Myjoyonline.comWarfarin Edges Out Aspirin in Heart FailureMedPage TodayWarfarin was no better than aspirin in reducing the composite of stroke of any kind or death in heart failure patients in sinus rhythm, but had an advantage for reducing ischemic st…
Company Fails To Disclose Details About Heart Failure Risk of DrugForbesBoehringer Ingelheim failed to fully disclose data suggesting that one of its drugs, pramipexole, a dopamine agonist sold under the brand name of Mirapex, is associated with a sign…
Toronto StarDrivers to get organ donation reminder at gov't centresCBC.caThe province already mails out organ donor consent forms when someone renews their driver's licence or health card. But staff at ServiceOntario centres will also ask drive…
CBC.caFacebook calls on members to flag organ donor statusReuters"We think that people can really help spread awareness of organ donation and that they want to participate in this to their friends, and we think that can be a big part in helping to…
In Some Brain Bleeds, Patients Do Better at High-Volume HospitalsMSN Health & FitnessAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs when a weakened blood vessel within the brain ruptures, resulting in bleeding into the space around the brain. Death rates wi…
Even at higher genetic heart risk, lifestyle helpsReuters IndiaThat means increased odds of both heart attack and heart failure. Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart can't pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body's dema…
SynCardia Honored 8 Certified Centers & Surgeons at ISHLT for Use of the Total …Seattle Post Intelligencer… surgeons for their use of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart and the Freedom® portable driver during the annual meeting of …
The Deal PipelineAbbott continues to prep for new focusThe Deal PipelineIt has also supplemented its pipeline through additional partnerships over the past few years, forging deals with Reata, Biogen Idec Inc. (daclizumab for multiple sclerosis) and Br…
SynCardia Honored 8 Certified Centers & Surgeons at ISHLT for Use of the Total …Houston Chronicle… surgeons for their use of the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart and the Freedom® portable driver during the annual meeting of the Inter…
ABC NewsEric Parrie, Organ Donor, Films Goodbye 'Letters' To KidneyHuffington Post… Yale law student remarks on how he took his organ for granted. For the videos, Parrie named his kidney "Dick Posner" after a judge in the 7th Circui…