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1. Heart - Exercise Benefits Transplanted Hearts (applesforhealth)
   California researchers have shown for the first time that vigorous exercise is safe for heart transplant patients, and it can significantly improve their hopes of living normal lives. 06-04-99.

News

1. Dental - Laser Technology For Teeth (applesforhealth)
   Lasers may spell relief for dental patients in the 21st century. Dentists say people may no longer need a root canal thanks to a new laser nerve treatment that repairs the infected nerve instead of removing it and the blood vessels from the canal. 02-04-00.
2. Gallstones - Coffee Reduces Gallstone Risk (applesforhealth)
   Java junkies may be jittery, but new research suggests that getting gallstones is one thing they need not fear. 06-18-99.
3. Glaucoma - Promising Medical News For Glaucoma Patients (applesforhealth)
   Research funded by The Glaucoma Foundation may pave the way for a new drug that could help stop or slow vision loss from glaucoma. 01-14-00.
4. Glaucoma Research May Lead To New Drug (applesforhealth)
   New research suggests new clues treating the tens of thousands of people with the vision-hampering eye disease glaucoma who fail to respond to other therapies. 08-27-99.
5. HIV - Early Treatment May Be Best For HIV-Related Dementia (applesforhealth)
   A study suggests early stages of HIV-related dementia may be treatable and even reversible. The study, published in Neurology, the journal of the the American Academy of Neurology, indicates highly active antiretroviral therapy, frequently called the "AIDS cocktail," can reverse chemical changes and brain injury associated with HIV. 09-24-99.
6. HIV - Stress Speeds HIV Progression To AIDS (applesforhealth)
   Men with HIV will progress much more quickly to AIDS if they are stressed and have little social support, a new study by University of North Carolina scientists says. 06-11-99.
7. HIV - Testing For HIV Drug Resistance (applesforhealth)
   Researchers have confirmed that testing the AIDS virus in infected patients for drug resistance can lead to significantly lowered virus levels through customized therapies. 07-09-99.
8. Hair Cells Transplanted (applesforhealth)
   British researchers have successfully transplanted hair follicle cells from a man's head to a woman's arm. The new hair began to sprout within three to five weeks after the transfer. 11-12-99.
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10. Heart - Advances In Engineering Heart Tissue (applesforhealth)
    Five years ago, scientists achieved the first success in engineering heart tissue. They seeded cells on a three-dimensional scaffold outside a living body - which then began beating as one. 10-15-99.
11. Heart - Catheter Procedure Delivers Heart Genes (applesforhealth)
    Boston researchers say they can use catheters to deliver gene therapy directly to the heart, sparing more extensive surgery for seriously ill patients. 11-12-99.
12. Heart - Device Prevents Sudden Cardiac Death (applesforhealth)
    Sudden cardiac death from a heart rhythm disorder can be staved off by the use of a surgically implanted device known as a cardiac defibrillator, which prevents the heart from beating irregularly, a study shows. 07-02-99.
13. Heart - Drug Gives Blanket Coverage For Hearts (applesforhealth)
    A large study shows an anti-high blood pressure drug, ramipril, can reduce the risk of serious events - death, stroke or heart attacks - for virtually any patient with heart disease, diabetes and related conditions. 09-10-99.
14. Heart - Drug Reduces Heart Complications (applesforhealth)
    A biotechnology-engineered drug, eptifibatide (Integrilin), significantly reduces risk of complications created during those angioplasty procedures in which tiny coils are placed in blood vessels -- a procedure performed 500,000 times a year in the United States. 03-24-00.
15. Heart - Drug Shows Promise Against Angina (applesforhealth)
    The initial results of a clinical trial indicate Ranolazine could become the first in a new class of drugs to potentially treat angina, a serious heart disease affecting 7.2 million Americans. 10-22-99.
16. Heart - Drug Treatment Before Bypass Surgery (applesforhealth)
    Research indicates there are benefits to giving patients the drug sotalol before they undergo coronary artery bypass surgery. 10-22-99.
17. Heart - Easy Steps To Walking For Health (applesforhealth)
    New research demonstrating that brisk, low-sweat walking can help the heart just as well as more vigorous exercise may finally convince some couch potatoes to stride into good health, some heart specialists say. 09-03-99.
18. Heart - Exercise Keeps Patients Off Operating Table (applesforhealth)
    Twenty minutes of moderate exercise a day relieved angina symptoms as much as an invasive heart operation. 03-24-00.
