ROME (Reuters) - The world’s worst Ebola epidemic has put harvests at risk and sent food prices soaring in West Africa, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday, warning the problem would intensify in coming months. The FAO issued a special alert for Liberia, Sierra…
Source: Ebola threatens food security in West Africa: FAO
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Ebola threatens food security in West Africa: FAO
Novo Nordisk drops inflammatory disorder business, incurs cost
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday it has decided to stop its activities within inflammatory disorders and only focus on the treatment and prevention of diabetes and obesity. The decision follows a discontinuation for the company’s most advanced…
Source: Novo Nordisk drops inflammatory disorder business, incurs cost
Skin cancer rates rising fastest in older men
Malignant melanoma is now the fifth most common cancer It affects more than 13,000 Britons annually and kills 2,000 patients a year Experts blame explosion in package holidays by sun-seekers starting in 1960s Skin cancer rates in England are rising faster in older men than any other age…
Source:Skin cancer rates rising fastest in older men
Scapegoating steroids won't make for a safer night out
Steroids are easy to scapegoat. Users are viewed as aggressive, violent and mentally unstable, able to snap at any moment and cause great harm to the people around them. Ostensibly, it is this perception of steroid users that has led the Queensland government to enact tougher penalties for…
Source:Scapegoating steroids won’t make for a safer night out
SFH on import of Mainland live poultry and tobacco control
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a public function this morning (September 2): Reporter: (On resumption of import of Mainland live poultry and tobacco control measures.) Secretary for Food…
Source:SFH on import of Mainland live poultry and tobacco control
Effect of glenohumeral forward flexion on upper limb myoelectric activity during simulated mills manipulation; relations to peripheral nerve biomechanics
It is generally accepted that muscles may activate via the common nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) in response to painful stimuli associated with tensile or compressive forces on peripheral nerves. Following the basic assumption that the radial nerve may be stressed around the elbow during the…
Source:Effect of glenohumeral forward flexion on upper limb myoelectric activity during simulated mills manipulation; relations to peripheral nerve biomechanics
Validity of the Australian Recommended Food Score as a diet quality index for Pre-schoolers
Diet quality tools provide researchers with brief methods to assess the nutrient adequacy of usual dietary intake. This study describes the development and validation of a pediatric diet quality index, the Australian Recommended Food Scores for Pre-schoolers (ARFS-P), for use with children aged…
Source:Validity of the Australian Recommended Food Score as a diet quality index for Pre-schoolers
Consultation on requirements of new franchises for two franchised bus companies to end on September 16
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – A Government spokesman said today (September 2) that members of the public are reminded to submit their views on the requirements of the new franchises of Citybus Limited (Franchise for Hong Kong Island and cross-harbour bus network) (Citybus (Franchise 1)) and New…
Source:Consultation on requirements of new franchises for two franchised bus companies to end on September 16
DH closely monitors situation of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria and updates affected areas
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Department of Health (DH) has been closely monitoring overseas outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD), and updated the EVD-affected areas today (September 2) in response to the latest situation reported by Nigeria. In addition to the previously affected Lagos area,…
Source:DH closely monitors situation of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria and updates affected areas
35000 patients wrongly struck off GP registers
NHS figures disclose that since April last year, 14 per cent of patients who were deleted from lists – ostensibly because they were thought to have died, or moved to a different area – were reinstated after they or their GP protested. It is not known how many more patients have been…
Source:35000 patients wrongly struck off GP registers
Simple awareness campaign in general practice identifies new cases of AF
[ | E-mail ] Contact: ESC Press Officepress@escardio.org 34-670-521-210European Society of Cardiology IMAGE: This is the ESC Congress 2014 poster. Click here for more information. Barcelona, Spain Tuesday 2 September 2014: A simple awareness campaign in general…
Source:Simple awareness campaign in general practice identifies new cases of AF
ROCKET AF trial suggests that digoxin increases risk of death in AF patients
[ | E-mail ] Contact: ESC Press Officepress@escardio.org 34-670-521-210European Society of Cardiology IMAGE: This is the ESC Congress 2014 poster. Click here for more information. Barcelona, Spain Tuesday 2 September 2014: Digoxin may increase the risk of death…
Source:ROCKET AF trial suggests that digoxin increases risk of death in AF patients
Health structures explain nearly 20 percent of non-adherence to heart failure guidelines
[ | E-mail ] Contact: ESC Press Officepress@escardio.org 34-670-521-210European Society of Cardiology Barcelona, Spain Tuesday 2 September 2014: Health structures explain nearly 20% of the non-adherence to heart failure guidelines, according to the results of a joint ESC-OECD study…
Source:Health structures explain nearly 20 percent of non-adherence to heart failure guidelines
Mechanical heart valves increase pregnancy risk
[ | E-mail ] Contact: ESC Press Officepress@escardio.org 34-670-521-210European Society of Cardiology Barcelona, Spain Tuesday 2 September 2014: The fact that mechanical heart valves increase risks during and after pregnancy, has been confirmed by data from the ROPAC registry…
Source:Mechanical heart valves increase pregnancy risk
Monday, September 1, 2014
Skin cancer rates rising fastest in older men
Malignant melanoma is now the fifth most common cancer
It affects more than 13,000 Britons annually and kills 2,000 patients a year
Experts blame explosion in package holidays by sun-seekers starting in 1960s
Skin cancer rates in England are rising faster in older men than any other age…
Skin cancer rates rising fastest in older men
Scapegoating steroids won’t make for a safer night out
Steroids are easy to scapegoat. Users are viewed as aggressive, violent and mentally unstable, able to snap at any moment and cause great harm to the people around them.
