Posts Tagged ‘heart’

Merck today highlighted cardiovascular pipeline with six molecules in late-stage development. Among them: anacetrapib -- a molecular cousin to a drug Pfizer once had in development. Go to Source Full story

People with diabetes are at increased risk of a common type of abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation, new research shows. This risk gets worse the longer a person has been taking medications for diabetes, while poor blood sugar control also exacerbates risk, Dr. Sascha Dublin of the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle and her colleagues found. Atrial fibrillation is not in and of itself ... Full story

It’s not every day that Barbara Walters starts answering the questions rather than asking them. But her “View”-ers and fans were surprised to learn this week that Walters will be undergoing open heart surgery to replace a stiffened aortic valve. Aortic stenosis is a progressive condition that impacts more than 5% of individuals over 75 – and ... Full story

The American Heart Association applauds the Administration for issuing regulations today that will allow young adult children to remain on their parents' health insurance until age 26. In addition to helping more young people obtain the care they need to remain healthy, this new law affords important protections for young adults with congenital heart defects or other pre-existing conditions. Children and adults with congenital ... Full story

Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants in London (UK): the Whitehall II study. The research, which is published online 12 May in the European Heart Journal , found that, compared with people who did not work overtime, people who worked three or more hours longer than a normal, seven-hour day had ... Full story

Overweight children from lower- and middle-income neighborhoods may fall short of their thinner peers in one measure of cardiovascular fitness, but the same may not be true of those from more affluent areas, a new study suggests. Go to Source Full story

People working 10 or 11 hours a day are more likely to suffer serious heart problems, including heart attacks, than those clocking off after seven hours, researchers said on Tuesday. Go to Source Full story

The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a database of births in New York State over a decade, researchers found that obese women were 11 percent more likely than normal-weight women to have a baby with a congenital heart defect. Meanwhile, women who were ... Full story

Could eating grapes slow what’s for many Americans a downhill sequence of high blood pressure and insulin resistance leading to heart disease and type 2 diabetes? Scientists at the University of Michigan Health System are teasing out clues to the effect of grapes in reducing risk factors related to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. The effect is thought to be due to phytochemicals—naturally occurring antioxidants – ... Full story

The New York Times: AstraZeneca has settled a case and agreed to pay $520 million after federal investigations into its marketing practices for a schizophrenia drug, Seroquel. The announcement came Tuesday from Attorney General Eric Holder. Government officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, said the company paid illegal kickbacks to doctors to promote drugs for unapproved uses by children, the elderly, ... Full story