve Heart Function In Patients With Cardiomyopathy

A Florida cardiologist is using stem cell therapy to treat patients who suffer from a range of heart, lung and vascular illnesses.

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Bonita Springs, FL

Tue Nov 17, 2009

FoxNews.com

CAT Scans Reveal Heart Disease in 3,500-Year Old Mummies

Scientists have uncovered heart disease in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, suggesting the risk factors behind it are not just modern in nature.

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KVUE.com

Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease

You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.

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Newswise

Half of Eligible Patients Do Not Get Aortic Valve Replacement

Fear about the risk of surgery is among the reasons half of eligible patients are not getting aortic valve replacement surgery, according to a study by physicians at the University of Michigan Health System.

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Related Topix: Barbara Bush, Circulation, Medicine, Health

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Bloomberg

Laptop Heart Test May Save Student Athletes From Dropping Dead, Study Says

Heart tests done with a laptop computer and software that cost $4,000 may help save high school athletes from sudden cardiac death , according to a study of 2,057 students in Texas.

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Related Topix: Computers, University of Missouri, Medicine, Cypress, TX, US News

MyOptumHealth

Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts

A new, inexpensive screening method could help reduce the risk for sudden cardiac death among high school athletes, U.S. researchers report.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

KGW-TV Portland

Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia

A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs that are still taken by millions of people to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.

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Related Topix: Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Medication, Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Cholesterol, Health, Niacin (generic), Niaspan, Niacor, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic)

Earth Times

American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: New...

American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: New Blood Thinner for Angioplasty Patients Not Superior for Primary Endpoint, but Did Reduce Death and Stent Thrombosis Study highlights: - Used during coronary angioplasty plus stenting, in patients who all received clopidogrel after the procedure, a new reversible blood thinner did ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Plavix, Clopidogrel (generic), Medication, Boston, MA Metro

WBBM-AM Chicago

Isiah Thomas's mother recovering from heart attack

The 86-year-old mother of NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is recovering at a west suburban hospital after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

GruntDoc

The Swann

Dr. William Ganz, a cardiologist and medical inventor who helped develop a revolutionary catheter to measure blood flow and heart functions, died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Inventions, Science / Technology, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Fri Nov 13, 2009

WFTV Orlando

Delivering Stem Cells Without Surgery

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association estimates 80 million American adults -- or one in three -- have at least one form of heart disease.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Miami, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Bioscience Technology

Mass. doctor claims he was pressured to use device

A former cardiologist at Lahey Clinic claims in a lawsuit against the hospital that he was fired for resisting pressure from two other top doctors to use a particular brand of stent, even though they may not have been best for some patients.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

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