19. Heart - Folic Acid Policy May Help Hearts (applesforhealth)
    The government-mandated use of folic acid in bread and grains to prevent birth defects may also protect against heart disease. 06-11-99.
20. Heart - Give Blood (applesforhealth)
    Recent studies have shown that giving blood can cut your risk of heart attack and certain cancers. In the U.S., it’s more common for people to have too much iron, especially among men and post menopausal women. 03-10-00.
21. Heart - Growth Factor Builds New Blood Vessels (applesforhealth)
    Researchers say an experimental time-release capsule, fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2), implanted during open heart bypass surgery infused a natural protein that helped grow new blood vessels and relieved lingering chest pain. 12-17-99.
22. Heart - Hospitals Slow In Heart Emergencies (applesforhealth)
    Researchers say you have a better chance of surviving cardiac arrest caused by an abnormal heart rhythm on an airplane or in a casino than in a hospital. 12-03-99.
23. Heart - Men And The Fiber Connection (applesforhealth)
    Not only will an increase of fiber help to prevent hernias, but it will also lead to a lower risk of heart attacks. 03-17-00.
24. Heart - Missing Genes Lead to Heart Trouble (applesforhealth)
    Researchers have found a deleted section of genetic matter can lead to deadly heart problems in mice and that supplying the missing genes can restore health, a finding with implications for humans. 09-24-99.
25. Heart - Non-Invasive Treatment Can Help Angina (applesforhealth)
    A new study finds a little-used non-invasive treatment can help millions of Americans who suffer from angina, the often severe chest pain that can lead to more serious heart disease. 06-25-99.
26. Heart - Old Drug Aids People With Heart Failure (applesforhealth)
    An international study has shown that an inexpensive steroid pill, spironolactone, can save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with heart failure, a disease that contributes to a quarter of a million deaths each year and is on the rise in the United States. 08-20-99.
27. Heart - Prayer Helps Patients Heal (applesforhealth)
    A study of nearly 1,000 heart patients in a Kansas City hospital concluded the patients did better when someone was praying on their behalf. 10-29-99.
28. Heart - Robotic Computer Takes Surgery To Heart (applesforhealth)
    Heart bypass surgery may soon be a matter of just three, one-inch incisions and an overnight stay at Ohio State University Hospital's Heart/Lung Institute. 08-13-99.
29. Heart - Scientists Create Heart Valve In Lab (applesforhealth)
    For the first time, researchers have grown working heart valves from lamb cells in research that suggests it may be possible to grow human valves to replace defective parts in people. 11-12-99.
30. Heart - Smoking Pot Boosts Heart Attack Risk (applesforhealth)
    New research from Harvard shows that the risk of having a heart attack is five times higher an hour after smoking marijuana. 03-10-00.
31. Heart - Two More Tools To Fight Heart Failure (applesforhealth)
    Two drugs already in use for high blood pressure and angina can cut death and hospitalization from heart failure in half when added to traditional treatments, according to a new report. 06-09-99.
32. Heart - Vascular Problems May Be Linked to Virus (applesforhealth)
    Oregon researchers say they've discovered why a common kind of herpes virus seems to exacerbate blood-vessel problems in patients who have undergone organ transplant or balloon angioplasty. 01-07-00.
33. Heart - Young Women At Risk Of Heart Attack (applesforhealth)
    Heart attacks are twice as deadly for women under 50 as they are for men of the same age, says a new study. 07-23-99.
34. Heart Attack - Arrhythmia Drug Helps During Hearts Attacks (applesforhealth)
    More heart-attack victims make it to the hospital alive when emergency medical personnel inject them with amiodarone, a drug originally developed to smooth out an irregular heartbeat. 10-15-99.
35. Heart Attack Deaths Declining (applesforhealth)
    An international study of 170,000 episodes indicates death rates from heart attack are declining. 06-11-99.
36. Heart Attacks - Angioplasty Tops Drugs (applesforhealth)
    When a clogged heart vessel causes a heart attack, doctors either use clot-busting drugs to dissolve the blockage or employ catheters to mechanically open the blood vessel. Using catheters, angioplasty, worked better in the study. 11-05-99.
37. Heart Attacks - Coil Devices Keep Heart Arteries Open (applesforhealth)
    Tiny coils implanted in critical arteries help prop open blood vessels better than procedures that use only the balloon pressure of Angioplasty to eliminate life-threatening blockages during heart attacks. 12-31-99.
