Spherix Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results 
MarketWatch (press release)
BETHESDA, Md., May 15, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPEX) -- an innovator in biotechnology for therapy in diabetes, metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis, and provider of technical and regulatory consulting services ...

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Commentator Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure, narrowing of artery ... 
Boston Herald
The office ruled that the cause of Breitbart's death was heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with focal coronary atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. Breitbart collapsed near his Westwood home on the west side of Los Angeles March 1 ...

 

Associations between retinol-binding protein 4 and cardiometabolic risk ... 
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The published literature regarding the relationships between retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis is conflicting, likely due, in part, to limitations of frequently used RBP4 assays.

 

THE SAGE GROUP LLC Celebrates its 10th Anniversary as the Leading Research and ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
PAD, also known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is characterized by a reduction of blood flow to the lower limbs due to atherosclerosis. In the severe stages of PAD (critical limb ischemia or CLI) blood flow is so inadequate that ulcerations and ...

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Advanced Atherosclerosis: The Heart and Beyond 
Medscape
April 30, 2012 (New Orleans, Louisiana) ? Editor's note: When evaluating patients for cardiac risk, is a simple test for low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol sufficient? Opinions on that question, along with how ...

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Causes of heart disease 
Canada.com
Some of the most common causes of heart disease include atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"), changes in the electrical activity of the heart, birth defects, and infections. Here are some common types of heart disease and their causes.

 

Toward Regenerative Medicine Against Atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease 
Next Big Future
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the principal cause of ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease, making it the root of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

 

Effect of age and vaccination on extent and spread of Chlamydia pneumoniae ... 
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
pneumoniae may be linked etiologically to extra-respiratory diseases of aging,especially atherosclerosis. We have previously shown that age promotes C. pneumoniaerespiratory infection and extra-respiratory spread in BALB/c mice.

 

Secondhand smoke harms the heart 
Health24.com
The findings could have major public health implications because this type of damage has been associated with atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which can lead to heart attack or stroke. "Breathing in very low levels of secondhand smoke - the ...

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Resverlogix Completes Dosing of RVX-208 in SUSTAIN, a Phase 2b Clinical Trial ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
The ASSURE trial will utilize intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to study the important atherosclerotic plaque regressing aspects of RCT. The unique mechanism by which RVX-208 can potentially regress atherosclerotic plaque distinguishes it from all other ...

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