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Urine Test for Cancer in the WorksClinical Trials

Urine Test for Cancer in the Works

Upper GI cancers may be detected with a urine test

June 13, 2011·2 min read
Blood Protein Predictor of Heart DiseaseClinical Trials

Blood Protein Predictor of Heart Disease

Surfactant protein-D actually manufactured in lungs, not heart

June 13, 2011·1 min read
Heart Attacks Declining in UKClinical Trials

Heart Attacks Declining in UK

Decrease May Become Negated by Increasing BMI

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Most Workplace Brain Injuries in Construction IndustryClinical Trials

Most Workplace Brain Injuries in Construction Industry

Brain injuries in agriculture, fishing and forestry industries

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Heart Ability Varies By DemographicClinical Trials

Heart Ability Varies By Demographic

Heart's right ventricle size and ability dependent on age, gender and race

June 12, 2011·1 min read
Genetic Heart Disease Can Be DetectedClinical Trials

Genetic Heart Disease Can Be Detected

Patients with Genetic Mutation Already Have Weaker Heart

June 12, 2011·2 min read
Cardio Deaths PreventableClinical Trials

Cardio Deaths Preventable

Heart Failure Patients Could Have Been Saved with New Treatment

June 10, 2011·2 min read
Magnets as a Heart Attack Prevention ToolClinical Trials

Magnets as a Heart Attack Prevention Tool

Heart attack treatment with magnets

June 10, 2011·2 min read
Preventing Children's Cancers From Returning Clinical Trials

Preventing Children's Cancers From Returning

Leukemias in young people now even more curable

June 9, 2011·2 min read
High Phosphate Diet Bad for the HeartClinical Trials

High Phosphate Diet Bad for the Heart

Study Proves Link Between Phosphates and Cardiovascular Disease

June 9, 2011·1 min read
Heart Attack Fear Leads to Worse PrognosisClinical Trials

Heart Attack Fear Leads to Worse Prognosis

Heart Attack Distress as Much Biology as Emotion

June 8, 2011·2 min read
Treating One Patient at a TimeClinical Trials

Treating One Patient at a Time

Cancer therapies customize treatments for individual patients

June 8, 2011·2 min read
This is Getting HairyClinical Trials

This is Getting Hairy

Hypertrichosis genetic mutation may cause excessive hair growth

June 8, 2011·1 min read
New Way to Block Cell DeathClinical Trials

New Way to Block Cell Death

Enzyme c-jun-N-terminal kinase is identified for heart attack, stroke and parkinson's disease research

June 8, 2011·1 min read
New Facts are in: Fat is FatalClinical Trials

New Facts are in: Fat is Fatal

Breast cancer more deadly in obese patients

June 7, 2011·2 min read
Impaired Brain Function Paired With Stroke Risks Clinical Trials

Impaired Brain Function Paired With Stroke Risks

Cognitive decline more common in the stroke belt

June 7, 2011·2 min read
Treating Deadly Skin CancerClinical Trials

Treating Deadly Skin Cancer

Melanoma survival extended with vemurafenib and Yervoy

June 7, 2011·2 min read
Double Strikes Against MelanomaClinical Trials

Double Strikes Against Melanoma

New study finds melanoma responds well to two targeted therapies

June 7, 2011·2 min read
In Dire Need of a Stroke of AwarenessClinical Trials

In Dire Need of a Stroke of Awareness

Stroke awareness dangerously low among women

June 4, 2011·2 min read
The Pause PredictorClinical Trials

The Pause Predictor

Menopause onset anti-mullerian hormone test developed by Netherlands researchers

June 3, 2011·2 min read
Childhood Surgeries Now, Worry LaterClinical Trials

Childhood Surgeries Now, Worry Later

Appendix, tonsils removal linked to greater heart attack risk in young people

June 3, 2011·2 min read
'Ultra-bad Cholesterol DiscoveredClinical Trials

'Ultra-bad Cholesterol Discovered

MGmin-LDL forms dangerous fatty plaques leading to coronary artery disease

June 3, 2011·2 min read
The Genetic Blood Clot LinkClinical Trials

The Genetic Blood Clot Link

Venous thromboembolism risk found hereditary

June 2, 2011·1 min read
Healing the HeartClinical Trials

Healing the Heart

Histone deacetylase inhibitor found to reverse enlarged hearts, help prevent heart failure

June 2, 2011·1 min read