Botanical drug is shown to help patients with head and neck cancers
In this study, UCLA researchers found that when APG-157 is taken through oral mucosal absorption, patients have high levels of curcumin circulating in their blood and absorbed by cancer tissues.METHODUCLA researchers conducted the study of APG-157 comparing 12 people who had oral and oropharyngeal cancer with a control group of 13 people who did not have cancer. The reason both the people with cancer and without cancer were part of the study was to show that the drug was not toxic to either people with cancer or those without cancer.The medication was given each hour for three hours and was delivered as a lozenge that slow...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 6, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Meet the Brilliant Minds Behind the First ICD
Mirowski: From WWII to Sinai Hospital
The story of how Mieczyslaw "Michel" Mirowski ended up in America where he conceived the idea of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is almost as incredible as the invention itself, if not more so. Mirowski was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1924. He grew up among the large Jewish population of Warsaw at that time, but when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, 15-year-old Mirowski left his family and fled to Russia with a friend. He would be the only member of his family to survive World War II, according to a 2010 article...
Source: MDDI - February 3, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news
Feinstein Researchers Demonstrate Long-Term VNS on Mice
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health presented data showing the effective use of a long-term vagus nerve implant in mice at the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) 2020 Conference in Las Vegas.
Previous preclinical vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) studies have been limited to short-term stimulation - a timeframe of minutes to hours - due to the surgical and technological challenges of implanting a stimulator small enough to fit a mouse nerve.
In order to conduct mouse studies lasting weeks or even months, Feinstein Institutes researchers, led by Stavros Zanos, PhD, MD, assistant professo...
Source: MDDI - January 28, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: MDDI Staff Tags: Implants R & D Source Type: news
Prolonged ECG Monitoring for Syncope in ED Feasible, Safe
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2020 -- Prolonged electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring of patients presenting to the emergency department with syncope is a safe alternative to hospitalization, according to a study published in the January issue of Academic... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Wearable May Help Spot Afib, but Doctors Still Required Wearable May Help Spot Afib, but Doctors Still Required
A smartwatch band with integrated electrodes to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) might be able to help detect atrial fibrillation, but not as well as a traditional ECG machine used in a hospital, a recent study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Smartwatch band may help spot heart problems, but doctors still required
A smartwatch band with integrated electrodes to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) might be able to help detect atrial fibrillation, but not as well as a traditional ECG machine used in a hospital, a recent study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
People with Type 1 diabetes may no longer need to use finger-prick tests to check their blood sugar
Scientists at the University of Warwick used artificial intelligence to detect low blood sugar by tracking a patient's heart rate using an electrocardiogram. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is the Classic Clinical Presentation of Pericarditis?
Discussion
The pericardium is a bi-layered membrane that envelops the heart and provides a barrier to prevent disease and also decreases friction as the heart moves. Pericarditis is the inflammation of pericardium. The incidence is underreported as asymptomatic or mild disease may go unrecognized. From hospitalized patient data, 0.2-5% of patients with various cardiac disease had pericarditis. An incidence rate for hospitalizations of 3.32 per 100,000 person years has been cited. Percarditis occurs more often in adolescent males.
Treatment of the underlying cause or suspected cause is important, along with close monitorin...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 13, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Electrocardiographic changes in children with acute opioid poisoning: a cross-sectional study - Riasi H, Rabiee N, Chahkandi T, Arzanin F, Kafian Atary S, Salehi F.
In this study, we aimed to evaluate electrocardiographic changes in ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Should I be living in fear of my family heart history? Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your questions
Any reader with a long family history of heart attacks should see a cardiologist, Dr Martin Scurr advised. A single electrocardiogram to measure the heart rhythm would not be enough. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ER Goddess: Psych Patients Don't Need Labs, ECGs, or CXRs
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - December 1, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: ER Goddess Source Type: news
Roundup: 16 digital health studies, pilots and reviews from AHA 2019
From mobile ECGs to tele-rehabilitation to defibrillator delivery drones, a range of new data was on display at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2019. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 22, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Here ’s How Well the Apple Watch Can Detect Heart Problems
It’s one of the goals of digital medicine: you wear a device on your wrist that constantly monitors aspects of your health, and if anything is off, it sends you an alert. That’s your cue to connect with your doctor or get a more thorough checkup to head off any potentially serious problems down the road.
That’s the idea behind the Heart app on the Apple Watch, which can monitor heart pulse patterns, and detect abnormalities, which could indicate a condition called atrial fibrillation, or AFib. The irregular heart beats characteristic of AFib could lead to stroke, blood clots and heart failure.
Researcher...
Source: TIME: Health - November 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Apple watch heart Source Type: news
Artificial Intelligence Uses ECGs to Predict A-Fib Risk
Title: Artificial Intelligence Uses ECGs to Predict A-Fib RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/12/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/13/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - November 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
