September 30, 2009
No mini stroke warning for most:study
September 29, 2009
Heart attack study looking at whether giving clot buster in ambulance is best
Doctor who developed STEMI protocol honoured
Woman with atrial fibrillation face rougher road than men
September 28, 2009
Low Vitamin D linked to high blood pressure
September 25, 2009
Seasonal flu shot may increase H1N1 risk
September 23, 2009
Old red blood cells could double mortality in trauma patients
Flu virus can trigger heart attacks in some patients
September 22, 2009
H1N1 infected people continue to shed live virus days after the symptoms
September 21, 2009
Pioneering heart attack program is now Ontario’s first health district wide emergency protocol
Swine Flu vaccines to fall short:WHO
September 18, 2009
New blood pressure drug shows promise
Study questions heart device for women
Most adult Americans at some risk for heart disease
September 17, 2009
September 16, 2009
Swine Flu burrows into lungs:study
September 15, 2009
Urgent air transport can be improved:study
Emergency air-medical transport:1 in 20 patients experiences a critical event
September 14, 2009
Swine Flu or allergies: how do you tell the difference?
September 11, 2009
Swine Flu breaks out across US
Resistant Swine Flu may have been spread by campers
September 8, 2009
Paramedics needed in delerium cases:report
Swine Flu deaths top 2,800 worldwide
September 4, 2009
Swine Flu may be less dangerous than predicted:study
September 3, 2009
Second thoughts about stroke treatment could cost lives
September 2, 2009
A few whiffs of smoke may harm your heart
Study details Swine Flu transmission rates
September 1, 2009
Another report finds Swine Flu targeting the young
August 28, 2009
Study:Patients may face radioactive risk from imaging tests
August 27, 2009
Are heart attacks more deadly in women?
Smokers twice as likely to get TB
August 26, 2009
Swine Flu vaccine looks safe so far
August 25, 2009
Heart risks rise with smokeless tobacco
August 24, 2009
Swine Flu explosion coming:WHO
August 21, 2009
Heart attack survival rates rise
August 20, 2009
Ibuprofen rated best for pain of broken arms
Researchers decry use of diabetes drug Avandia
August 18, 2009
Device may offer alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
August 17, 2009
Asthma drug probed for link to cardiac problems
August 14, 2009
Swine Flu may not be any deadlier this fall:experts
August 12, 2009
Passive oxygen flow better than assisted ventilation
August 11, 2009
9/11 responders may be at raised myeloma risk
August 10, 2009
Researchers produce first nationwide study of the homeless in ERs
911 responses:Expense of emergency calls add up
Cooling is catching on for cardiac arrest patients
August 7, 2009
9/11 still wreaking havoc on health
Human tests of Swine Flu vaccine start
August 6, 2009
Tamiflu resistant Swine Flu identified along Texas-Mexico Border
Gym class injuries jump in US:study
August 5, 2009
August 4, 2009
Kids as young as 9 can and should learn CPR life support, researchers say
July 31, 2009
More than 1 in 10 major injuries in Ontario involve high blood alcohol levels
July 30, 2009
Heart failure different in women
New drug promises to reduce damage from a heart attack
Silent strokes often undiagnosed
July 29, 2009
New estimate on Swine Flu in US
July 27, 2009
Swine Flu vaccine by October, say makers
Swine Flu pandemic in early days:WHO
July 24, 2009
Blast injury training inadequate, doctors say
Who’s at risk from Swine Flu?
New drug may reduce heart attack damage
July 23, 2009
July 22, 2009
A large number of Canada’s healthcare workers averse to flu shots
July 21, 2009
Swine Flu vaccine fast tracked to September?
Heart disease risk factors on rise in Canada:study
July 20, 2009
Swine flu could kill 65,000 in UK, warns chief medical office
July 17, 2009
Heart bypass method raises heart attack, death risk
July 15, 2009
Unstoppable Swine Flu and how to deal with it
July 14, 2009
Dramatic drop in deaths from most common cancers
July 10, 2009
Mini strokes may cause vision loss
July 9, 2009
Fewer dying from aortic abdominal aneurysms
July 7, 2009
Swine flu different from ordinary flu in a number of ways
Caffeine may ease or reverse Alzheimer’s, study suggests
July 6, 2009
CPR survival rates for older people unchanged
June 30, 2009
Slow decline often follows stroke recovery
Study:Alcohol tied to 1 in 25 deaths
June 18, 2009
Psoriasis may raise cardiovascular risk
June 11, 2009
Irregular heartbeat raises stroke risk:study
June 10, 2009
Eyes provide clues to common cause of stroke
June 9, 2009
Obesity may dampen response to asthma meds
June 8, 2009
Key to wound healing may be explained in fish tail
June 4, 2009
Mini stroke can mean major one within hours
1 in 3 kids lack nearby trauma care
June 2, 2009
Value of taking Aspirin to cut heart risk varies
June 1, 2009
Type I diabetes may double in young kids
Stroke group expands time for clot busting drugs
May 28, 2009
Tricorder invented, now EMTs can take vital signs from 40 ft away
May 27, 2009
Whooping cough risks higher among unvaccinated kids
May 26, 2009
Strict blood sugar control lowers heart risks in Diabetes
May 22, 2009
Ambulance phone triage system misses more than 50 per cent of stroke patients
With heart attacks, fast treatment matters
Swine flu immunity higher in older adults:CDC
May 21, 2009
Safe to wait for angiogram for most heart attacks, Canadian doctors find
May 20, 2009
Obese heart patients may live longer
Irregular heartbeat tied to Alzheimer’s disease
May 15, 2009
Survey:heart disease is often underdiagnosed
Traumatic brain injury haunts children for years
May 8, 2009
