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1Study: Smile - happiness is good for you 1 Citation Happiness is good for the heart - and new evidence shows that may be true in the literal sense and not just the figurative. A study in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looked at the link between happiness and a number of health markers for more than 200 adults. All of the men and women who participated in the study were government employees living in London (UK), and were white, between the ages of 45 and 59, had never been diagnosed with heart disease or high blood, technorati.com
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Simple test may help spot hidden heart risks 1 Citation Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): The use of common and readily available screening test called the ankle brachial index (ABI) could spot people with otherwise unsuspected heart risks, a new research has shown. In the study, information was analyzed from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of the U.S. population , technorati.com
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FDA Panel Backs CSL Ltd Anti-Bleeding Drug Riastap 1 Citation A Food and Drug Administration panel of outside medical experts Friday backed an anti-bleeding product from a subsidiary of Australia's CSL Ltd. (CSL.AU) to treat a rare blood disorder. The product, which would be sold in the U.S. under the brand name Riastap by CSL Behring, is designed to treat congenital fibrinogen deficiency, a rare bleeding disorder resulting from deficiency of fibrinogen. It's made from human plasma and would boost levels of fibrinogen. The panel unanimously said the produc, technorati.com
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Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators 1 Citation Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are a structurally diverse group of compounds that interact with the estrogen receptor to elicit either an estrogen agonist or an estrogen antagonist response, depending on the target tissue and physiologic context SERMs are compounds that can bind to and activate the estrogen receptor, but have tissue-specific effects distinct , technorati.com
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Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease 1 Citation As with other chronic complications of diabetes, encourage your patient to modify risk factors associated with atherosclerosis, such as cigarette smoking and hypertension. And make sure that her plan of care includes exercise, diet, and, if necessary, drugs to control cholesterol levels. Management of Foot Problems Foot ulcers can lead to serious complications. If your patient has poor circulation, which impedes healing, she may develop ischemia or gangrene and may require amputation of h, technorati.com
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Genetics and Air Pollution Particulate Matter! 1 Citation Fibrinogen gene mutations predict response to ambient air particles, technorati.com
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FDA approves Evicel Fibrin surgical sealant 1 Citation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Evicel Fibrin Sealant, a liquid product that when applied topically helps control oozing from small blood vessels during surgical procedures. "Evicel provides an effective means to stop oozing from small vessels during vascular surgery when suturing, compression or other standard techniques are not effective or practical," said Jesse Goodman, M.D., M.P.H., director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Th, technorati.com
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Confused About What Your Blood Chemistry is Telling You? part 2 1 Citation This is the second in a series of posts about what blood tests you need on a yearly basis and what they tell you. 2. Fibrinogen Fibrinogen levels increase with tissue inflammation . Increased fibrinogen levels can help predict the risk of heart disease and stroke as well as other inflammatory diseases. Obviously with knowledge of increased fibrinogen levels, lifestyle changes become important?such as quitting smoking, losing weight, and becoming more physically active?as well as adding nu, technorati.com
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FDA Approves Treatment for Rare Genetic Defect 1 Citation RiaSTAP, a new drug for treatment for patients living with congenital fibrinogen deficiency, a condition that affects blood coagulation, has reportedly gained FDA approval. According to FDA officials, the condition, which affects only 150-300 people in the U.S., can lead to potentially life-threatening bleeding without treatment and is usually diagnosed at birth. An intravenous fibrinogen concentrate made from the plasma of healthy human blood donors, RiaSTAP is indicated for patients who have n, technorati.com
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Inflammation marker IL-6 predicts risk of fatal heart attack, stroke 1 Citation In elderly people at risk of cardiovascular disease, elevation of three inflammatory markers in the blood - CRP, fibrinogen, and especially IL-6 - can identify who is at a higher risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke, according to a study published recently in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. Inflammation is an immune response , technorati.com
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