The Mosaic Company will be presenting their Hello Heart results at the NBGH conference
Hello Heart has been chosen to present in the next National Business Group on Health conference “Workforce Strategy 2017 – Emerging For Change” Since 1974...
Month : July 2017
New Treatment Breakthrough for Thyroid Related Eye Disease
Thyroid Eye Disease The thyroid gland can be the target of autoimmune disease. For reasons not well understood, the soft tissues around the eyes can...
Aspirin Safe for Heart Failure Patients, Study Finds
MONDAY, July 31, 2017 -- Some research has raised concerns about the safety of aspirin for heart failure patients. But a new study appears to...
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon Announce 2017 Patient Champions
The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon is pleased to announce its “Patient Champions” who will represent 24 of the 26 miles on...
Five vascular diseases linked to one common genetic variant
Genome-wide association studies have implicated a common genetic variant in chromosome 6p24 in coronary artery disease, as well as four other vascular diseases: migraine headache,...
Phase 3 trial confirms superiority of tocilizumab to steroids for giant cell arteritis
A phase 3 clinical trial has confirmed that regular treatment with tocilizumab, an inhibitor of interleukin-6, successfully reduced both symptoms of and the need for...
Heart attack: Blood vessel growth may improve treatment
The discovery of how a signaling pathway and the hormone leptin stimulate new blood vessel growth could help to improve cancer and heart attack treatment....
Successful Use of Entecavir in Hepatitis B-associated Membranous Nephropathy
Abstract We report the case of a 7-year-old unimmunized boy who presented with generalized anasarca for the first time, along with nephrotic-range proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, microscopic...
What’s the best exercise for heart health?
In this digital age, the internet (or Alexa) is often the first choice for getting our questions answered. But when it comes to your health,...
Healing of the Heart 2017
Once again words escape me as I try so hard to find a way to describe the intensity of the impact this retreat has on...
Treating Your Heartburn
Do you suffer from heartburn often? Our Houston, TX, gastroenterologist, Dr. Vikram Jayanty, explains what you can do to alleviate your painful heartburn symptoms. Why...
Cytomegalovirus Disease in HIV-infected Children—A Single-Centre Clinical Experience over 23 Years
Abstract Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) results in significant morbidity and mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected individuals. There is paucity of literature on paediatric CMV disease,...