NitroMed Heart Failure Drug Helps Blacks - Study
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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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Bone marrow cells infused to the heart through tiny incisions helped several severe heart failure patients get markedly better, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Doctors are to trial a new type of heart pump to help people with heart failure.
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A cheap, easy-to-use drug that prevents  bleeding after childbirth could help to save the lives of  thousands of women in poor countries, researchers said on  Friday.
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NEW ORLEANS -- A fixed-dose combination of two rarely used heart drugs cut death rates among black heart-failure patients almost in half, researchers reported Monday.
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TONIGHT A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. SCIENTISTS SAY A NEW DRUG SHOWS PROMISE OF NEARLY DOUBLING A PERSON&#39;S CHANCES OF SURVIVING HEART FAILURE.
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A drug approved for the  treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of  diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese  individuals, Harvard researchers report.
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NitroMed Inc., the maker of the BiDil drug to treat heart failure in African Americans, said Monday it plans to offer $65.2 million of its common stock to the public.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson's Scios Inc. unit has commissioned the Duke Clinical Research Institute to perform a study of the safety and effectiveness of its heart failure drug Natrecor.
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A cheap, easy-to-use drug that prevents bleeding after childbirth could help to save the lives of thousands of women in poor countries, researchers said on Friday.
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An unusual study enrolling only black Americans showed a more powerful statin drug worked better to lower cholesterol than a rival brand, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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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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THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans are more likely than whites to suffer severe, untreated and disabling depression, U.S. research shows.
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Surprising study results show that the popular heart drug doesn't live up to its claims  -  and three new trials are now underway
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The diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia raise the risk of heart failure but do not increase the risk of heart-related death, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, confirming earlier findings.
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An experimental drug from Eli Lilly reduced heart attacks in patients with heart disease by 24 percent compared with the current standard treatment.