Ferriprox More Efficacious Than Deferoxamine - In Removing Iron ...

Ferriprox More Efficacious Than Deferoxamine - In Removing Iron ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 4 hours ago... from two new studies demonstrate that treatment with the oral iron chelator Ferriprox(deferiprone) prevents iron-induced heart disease and significantly ...

Oh, Rats! Designer Animals Reveal Possible Heart Disease Genes
Science Daily (press release) - 5 hours agoEvery year, heart disease claims an estimated 7 million lives, according to the World Health Organization. Scientists have struggled ...

Measuring health risks: Waist-to-hip ratio vs. body-mass index
Seattle Times, United States - 20 hours ago... "However defined, overweight and obesity contribute to the development of a number of debilitating diseases, including arthritis, heart disease and diabetes.". ...

Close to the heart
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - 14 minutes ago... This three-dimensional image shows a healthy heart without coronary artery disease. ... Traditionally, cardiologists have presided over the realm of heart disease. ...

Zoo studies bonobos for heart disease
Pioneer Press, MN - 18 hours agoScientists are studying the hearts of bonobos at the Milwaukee County Zoo in an effort to track heart disease, which the staff veterinarian says is a leading ...

Tiny cells pack huge controversy
Denver Post, CO - 18 hours ago... health risks too. "I can't bear the thought that they risk stroke, heart disease, limb amputation," Wald said. When Frannie DeGette ...

New study links obesity and heart problems
Daily Times, Pakistan - 4 hours ago... tracked 17,643 patients for three decades and found that being overweight in mid-life substantially increased the risk of dying of heart disease later in life ...