Promising Results In The Use Of Bioabsorbable Stents

A study published online in The Lancet presented two year data for the bioabsorbable everolimus coronary stent. More at...

Doctors Prescribing More Drugs And Ignoring Guidelines To Help Heart Disease Patients Lead Healthier Lifestyles

Doctors Prescribing More Drugs And Ignoring Guidelines To Help Heart Disease Patients Lead Healthier Lifestyles
Young patients with heart disease are smoking more and twice as many suffer from diabetes compared to 12 years ago. Heart disease prevention in routine clinical practice is inadequate, with only a third of patients being referred to and joining prevention and rehabilitation programmes, whilst doctors are prescribing more and more drugs. Yet lifestyle programmes should be the backbone of preventive care.

Food Allergies Limit Where And How Families Vacation

Food Allergies Limit Where And How Families Vacation
Families with food allergic individuals make significant lifestyle alterations when it comes to vacation planning, according to a study presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). Stephanie A. Leonard, MD, and colleagues looked at how having a food allergic family member impacts the vacation planning process using a survey that was filled out by 410 participants.