FDA approves breakthrough drug coated heart stent
The FDA permits Johnson & Johnson Cypher stent sales after studies show roughly 60 percent lower risk of heart attack or repeat treatment versus standard stents. Priced at 3195 dollars, hospitals fear affordability for Medicare patients while doctors weigh which candidates truly need the costlier device.
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Mark McClellan
New Drug-Coated Stent Cuts Reocclusion Rates in Angioplasty
About 1,058 patients undergoing angioplasty received either the Cypher.i drug coated stent or a plain stent. Over a year, 25 percent of plain stent recipients had a heart attack or needed further treatment to clear a reclog, compared with 9.9 percent for the coated stent. Economic considerations were noted as a factor.
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Mammograms May Cut Breast Cancer Death Risk, Study Finds
A large Lancet study of 210000 women from Sweden shows regular mammograms could lower breast cancer deaths by about 28 percent. Researchers compare mortality before and after screening to gauge survival benefits amid debates over early detection versus treatment advances.
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United States
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Stephen Duffy
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine
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Oldest hominid fossil in South Africa re dated to four million years
A new dating method places a near complete human-like skeleton from South Africa at about four million years old, one million years earlier than prior estimates. The cave site yields rich prehuman remains, with spinach like deposits. Earlier 1997 dating using geomagnetic paleomagnetism faced criticism for precision. the current study uses isotope decay in cave sediments to confirm the older age, reported in Science.
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Science
Nissan to replace Altima air bags for eye injuries
Nissan will offer to replace airbags in about 198000 older Altimas due to complaints of forceful deployment causing eye injuries. NHTSA closed the investigation after Nissan agreed to install less powerful airbags, with 79 facial or eye injury complaints noted and more claims of eye injuries than similar models.
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Nissan
National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
Altima
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