38. Heart Attacks - Study Compares Aspirin, Antiplatelet Drug (applesforhealth)
    Heart doctors report a comparison of aspirin and another antiplatelet drug, clopidogrel, for their safety, cost and effectiveness in reducing heart attacks and strokes. 11-12-99.
39. Heart Attacks - Superaspirin Aids Patients With Leg Pain (applesforhealth)
    Doctors are reporting the new "superaspirins" are superior to standard aspirin in preventing stroke and heart attack in patients with clogged blood vessels in their legs. 08-20-99.
40. Heart Defibrillators - Antitheft Gates Okay For Defibrillators (applesforhealth)
    A normal walk through the antitheft gates in many stores will not to set off a person's defibrillator implant, concludes a study of 169 patients. 07-30-99.
41. Heart Disease (applesforhealth)
    The American Heart Association is disputing a recent report that death rates from heart disease have declined. 10-29-99.
42. Heart Disease - Cholesterol Lowering Reduces Heart Disease (applesforhealth)
    Older Americans have the Nation's highest rate of coronary heart disease (CHD) and can benefit greatly from lowering elevated cholesterol, according to a report from the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). The report notes that cholesterol lowering also has been shown to reduce the risk of strokes. 08-27-99.
43. Heart Disease - Clue To Protection Against Heart Disease (applesforhealth)
    Doctors say the ability of some people to develop new coronary arteries that help reroute blood flow around blockages might be the result of their ability to produce a growth factor that protects against heart attacks. The growth factor is a protein that helps generate new blood vessels. 09-17-99.
44. Heart Disease - Complex Patterns Of Heart Disease (applesforhealth)
    Researchers have come up with a technique that can help doctors identify a seemingly healthy heart heading for trouble. 07-02-99.
45. Heart Disease - Gene Therapy (applesforhealth)
    Preliminary human testing of a gene therapy injected directly into the oxygen-starved heart muscle indicates the technique is safe. The findings open the door to possible new treatments for heart disease, say the authors of a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. 10-22-99.
46. Heart Disease - Link Between Blood-Clotting Factors, Estrogen Levels (applesforhealth)
    The levels of two blood-clotting factors linked to heart disease risk vary over the menstrual cycle, doctors report. 03-31-00.
47. Heart Disease - Protein CRP Predicts Cardiovascular Problems in Women (ReutersHealth.com)
    "Elevated blood levels of a substance called C-reactive protein (CRP) may be an independent predictor of heart disease in women, new research shows." 4-02
48. Heart Disease And Hot Reactors (applesforhealth)
    According to cardiologists, one in every five people is a 'hot reactor' a person whose blood pressure shoots up under pressure. 04-21-00.
49. Heart Disease Less Deadly (applesforhealth)
    The warnings about the hazards of smoking and high cholesterol and other heart hazards have apparently paid off. 08-13-99.
50. Heart Disease Patients - Less Hostile Is Better (applesforhealth)
    Men with coronary heart disease reduced their blood pressure by taking a course in anger and hostility management. 07-30-99.
51. Heart Patients Take Those Meds (applesforhealth)
    Canadian scientists have found that people who diligently take their medication after a heart attack are significantly less likely than those who are more lax - even when the drugs are actually placebos, or sugar pills. 08-06-99.
52. Heart Rips Fixed Without Surgery (applesforhealth)
    In work hailed as a medical milestone, international researchers say patients with life-threatening rips in the arteries of the heart have the best chance of recovery if their doctors forego surgery and use a non-surgical procedure to patch up the damaged area with a small tube. 06-18-99.
53. Heart Shock Defibrillator Saves Lives (applesforhealth)
    An implanted device that shocks the heart into a normal rhythm reduces the risk of sudden death due to abnormal heartbeat by 74 percent compared to drug treatment, or no treatment. 12-24-99.
54. Heart Surgery - Angioplasty Gains On Open Heart Surgery (applesforhealth)
    A less invasive procedure to open clogged heart blood vessels also proves less costly than extensive open heart bypass surgery. 09-03-99.
55. Heart and Chocolate (applesforhealth)
    If you like chocolate, you'll like this news. In addition to the possible antioxidant effects suggested by previous studies, chocolate has been shown in new research to provide additional benefits to the heart. 03-31-00.
