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Bypass surgery safer using heart-lung pump: study BOSTON (Reuters) - Allowing the heart to keep beating during coronary bypass surgery is riskier than stopping the heart and using a heart-lung machine to keep the patient alive, researchers reported on Wednesday.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(Reuters)   2009-11-05 Sleep apnea raises death risk 46 percent: study WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Severe sleep apnea raises the risk of dying early by 46 percent, U.S. researchers reported Monday, but said people with milder sleep-breathing problems do not share that risk.   Source:(Reuters)   2009-08-18 Studies show brain pacemaker helps depression, OCD Two of the largest and longest studies so far show a "brain pacemaker" can effectively treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers said on Friday.   2008-04-26 Next-generation heart stent beats older device A next-generation artery-opening device from Abbott Laboratories Inc worked as well or better than an older stent at keeping blood flowing through diseased arteries, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.   2008-04-22 Drug companies to reveal grant practices For years, the nation's largest drug and medical device manufacturers have courted doctors with consulting fees, free trips to exotic locales and sponsoring the educational conferences that physicians attend.   People:Charles Grassley   2008-04-12 Headlines Bypass surgery safer using heart-lung pump: study 2009-11-05 Sleep apnea raises death risk 46 percent: study 2009-08-18 Studies show brain pacemaker helps depression, OCD 2008-04-26 Next-generation heart stent beats older device 2008-04-22 Drug companies to reveal grant practices 2008-04-12 Doctors looks to biologics to repair joints 2008-03-07 Removing clot aids heart attack recovery 2008-02-07 Heart patients sue Medtronic over device 2007-10-17 Device woes said reported before recall 2007-10-17 Medtronic pulls defibrillator wires 2007-10-16 Diabetics use sensors to monitor disease 2007-09-17 Medtronic profit up as ICD sales improve 2007-05-23 Hologic seeks to buy Cytyc for $6.2 billion 2007-05-20 Unclear if poor health or stents up risk 2006-12-09 Most defibrillators buried with patients: study 2006-11-12 Pacemakers and MRIs don't mix 2006-10-09 Physicians push FDA to drop 'recall' use 2006-09-28 Recent body-parts scandals prompt review 2006-09-23 Medtronic posts higher profit, cuts outlook 2006-08-22 Safety concerns raised on defibrillators 2006-08-08 Medtronic 1st-qtr revenue shy of expectations 2006-08-02 Jury Tells Medtronic to Pay $400 Million 2004-10-12 Singapore researchers develop dissolving heart stent 2004-04-17 Medtronic defibrillator gets FDA nod for 2 new uses 2001-08-28 Most-viewed Sleep apnea raises death risk 46 percent: study 2009-08-18

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