Diabetics' deaths tied to lower blood sugar From Baltimore Sun Federal researchers who tried to reduce heart attacks among diabetics by driving their blood sugar to low levels found that more patients were dying instead. The troubling results call into question the popular theory that radically lowering blood sugar levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes could prevent heart attacks and stroke. Using modified diet, exercise and glucose-lowering medication, the goal for the standard treatment group was to reduce blood sugar levels to a point known to be...

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State-of-the-art artery stent used at St. Elizabeth's From Belleville News Democrat In the past three years, heart bypass surgeries have dropped by nearly a third, thanks in large part to improvements in a tiny device known as a stent. Stents are small metal tubes that are inserted into blood vessels to keep them open after blockages have been cleared. Since about 2003, when stents were first coated with drugs to help keep vessels clear, the need for bypass surgery has been cut 25 percent to 30 percent, said Dr. Anil Shah, of Cardiology Consultants Ltd. "The Endeavor stent...

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Rodman and Renshaw to Sponsor ''Straight to the Heart'' Conference ... From FOXBusiness For further information and scheduling of 1:1 meetings, please contact your Rodman and Renshaw sales representative About Rodman & Renshaw Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. is a holding company with a number of direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Rodman & Renshaw, LLC. Rodman & Renshaw, LLC is a full service investment bank dedicated to providing investment banking services to companies that have significant recurring capital needs due to their growth and development strategies,...

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HeartCycle to develop telemonitoring solutions From Healthcare Equipment and Supplies A new international collaborative project has been set up to develop innovative telemonitoring solutions for the care of heart patients. The HeartCycle consortium, led by Royal Philips Electronics, aims to develop systems that will enable coronary heart disease and heart failure patients conditions to be monitored at home and to help them in their daily management of the disease.

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CMH Regional Health System Reduces Costs and Improves Physician ... From FOXBusiness ALPHARETTA, Ga., Feb 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Optio(R) Healthcare (OTCBB:OPTO) today announced that CMH Regional Health System has reduced manual scanning of patient documentation by 80 percent and reduced costs annually by $5,000 to $25,000 (per ancillary system) with Optio's Imaging Integration solution. As part of the phase one project, CMH implemented Optio's forms automation solutions, MedEx and MedForms, as well as Optio's DesignStudio(TM) solution to further extend the capabilities...

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