56. Heart-Rhythm May Explain Drownings (applesforhealth)
    At least some of the more than 400 unexplained drownings per year may be caused by a defect in the heart's rhythm, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic. 10-08-99.
57. Heartbeat Treatment Succeeds In Wisconsin (applesforhealth)
    Doctors at a Milwaukee hospital say they've successfully treated an elderly woman's erratic heartbeat with radiofrequency-generated heat. 06-11-99.
58. Heartburn - Hormone May Help Treat GI Troubles (applesforhealth)
    Scientists at Merck Research Laboratories have unlocked the workings of a hormone that may spell relief to the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from heartburn and other gastrointestinal disorders. 07-02-99.
59. High Blood Pressure Drug (applesforhealth)
    Researchers say an experimental drug, omapatrilat, from a new pharmaceutical class could help as many as 50 percent of Americans with high blood pressure to reach a normal blood pressure. 11-12-99.
60. Hypertension - Blood Pressure Interpretation (applesforhealth)
    The systolic pressure - the first of two numbers that comprise a blood-pressure reading - turns out to be the better indicator of hypertension, researchers have found. 09-17-99.
61. Hypertension - Concern About Hypertension Awareness (applesforhealth)
    A survey by The National Council on the Aging shows nearly half of Americans over 50 do not know their own blood pressure. The study raises concerns that those with a high risk for complications from high blood pressure are not aware of them. 03-24-00.
62. Hypertension, Cold Medicines May Not Mix (applesforhealth)
    Doctors caution people with high blood pressure about the cold and flu medications they use. American Heart Association scientists say the use of decongestants may raise blood pressure or interfere with the effectiveness of its treatment. 09-24-99.
63. Hysterectomy - Fatigue Worst Hysterectomy Side Effect (applesforhealth)
    Fatigue, not pain, is the worst side effect of a hysterectomy, according to a new survey. 10-01-99.
64. Hytertension Treatment (applesforhealth)
    Researchers say a once-a-day medication for the treatment of high blood pressure is now available in the United States. It is perindopril, sold under the name ACEON (ace-ee-on) Tablets and marketed by Solvay Pharmaceuticals. 02-04-00.
65. Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Worms May Ease Inflamed Bowels (applesforhealth)
    Researchers at the University of Iowa say they've had dramatic results in treating inflammatory bowel disease with parasitic worms. 08-20-99.
66. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Drug (applesforhealth)
    A new drug that can give relief to some women with irritable bowel syndrome has been approved, federal health officials said. 02-18-00.
67. Irritable Bowels Drug (applesforhealth)
    Some 20 percent of the Western population suffer from irritable bowel syndrome. Relief may be on the way in the form of a new drug called Zelmac (tegaserod). 12-10-99.
68. Laser Holes In Heart Help Patients (applesforhealth)
    Drilling a series of holes through the heart with a laser to improve blood flow to nutrient-starved heart muscle relieves chest pain and improves quality of life for patients who have run out of other options for treatment of heart disease. 11-12-99.
69. Stroke - Doctors Leg Pain Could Be Deadly (applesforhealth)
    Narrowing of blood vessels in the legs - often causing pain in the calves while walking - increases a person's risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack by as much as 50 percent. 09-17-99.

Research

1. Heart Attacks - Aspirin May Be Risky (applesforhealth)
   Doctors who prescribe aspirin to decrease the risk of strokes or heart attacks for high-risk patients may be doing more harm than good if patients are already taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for an arthritic condition, a new study suggests. 11-19-99.
2. Heart Attacks - Aspirin Unbeatable For Heart Attacks (applesforhealth)
   Studies comparing aspirin against a pricey experimental drug for heart patients have found that regular old aspirin is just as good. 03-24-00.
3. Heart Attacks - Aspirin Use Low In Heart Disease Patients (applesforhealth)
   Even though aspirin is a known heart attack prevention medicine, its use by patients with coronary artery disease is low, a major medical journal study says. 03-17-00.
4. Heart Failure - Aspirin Treatment Questioned (applesforhealth)
   British researchers cautioned that aspirin - considered by many doctors as a standard treatment for patients suffering from heart failure - is associated with increased death and hospitalization for those patients. 09-10-99.
5. Heart Muscle Regenerates (USA Today)
   Provides a summary of a major medical finding, that a heart can repair itself after a heart attack. Before this, scientists and doctors believed that heart muscles could not be restored after they were damaged in a heart attack. 6-01