Archive for November, 2014

If the findings of a study conducted by Australian researchers are something to go by, it is evident that gene therapy could make people having cochlear implants able to hear better and enable them to hear and appreciate music when in a noisy environment. The experiment was essentially carried out with some deaf guinea pigs.

Some researchers have in the recent past reported that the risk for stroke and heart attack can be increased due to testosterone therapy. However, researchers have undertaken another researcher, which involved over 25000 older men and seemed to suggest that such a link might not exist after all. The US National Institute for Health actually funded the study which helped a lot in easing some fears regarding testosterone therapy not only for the patients but also their families as well.

Researchers in Britain have found that patients having polymyalgia rheumatic are highly likely to be diagnosed with vascular disease, a condition which usually affects the blood vessels. Health care providers should manage vascular risk factors carefully for patients having polymyalgia rheumatic in order to lower the risk of complications.

Researchers have suggested that the time which patients of heart attack reach the hospital may affect their likelihood of surviving. When the patient shows up at emergency room on weekends, at night or during holidays,

Treatment for people who suffer from heart attack usually involves nine critical steps. Thus, if you are a nurse, medic or a caregiver, then you need to what is bls certification as it is one of the most basic knowledge for treating heart attacks.

A drug that is commonly used for treating patients with heart failure does very little when it comes to lowering cardiac arrest or minimizing risk for death among those people diagnosed with the common heart problem. However, this drug does very little to reduce hospitalizations according to the findings of a recently completed study.