Archive: 10/11/2015
Cardiac rehab coverage expands for chronic heart failure patients with symptoms
Medicare's and Medicaid's newly extended cardiac rehabilitation coverage for chronic heart failure patients with symptoms has tripled the number who are now eligible, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Nov 10, 2015
Achieving Life's Simple 7 reduces more than heart disease
Achieving the seven heart-health metrics of the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 also helps reduce many other chronic diseases, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...
Nov 10, 2015
Lowering China's pollution could prevent about 900,000 cardiovascular deaths by 2030
Air pollution is a leading cardiovascular disease risk factor in Beijing and urban China. Lowering air pollution to the level it was during the 2008 Beijing Olympics could prevent about 900,000 cardiovascular deaths and gain ...
Nov 10, 2015
Tobacco use fueled by e-cigs, hookah remains high among US Hispanics/Latinos
Tobacco use remains a serious problem among Hispanic/Latino adults, with increasing use and acceptance of e-cigarettes and hookah among younger tobacco users living in the United States, according to a study presented at ...
Nov 10, 2015
Researchers describe strategies to decrease immune responses in IBD
New research led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) helps explain the role of an immunosuppressive pathway associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition that develops in genetically ...
Nov 10, 2015
Nanotechnology advances could pave way for implantable artificial kidney
Research that could lead to the development of a surgically implantable, artificial kidney, was presented at ASN Kidney Week 2015 November 3-8 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Advances in nanofilter technology ...
Nov 10, 2015
Taste perception is influenced by extreme noise conditions
Eating is a fundamentally multisensory experience: we don't just eat our food, we also see it, smell it, and hear ourselves chewing it. However, perception of non-food components of the dining experience can also influence ...
Nov 10, 2015