Ostensibly, it is this perception of steroid users that has led the Queensland government to enact tougher penalties for…
Scapegoating steroids won’t make for a safer night out
SFH on import of Mainland live poultry and tobacco control
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a public function this morning (September 2):
Reporter: (On resumption of import of Mainland live poultry and tobacco control measures.)
Secretary for Food…
SFH on import of Mainland live poultry and tobacco control
Effect of glenohumeral forward flexion on upper limb myoelectric activity during simulated mills manipulation; relations to peripheral nerve biomechanics
It is generally accepted that muscles may activate via the common nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) in response to painful stimuli associated with tensile or compressive forces on peripheral nerves. Following the basic assumption that the radial nerve may be stressed around the elbow during the…
Effect of glenohumeral forward flexion on upper limb myoelectric activity during simulated mills manipulation; relations to peripheral nerve biomechanics
Validity of the Australian Recommended Food Score as a diet quality index for Pre-schoolers
Diet quality tools provide researchers with brief methods to assess the nutrient adequacy of usual dietary intake. This study describes the development and validation of a pediatric diet quality index, the Australian Recommended Food Scores for Pre-schoolers (ARFS-P), for use with children aged…
Validity of the Australian Recommended Food Score as a diet quality index for Pre-schoolers
DH closely monitors situation of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria and updates affected areas
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Department of Health (DH) has been closely monitoring overseas outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD), and updated the EVD-affected areas today (September 2) in response to the latest situation reported by Nigeria.
In addition to the previously affected Lagos area,…
DH closely monitors situation of Ebola virus disease in Nigeria and updates affected areas
Consultation on requirements of new franchises for two franchised bus companies to end on September 16
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – A Government spokesman said today (September 2) that members of the public are reminded to submit their views on the requirements of the new franchises of Citybus Limited (Franchise for Hong Kong Island and cross-harbour bus network) (Citybus (Franchise 1)) and New…
Consultation on requirements of new franchises for two franchised bus companies to end on September 16
Childhood Diet Habits Set in Infancy, Studies Suggest
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Childhood Diet Habits Set in Infancy, Studies Suggest
35000 patients wrongly struck off GP registers
NHS figures disclose that since April last year, 14 per cent of patients who
were deleted from lists – ostensibly because they were thought to have died,
or moved to a different area – were reinstated after they or their GP
protested.
It is not known how many more patients have been…
35000 patients wrongly struck off GP registers
Simple awareness campaign in general practice identifies new cases of AF
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This is the ESC Congress 2014 poster.
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Barcelona, Spain Tuesday 2 September 2014: A simple awareness campaign in general…
Simple awareness campaign in general practice identifies new cases of AF
Tests show no sign of Ebola in Swedish man
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Medical authorities in the Swedish capital said on Monday tests on a man brought into hospital over the weekend and suspected of potentially carrying Ebola showed no signs the deadly disease. The Swedish man, whose name was not disclosed, had…
Source: Tests show no sign of Ebola in Swedish man
Parents of UK boy with tumor face Spanish hearing
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge will open proceedings on whether to extradite to Britain the parents of a 5-year-old boy with a brain tumor they took abroad against doctors’ advice.Ashya King’s parents were arrested Sunday in southeastern Spain after a European…
Source: Parents of UK boy with tumor face Spanish hearing
Everything you've ever wanted to know about hiccups (and how to get rid of them)
Yes, they’re annoying—and, yes, there are ways to deal. Hiccups that just won’t quit are almost as annoying as being stuck in traffic for hours…with a crying baby…and no air conditioning. We may be exaggerating here, but this…
Source: Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about hiccups (and how to get rid of them)
'Most exciting ever' Novartis drug points to huge sales
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Sales forecasts for Novartis’s new heart failure drug are being ramped up by analysts after strikingly good clinical trial results for a medicine doctors expect to transform treatment of the deadly disease. Shares in the Swiss drugmaker jumped over 3 percent to a record…
Source: 'Most exciting ever' Novartis drug points to huge sales
Everything you've ever wanted to know about hiccups (and how to get rid of them)
Yes, they’re annoying—and, yes, there are ways to deal. Hiccups that just won’t quit are almost as annoying as being stuck in traffic for hours…with a crying baby…and no air conditioning. We may be exaggerating here, but this…
Source: Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about hiccups (and how to get rid of them)
University of Leicester research sniffs out smell of disease in feces
A fast-sensitive “electronic-nose” for sniffing the highly infectious bacteria C. diff, that causes diarrhoea, temperature and stomach cramps, has been developed by a team at the University of Leicester. Using a mass spectrometer, the research team has demonstrated that it is…
Source:University of Leicester research sniffs out smell of disease in feces
Study suggests that energy drinks can cause heart problems