All blood pressure drugs lower risk of heart attack and stroke
Even barely early babies face respiratory risk
Many seniors at risk of malnutrition
May 7, 2009
Medical care for the homeless: Study finds that homes lessen need for emergency care
May 6, 2009
Cholesterol drugs may help in cardiac emergency
May 1, 2009
Paramedics need help to revive marriages: U of T study
Computerized scan detects heart disease
Study predicts dramatic growth in cancer rates among US elderly, minorities
April 30, 2009
Medication errors could be cut:experts
Swine flu cases rising in US, world
April 28, 2009
Seizure drug study to involve patients, medics in Glendale, Arizona
April 27, 2009
US life expectancy rises to record level
April 24, 2009
Silent heart attacks more common than thought
April 23, 2009
Prehospital triage of STEMI patients reduces door-to-balloon times
April 22, 2009
Anxiety increases pain intensity, disability
April 17, 2009
Researchers create long acting local anesthetic
Former inmates at increased risk of high blood pressure
April 16, 2009
Large waist size tied to increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older populations
April 15, 2009
Depression after heart disease increases risk of heart failure
Anti-clotting medications may be associated with brain microbleeds in older adults
April 9, 2009
More kids on blood pressure, diabetes drugs
April 8, 2009
Study links abnormal heart rhythm to SIDS
April 6, 2009
Trauma patient study halted by feds
April 2, 2009
Schizophrenics at increased risk for type 2 diabetes
April 1, 2009
Ranks of Alzheimer’s patients swell
March 31, 2009
Upper limb ischemia during ambulance transfer reduces myocardial perfusion injury in STEMI
March 27, 2009
World’s largest ambulance study focusing on chest pain is now underway in Sweden.
March 23, 2009
Millions could benefit from statins to prevent heart attacks, strokes
March 20, 2009
Faster, better care for heart attack victims
March 19, 2009
Defibrillator may not help many with heart failure
March 18, 2009
Preemie delivery tied to heart woes for women
Aspirin decreases first heart attacks in men and first strokes in women
March 17, 2009
Sleep deprivation linked to prediabetes
Traffic triples heart attack risk
March 13, 2009
New test used to detect heart attacks on the spot
March 12, 2009
CPR can save young lives too, study
March 11, 2009
Heart disease tied to depression, anger
March 10, 2009
Emergency doctors join push for better EMS helicopter safety
March 9, 2009
Second stroke prevention efforts wanting
Mobile phones belonging to hospital workers covered in bugs
March 6, 2009
NHS study produces ejector-seat ambulance design
March 5, 2009
Post traumatic stress tied to suicide risk
Certain combined medications after heart attack may increase risk of death
March 4, 2009
New in-ambulance treatment of heart attack patients expected to save lives, improve outcomes
March 2, 2009
Fainting most common medical crisis on planes, study
Flu spead by unvaccinated NHS frontline staff, report
February 27, 2009
An angry heart can lead to sudden death
February 26, 2009
Head injury while young ups epilepsy risk
February 24, 2009
Early menopause may double stroke risk
New advances may treat stroke faster, better
February 21, 2009
Silent strokes more common in young people than thought
February 20, 2009
Younger stroke patiens may be misdiagnosed, study
February 19, 2009
Researchers tackle improving sudden cardiac arrest survival rate
February 17, 2009
More women than men die of heart disease, but awareness is lacking
Calling 911, not driving to ER saves lives during heart attacks
February 13, 2009
February 12, 2009
EMS improvements boost cardiac arrest survival, study
Brain helmet could help save lives of stroke victims
February 11, 2009
Alarming increase in prevalence of chronic low back pain
Heart failure linked to memory problems
February 10, 2009
Quick stroke treatment improves outcomes
February 7, 2009
Ground Zero workers still suffer from lung problems
February 6, 2009
Massive shortage of defibrillators costing lives, USA
February 5, 2009
Western Carolina University professor to lead study on paramedic shortage
Heart rate predicts women’s heart risk
Fractures in older adults up death risk
February 4, 2009
Medical shows encourage first aiders, poll
Shift workers’ body clocks studied to prevent certain cancers
February 3, 2009
Diabetes can double odds of Alzheimer’s
January 30, 2009
Concussion’s effects may linger for decades
Some heart failure meds may raise fracture risk in women
Higher blood sugar could impair thinking
January 29, 2009
January 28, 2009
Elderly car crash deaths down in last decade
Chain of Survival saves lives, lessens damage in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in Japan
January 27, 2009
Salt may restrict blood flow to the heart
Gender may influence heart failure treatment
January 26, 2009
Ambulance call triage outcomes for patients reporting pain
January 23, 2009
Kidney, heart problems may be linked
Discovery could lead to novel arrhythmia treatments
January 22, 2009
Seasonal variation in blood pressure
January 21, 2009
US heart attacks becoming less severe
January 19, 2009
Sleep apnea seems to wear down the brain
January 16, 2009
Sodium, potassium intake tied to heart disease
January 15, 2009
Emergency anti-seizure treatments to be studied
January 14, 2009
Women with heart attack symptoms see delays in care:study
January 13, 2009
Immediate treatment:El Paso is one of eight sites to test heart attack remedy
January 9, 2009
Measles cases on the rise in Europe:report
January 7, 2009
War vets with headaches could have brain problems
January 6, 2009
January 5, 2009