FDA warns of heart risk with HIV drug combination

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about potential heart risks when combining two HIV...

High levels of vitamin D in older people can reduce heart disease and diabetes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Middle aged and elderly people with high levels of vitamin D could reduce their chances of developing heart disease or diabetes by 43%, according to researchers at the University of...

Genetically-modified mice reveal another mechanism contributing to heart failure

Scientists at the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario, working in collaboration with researchers in Brazil, have used a unique genetically-modified mouse line to reveal a previously unidentified mechanism contributing to heart failure. The study, led by Marco Prado, Robert Gros and Vania Prado of London, Canada and Silvia Guatimosim of Brazil, shows how the decreased release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, a chemical messenger which slows cardiac activity,...

Cordex exploring its strategic options

La Jolla, CA-based Cordex Pharma has invited in WBB Securities to help it take a look at its strategic alternatives. "We believe that we can best serve the interests of all our shareholders by exploring every possible alternative to enhance shareholder value," Cordex CEO Shepard Goldberg says in a release. The developer's lead therapy has an approved SPA to enter a pivotal Phase IIb/III clinical trial for the treatment of a common heart arrhythmia called paroxysmal supraventricular...

Neovasc completes first tranche of $1.329 million non-brokered private placement

--Proceeds will be Used to Fund Reducer(TM) COSIRA Multi-Center Clinical Trial-- VANCOUVER, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Neovasc Inc. (TSXV: NVC) today announced that it has completed the first tranche of a previously announced non-brokered private placement of approximately 7.4 million units at the price of $0.27per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $2.0 million. The proceeds of the offering will be used primarily to fund the COSIRA trial - a multi-center clinical trial...

New Report and Survey Findings Highlight Why More Women Die From Heart Disease Than Men

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) launched "WINHeart -- Score a WIN for Women," an initiative that raises awareness surrounding gender-based disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and survival of women with...

Cardium Provides Update on Commercial Development Plans for Generx Angiogenic Therapy for Heart Disease at 2010 Cell & Gene Therapy Forum

Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM) reported today that its Cardium Biologics division provided an update on plans for the continuing commercial development of Generx™ (alferminogene tadenovec, Ad5FGF-4), a DNA-based angiogenic therapy product candidate for patients with coronary artery disease.  The update was presented by Gabor M. Rubanyi, M.D., Ph.D., Cardium's Chief Scientific Officer at the annual 2010 Cell & Gene Therapy Forum in Washington, D.C. on January 25, 2010.  An...

New ‘nanoburrs’ could help fight heart disease

Building on their previous work delivering cancer drugs with nanoparticles, MIT and Harvard researchers have turned their attention to cardiovascular disease, designing new particles that can cling to damaged artery walls and slowly release medicine. The particles, dubbed "nanoburrs," are coated with tiny protein fragments that allow them to stick to damaged arterial walls. Once stuck, they can release drugs such paclitaxel, which inhibits cell division and helps prevent growth of scar tissue...

Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, Chronic Pain and Depression Share a Major Pathology Factor

For humans, sunlight and vitamin D is critically important for the development, growth, and maintenance of a healthy body, from birth until death. "Humans make thousands of units of vitamin D within minutes of whole body exposure to sunlight. From what we know of nature, it is unlikely such a system evolved by chance," states Dr. John Cannell, Executive Director, Vitamin D Council. According to the Vitamin D Council, current research has implicated sunlight and vitamin D deficiency as a major...

Animal experiments show old antidepressant may reverse heart failure

A team of Johns Hopkins and other researchers have found in animal experiments that an antidepressant developed over 40 years ago can blunt and even reverse the muscle enlargement and weakened pumping function associated with heart...