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Activated stem cells in damaged lungs could be first step toward cancer

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by admin.

DURHAM, N.C. – Stem cells that respond after a severe injury in the lungs of mice may be a source of rapidly dividing cells that lead to lung cancer, according to a team of American and British researchers.
“There are chemically resistant, local-tissue stem cells in the lung that only activate after severe injury,” said Barry [...]

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Drug-eluting stents prove more effective, equally as safe as bare-metal stents

Posted on 08. May, 2009 by admin.

Study conducted by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation is published in the New England Journal of Medicine; largest randomized comparison of drug-eluting and bare-metal stents ever performed
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 6, 2009 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that its landmark study comparing the safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stents was [...]

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Arrythmia associated with heart attacks linked to higher risk of death

Posted on 08. May, 2009 by admin.

DURHAM, N.C. – Heart attack patients who develop serious arrhythmia in connection with procedures to open blocked arteries face a significantly higher risk of death for several months after the procedure, when compared to similar patients who do not develop such complications, according to new research from Duke University Medical Center.
“The findings suggest that we [...]

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