Efficacy Of Stents Is Improved When Their Placement Is Determined By Arterial Blood Flow Measurement Reperfusion therapy in the form of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is now the recommended first treatment for victims of acute myocardial infarction. New European guidelines issued in November 2008 emphasised speed of action and the importance of reperfusion therapy to restore blood flow to the heart and improve survival rates.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBioIQ Supports American Heart Month To Raise Awareness About Heart Disease, The #1 Killer Of Women Yes, the truth sometimes hurts. But when it comes to women's health, it's better to face the facts: one in four women in the United States dies of heart disease. Although significant progress has been made in increasing awareness among women, most people fail to make the connection between risk factors and their personal risk for developing heart disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comInsulin May Protect Brain Against Alzheimer's Scientists from the US and Brazil have discovered that insulin may slow or prevent the damage and loss of memory of Alzheimer's disease by blocking the action of abnormal proteins that attack brain cells, leading to the suggestion that Alzheimer's may actually be a third type of diabetes caused by weakening of insulin signalling in the brain.
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