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Implanted Cardiac Devices Not Affected By Electromagnetic Interference From Electric Cars
Date: Mar-12-2013A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI). The study, titled "Hybrid Cars and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Is It Safe?" is the first of its kind to address the interaction between these devices and electric cars. It was presented at the 2013 American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session in San Francisco...
EU Bans Sale Of Cosmetics Tested On Animals
Date: Mar-12-2013The sale of new cosmetic products consisting of ingredients tested on animals was banned by the European Union with immediate effect on Monday. The Commission's commitment to respect the deadline that was set in 2003 by Council and Parliament was confirmed yesterday by a Communication adopted by the Commission. It also describes how it plans to further support investigations on alternatives to animal testing while encouraging animal welfare around the world...
Ranolazine Reduces Chest Pain Among Diabetics
Date: Mar-12-2013Ranolazine effectively reduced chest pain and sublingual nitroglycerin use among diabetes patients with chronic angina, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. In January, 2006, ranolazine (Ranexa) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic angina pectoris. The randomized, double-blind trial is the first of its kind to assess the effectiveness of ranolazine in reducing chest pain among people with diabetes...
The Post-Trauma Effects Of Unwanted Sexual Activity Magnified By Institutional Betrayal
Date: Mar-12-2013A study of 345 female university students found that 233 of them had experienced at least one unwanted sexual experience in their lifetime, and 46 percent of those victims also experienced betrayal by the institution where incidents occurred. In the final analysis, researchers found, those who experienced institutional betrayal suffered the most in four post-trauma measurement categories, including anxiety and dissociation. The study by the University of Oregon's doctoral student Carly Parnitzke Smith and Jennifer J...
Untreated Acute Aortic Dissection Kills 33% Of Patients Within The First 24 Hours, 50% Within 48 Hours And 75% Within 2 Weeks
Date: Mar-12-2013The belief among medical professionals in the 1950s that the mortality rate for type A acute aortic dissection during the initial 24 hours was one to two percent per hour appears to hold true in the contemporary era of treatment, based on a review of the large-scale IRAD registry presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions...
Salmonella Outbreak Associated With Exposure To Aquatic Frogs
Date: Mar-12-2013African dwarf frogs, which are commonly kept as household pets, have been associated with the infection of thousands of children with Salmonella, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2008 to 2011 nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium was investigated by a group of researchers, they published their findings in the journal Pediatrics. CDC scientists have been following the link between pet frogs and Salmonella infection closely since 2009. They analyzed a total of 376 cases of the infection across 44 states...
Length Of DNA Strands In Heart Disease Patients May Predict Life Expectancy
Date: Mar-12-2013Can the length of strands of DNA in patients with heart disease predict their life expectancy? Researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, who studied the DNA of more that 3,500 patients with heart disease, say yes it can...
New Tool Developed For Heart Failure Patients To Eliminate 30-Day Hospital
Date: Mar-12-2013Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center have developed an innovative tool designed to eliminate 30-day hospital readmissions for heart failure patients and improve the quality of medical care a patient receives in the hospital. The tool, known as the IMRS-HF, was adapted from the Intermountain Risk Score (IMRS) that has been used at Intermountain Medical Center to predict mortality rates in trauma patients...
The Connection Between Emotion And Health Not Just A "First World" Phenomenon
Date: Mar-12-2013Positive emotions are known to play a role in physical well-being, and stress is strongly linked to poor health, but is this strictly a "First World" phenomenon? In developing nations, is the fulfillment of basic needs more critical to health than how one feels? A UC Irvine researcher has found that emotions do affect health around the world and may, in fact, be more important to wellness in low-income countries. The study, which appears online in Psychological Science, is the first to examine the emotion-health connection in a representative sample of 150,000 people in 142 countries...
Heavy Drinkers May Be Rewarded By Enhanced Brain Acetate Metabolism
Date: Mar-12-2013In addition to its well-known effects on the CNS, alcohol consumption has a significant impact on metabolism. After consumption, the body rapidly begins converting ethanol to acetate, which can serve as an energy source for the brain and other organs. Lihong Jiang and colleagues at Yale University used a brain imaging technique, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, to track acetate uptake and metabolism in the brains of heavy drinkers (consumed at least 8 drinks/week) and light drinkers (consumed less than 2 drinks/week)...
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