Promise Seen in Drug for Heart Failure
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By Reuters. In the first major trial to test a drug only in blacks, an experimental drug developed by NitroMed Inc., combined with standard therapy, helped heart failure patients live significantly longer, researchers said yesterday.
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A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for &quot;ethnic treatments&quot;.
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NEW ORLEANS - The largest study ever done solely on Blacks with heart failure raises the controversial prospect of the first drug that might be marketed to a specific racial group.
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One undervalued drug developer may be on the cusp of greatness.
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New drugs that mimic mutations found in buff animals could treat muscle-wasting diseases.
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Doctors are to trial a new type of heart pump to help people with heart failure.
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The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.
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A mesh &quot;sleeve&quot; surgically wrapped around the heart has shown promise for helping people with heart failure. Manufacturers of the new device, the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support
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A long-acting niacin drug that  raises so-called good cholesterol showed promise in slowing the  clogging of arteries when taken along with cholesterol-lowering  statins compared to statin therapy alone, according to a small  clinical study.
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A study designed especially for black patients with heart failure showed that an experimental drug cut their death rate by 43 percent.
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Not content with having a drug that might merely fight obesity and smoking, the company developing this eagerly anticipated pill will soon launch studies to see if it can treat and prevent clogged arteries and heart disease.
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FDA advisory panel gives the nod to its heart drug.
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In the first major trial to test a  drug only in blacks, an experimental drug developed by NitroMed  Inc. added to standard therapy helped heart failure patients  live significantly longer, researchers on Monday said.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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ONE of the most widely prescribed blood pressure drugs in Australia may be no more effective at preventing death from heart disease than a placebo.
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Viagra, Pfizer Inc's famous impotence treatment, demonstrated promise in a late-stage clinical trial for use in treating the often fatal disease pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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A new therapy shows glimpses of promise, but proving a benefit in heart patients could be hard.