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FDA approves new treatments for heart disease caused by a serious rare disease, transthyretin mediated amyloidosis worldpharmanews
May 07, 2019
On May 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vyndaqel (tafamidis meglumine) and Vyndamax (tafamidis) capsules for the treatment of the heart disease (cardiomyopathy) caused by transthyretin mediated amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) in adults.
AHA: Too Much of This in the Blood Could Predict Unhealthy Aging drugs
January 23, 2019
A hormone found in the blood that's commonly linked to heart disease also might signal when someone is more likely to grow weaker or lose their ability to balance before they're 70....
Common medications for physical health may also treat mental illness pharmaceutical-technology
January 14, 2019
A large study led by University College London (UCL) has found that cheap, common physical health drugs could help treat serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.....
'Significant' health outcomes gap still exists in Scotland pharmafile
December 17, 2018
There is a significant gap in health outcomes between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland, a Scottish government Health and Social care report has revealed.
BHF urges heart patients to get flu jab pharmatimes
November 05, 2018
The British Heart Foundation is urging people with heart and circulatory disease to get vaccinated against the flu.
Predicting the risk of heart disease, diabetes and more using millions of gene variants fiercebiotech
August 14, 2018
If physicians could predict which of their patients are more likely to develop serious diseases like breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease, they could offer personalized preventive care that’s only minimally available today.
HIV Doubles Heart Disease Risk drugs
July 31, 2018
People with HIV are twice as likely to develop heart disease than those without the AIDS-causing virus, British researchers report.
Women and older people under-represented in drug trials for heart disease worldpharmanews
July 30, 2018
Trying to determine how best to treat a patient, doctors often look to randomized clinical trials to guide their choice of what drug to prescribe.....
Scuba Diving May Be Risky for Older Hearts drugs
July 27, 2018
Scuba diving might sound like a great adventure, but a new report warns that if you are older and overweight, you have a higher chance of having a heart attack while underwater.
Using CRISPR to predict heart disease risk fiercebiotech
June 25, 2018
There are about 135 genes associated with cardiomyopathy and congenital heart conditions that can cause sudden death.

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