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Study: Heart failure drug guidelines often ignored
CHICAGO — Most hospitalized heart failure patients are sent home without widely recommended inexpensive pills, despite a program to get more doctors to follow treatment guidelines, a study suggests.
Mays’ family: Review finds no chronic cocaine use
TAMPA, Fla. — The family of TV pitchman Billy Mays released the findings of an independent medical examiner Thursday, who concluded that the informercial star’s cocaine use was not a significant contributing factor in his sudden death.
SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.
Enrollment in Avastin breast cancer study halted
NEW YORK — Swiss drug developer Roche said Friday six cases of patients with heart failure symptoms prompted a halt to enrollment in a National Cancer Institute sponsored study of its blockbuster drug Avastin.
Prostate cancer treatment may spark heart problems
LONDON — A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients’ risk of heart problems, new research says.
Statin cuts heart problems after artery surgery
NEW YORK — Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins. People getting an artery unclogged or repaired were much less likely to die or have a heart attack afterward if they took preventive doses of the pills before and after their operations, a Dutch study showed.
Combination heart device reduced heart failure
BARCELONA, Spain — A two-in-one heart device to fix irregular beats and contraction patterns cut patients’ chances of developing heart failure by 41 percent, new research says.
