NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition that affects more than 3 million Americans annually and can kill up to 90% of people who have it, but it's almost ...

Major Medical Devices, Inc. ( (MMD), an emerging innovator in vascular intervention technologies with a highly differentiated, potentially quick to market device in a $3 billion market, announces ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening vascular disorder that primarily affects elderly males. It often develops asymptomatically, yet aneurysm rupture can lead to rapid fatality.

A farmer is among the first people in the UK to join a trial which is testing whether a diabetes drug can treat a "deadly" ...

Most people with an abdominal aortic aneurysm don’t show any symptoms — they don’t know that the largest blood vessel in their body is slowly and silently dilating, creating a blood-filled bulge. If ...

A cheap diabetes drug is currently being assessed for its potential to halt the progression of a life-threatening condition. Scientists are assessing whether metformin can be repurposed to treat ...

What Is an AAA Screening Ultrasound? An AAA screening (or abdominal aortic aneurysm screening) is an ultrasound that looks at the main blood vessels in the abdomen. This imaging study allows your ...

A major clinical trial is investigating whether Metformin, a widely used blood sugar medication, can halt the growth of ...

A veteran's study identified more than a dozen genes associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that could be used to better identify people at risk for the often-deadly condition, according to ...