Stroke Rehabilitation

A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to...

Smell and Taste Abnormalities

Smell and taste are intricately linked - as demonstrated by a bad cold, where the sense of smell is lost, but also the taste of foods is much diminished. Both are gradually lost with aging, but ther...

Vitamin K

Vitamin K is a group of 2-methilo-naphthoquinone derivatives. There are three notable forms of vitamin K; K1 which can be synthesized by plants, K2 which can be formed by natural bacteria in the int...

Early Embryo Viability Assessment Test (Eeva)

Auxogyn’s non-invasive Early Embryo Viability Assessment Test (Eeva) may improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes by providing IVF clinics and patients with objective information on embry...

SERAPHIN study

SERAPHIN - STUDY WITH ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST IN PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION TO IMPROVE CLINICAL OUTCOME. SERAPHIN (Study with an Endothelin Rece...

Study Suggests Heart Risk for Newer OCs (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Oral contraceptives may be both the ying and yang of sudden cardiac death as 'the pill' swings from cardio-protective to cardio-toxic when old formulations are compared to the newes...

Fitness Baron Publishes In-Depth Article On When Whether to Do Cardio Before or After Lifting Weights

The online weightlifting and bodybuilding community is bombarded with the question whether it's better to do cardio before or after lifting weights. This is a particularly common question by peop...

Edwards Lifesciences Chief Medical Officer to Keynote the Inaugural MedTech Cardio 2012 Conference at the MD&M Minneapolis Exposition and Conference

LOS ANGELES, August 23, 2012 /- The MD&M Minneapolis exposition and conference for medical devices this year will feature the MedTech Cardio conference, specifically designed for the cardiovascu...

Cardio and weight training reduces access to health care in seniors

(University of British Columbia) Forget apples -- lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancou...

Epsilon Imaging Introduces EchoInsight® for Cardio Oncology with Practical Strain Imaging

BUSINESS WIRE -- Epsilon Imaging Inc., a revolutionary visualization and analysis software provider for cardiac diagnostic workflow, announced the introduction of its newest application, EchoInsight f...

Code Red Services Announces Name Change to Cardio Partner Resources

Code Red Services, a Chicago-based training center for the American Heart Association, as well as a national AED distribution company, has officially changed their name to Cardio Partner Resources. Ch...

Lifting weights, doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, say researchers

Forget apples - lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Instit...

Advanced Brain neuro-cardio diagnostic tool wins FDA nod

Advanced Brain Monitoring has obtained 510(k) clearance for its neuro-cardio diagnostic tool from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The inability to perform a 6 minute walking test after cardio-thoracic surgery is a marker of clinical severity and poor outcome. Data from the ISYDE-2008 Italian survey.

Editorial comment Endovascular repair for adult coarctation: stating the obvious.

NEXT = new events in xurgical technology.

Bailout aortic balloon valvuloplasty - why without a stent-valve?

Unusual large right coronary artery aneurysm.