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Novel heart failure drug shows big promise

Posted in Medicine on 30th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

A study reports one of the biggest advances against heart failure in more than a decade. A drug that lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20 percent.

Adrenaline Shots May Not Help People Survive Cardiac Arrest

Posted in Science on 15th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

An upcoming study in the U.K. will inject dying patients with placebo instead, which raises some obvious ethical concerns.

Machine predicts heart attacks 4 hours before doctors

Posted in Software on 13th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Code Blue events, which include cardiac or respiratory arrest, can be difficult to anticipate.

The Fishy Origins of the Fish Oil Craze

Posted in Science on 5th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

A widely cited, foundational study does not say what people say it does.

Running 7 minutes a day 'halves heart death risk'

Posted in Medicine on 31st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The research reported on today found people who ran had a reduced risk of death from heart disease, as well as death from any cause, compared with non-runners.