Explaining Racial Difference in Neonatal Mortality Reported November 28, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The hospital where a very low-birth-weight (VLBW) baby is born could mean the difference between life and death. A new study explains minority-serving hospitals have a higher infant mortality rate than other hospitals. Between 1940 and 2000, the infant mortality rate … [Read more...]
Cardiovascular Health News
Recruiting Young Smokers
Recruiting Young Smokers Reported July 21, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The tobacco industry continues to recruit young smokers, even while overall cigarette sales are declining, according to a new study. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health uncovered a strategic effort by tobacco companies to recruit and addict young smokers through manipulation … [Read more...]
Seeing Arteries in 3D
Seeing Arteries in 3D Reported November 18, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New technology is giving doctors a dramatic look into patients coronary arteries. Using a new optical imaging technique called optical frequency-domain imaging (OFDI), doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital were able to capture three-dimensional, microscopic views of patients coronary arteries, … [Read more...]
Stem Cells Could Lead to Biological Pacemaker
Stem Cells Could Lead to Biological Pacemaker Reported December 24, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Animal studies show genetically engineered heart cells from human embryonic stem cells could lead to a biological form of pacemaker, according to a new study. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore injected … [Read more...]
Avoiding conflict at work doubles heart risk: study
Avoiding conflict at work doubles heart risk: study Reported November 24, 2009 New Swedish research shows that men with pent-up frustrations about perceived workplace injustices run twice the risk of suffering a heart attack. Those who express their feelings openly, for example by getting angry, have no increased risk of … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Tune-Up
Weight Loss Tune-UpReported May 27, 2009 STANFORD, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ninety-three million Americans are obese. When diet and exercise don't work, 200,000 will turn to gastric bypass for help. But what happens when gastric bypass doesn't do the trick? A new procedure that "tunes up" the weight loss process may be the answer. Paul Martin has lost 150 … [Read more...]
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