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Cardiovascular Disorders Defined

Cardiovascular disease, or disease of the circulatory system, is the major cause of death in older persons and is a leading cause of chronic illness or disability. It includes hypertension and atherosclerosis (excessive thickening and narrowing of coronary, cerebral, and peripheral arteries).

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Are young athletes getting the right medical screening?

Published August 27, 2008, 7:09 pm, The Record

The sudden deaths of two Bergen County teen athletes this week have triggered concern among parents and coaches over safety in sports and proper medical screening to diagnose potentially fatal conditions.

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Even Without Dementia, Mental Skills Decline Years Before Death

Published August 27, 2008, 1:31 pm, Newswise

A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Even without dementia, mental skills decline years before death

Published August 27, 2008, 1:26 pm, EurekAlert!

( American Academy of Neurology ) A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the Aug. 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Age Research: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

Published August 27, 2008, 10:28 am, Newswise

In a Nature Review, "Puzzles, promises and a cure for ageing", Buck Institute scientists Judith Campisi, PhD and Jan Vijg, PhD argue that there is no question human lifespan will almost certainly increase modestly over the coming decades. However, they critically analyze whether current knowledge has reached the state where postponing human aging and natural death for many decades, possibly ...

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Finding 'Lost' Survivors Of Congenital Heart Defects: Stanford Hospital Program Provides Care To Adults Born With ...

Published August 27, 2008, 5:14 am, Medical News Today

Hand a napkin to Jim Wong, and he can quickly diagram the four things that are wrong with his heart. Between sips of coffee, he chats casually about how surgeons implanted one artificial valve, repaired a second valve, sewed up a small hole between the two upper heart chambers and did a maze procedure to stop the arrhythmia that hindered his heartbeat. But Wong considers himself lucky.

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Gleevec Receives FDA Priority Review as First Therapy to Reduce Recurrence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After ...

Published August 27, 2008, 4:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Novartis announced today that Gleevec® tablets* has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors .

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ADHD medication VYVANSE now available in 6 dosage strengths at US pharmacies

Published August 26, 2008, 1:38 pm, EurekAlert!

( Porter Novelli ) Shire Limited, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces VYVANSE is available in US pharmacies in three additional dosage strengths, bringing the total dosage strength number to six: 20 mg, 30 mg, 40 mg, 50 mg, 60 mg and 70 mg. The expanded VYVANSE dosing options allow physicians to individualize treatment for each patient. VYVANSE, which received FDA approval ...

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VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Now Available in U.S. Pharmacies Nationwide in Six Dosage Strengths, Allowing ...

Published August 26, 2008, 6:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Shire Limited , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, has announced that VYVANSE is now available in U.S. pharmacies nationwide in three additional dosage strengths, bringing the total number to six:

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Study Commences at Henry Ford Hospital to Examine Efficacy of Ivivi tPEMF Technology to Relieve Pain From Knee ...

Published August 25, 2008, 5:29 am, PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance

MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 25, 2008 -- Ivivi Technologies, Inc. , a leader in non-invasive, electroceutical therapy systems designed to target and enhance the body's anti-inflammatory and angiogenic responses, today announced that patient enrollment has been initiated at the Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, for a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study on the efficacy of Ivivi's ...

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Growing Up With Pets Predisposes Children To Snore In Adulthood

Published August 25, 2008, 5:14 am, Medical News Today

A predisposition to adult snoring can be established very early in life. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research describes possible childhood risk factors, including exposure to animals, early respiratory or ear infections and growing up in a large family.

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