Energy drinks can cause heart problems according to research presented at ESC Congress 2014 today by Professor Milou-Daniel Drici from France. Professor Drici said: “So-called ‘energy drinks’ are popular in dance clubs and during physical exercise, with people sometimes…
Source:Study suggests that energy drinks can cause heart problems
Joan Rivers' family consider lawsuit over botched procedure as doctors fear stroke could leave star 'either a vegetable or in a wheelchair'
Doctors have started the process of bringing Joan Rivers out of her medically-induced coma They fear she could be left as ‘a vegetable’ or ‘needing a wheelchair’ Sources say the family are considering a lawsuit after she stopped breathing during a routine procedure The…
Source:Joan Rivers’ family consider lawsuit over botched procedure as doctors fear stroke could leave star ‘either a vegetable or in a wheelchair’
Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
One Friday night, 30 men and 30 women gathered at a hotel restaurant in Washington, D.C. Their goal was love, or maybe sex, or maybe some combination of the two. They were there for speed dating. The women sat at separate numbered tables while the men moved down the line, and for two solid hours…
Source:Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
Therapeutic drug monitoring of nevirapine in saliva in Uganda using high performance liquid chromatography and a low cost thin-layer chromatography technique
In resource limited settings access to laboratory monitoring of HIV treatment is limited and therapeutic drug monitoring is generally unavailable. This study aimed to evaluate nevirapine concentrations in saliva using low-cost thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and nevirapine concentrations in…
Source:Therapeutic drug monitoring of nevirapine in saliva in Uganda using high performance liquid chromatography and a low cost thin-layer chromatography technique
A multi-institutional study of the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 large genomic rearrangements in familial breast cancer patients
Large genomic rearrangements (LGRs) in the BRCA1/2 genes are frequently observed in breast cancer patients who are negative for BRCA1/2 small mutations. Here, we examined 221 familial breast cancer patients from 37 hospitals to estimate the contribution of LGRs, in a nationwide context, to the…
Source:A multi-institutional study of the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 large genomic rearrangements in familial breast cancer patients
University of Leicester research sniffs out smell of disease in feces
A fast-sensitive “electronic-nose” for sniffing the highly infectious bacteria C. diff, that causes diarrhoea, temperature and stomach cramps, has been developed by a team at the University of Leicester.
Using a mass spectrometer, the research team has demonstrated that it is…
University of Leicester research sniffs out smell of disease in feces
Study suggests that energy drinks can cause heart problems
Energy drinks can cause heart problems according to research presented at ESC Congress 2014 today by Professor Milou-Daniel Drici from France.
Professor Drici said: “So-called ‘energy drinks’ are popular in dance clubs and during physical exercise, with people sometimes…
Study suggests that energy drinks can cause heart problems
Joan Rivers’ family consider lawsuit over botched procedure as doctors fear stroke could leave star ‘either a vegetable or in a wheelchair’
Doctors have started the process of bringing Joan Rivers out of her medically-induced coma
They fear she could be left as ‘a vegetable’ or ‘needing a wheelchair’
Sources say the family are considering a lawsuit after she stopped breathing during a routine procedure
The…
Joan Rivers’ family consider lawsuit over botched procedure as doctors fear stroke could leave star ‘either a vegetable or in a wheelchair’
Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
One Friday night, 30 men and 30 women gathered at a hotel restaurant in Washington, D.C. Their goal was love, or maybe sex, or maybe some combination of the two. They were there for speed dating.
The women sat at separate numbered tables while the men moved down the line, and for two solid hours…
Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
Therapeutic drug monitoring of nevirapine in saliva in Uganda using high performance liquid chromatography and a low cost thin-layer chromatography technique
In resource limited settings access to laboratory monitoring of HIV treatment is limited and therapeutic drug monitoring is generally unavailable. This study aimed to evaluate nevirapine concentrations in saliva using low-cost thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and nevirapine concentrations in…
Therapeutic drug monitoring of nevirapine in saliva in Uganda using high performance liquid chromatography and a low cost thin-layer chromatography technique
A multi-institutional study of the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 large genomic rearrangements in familial breast cancer patients
Large genomic rearrangements (LGRs) in the BRCA1/2 genes are frequently observed in breast cancer patients who are negative for BRCA1/2 small mutations. Here, we examined 221 familial breast cancer patients from 37 hospitals to estimate the contribution of LGRs, in a nationwide context, to the…
A multi-institutional study of the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 large genomic rearrangements in familial breast cancer patients
Geographic distribution of non-clinical Theileria parva infection among indigenous cattle populations in contrasting agro-ecological zones of Uganda: implications for control strategies
Non-clinical Theileria parva infection among indigenous cattle occurs upon recovery from primary disease during the first year of life. Continuous exposure to infection through contaminated tick infestations with absence of clinical disease gives rise to endemic stability. Endemic stable…
Source:Geographic distribution of non-clinical Theileria parva infection among indigenous cattle populations in contrasting agro-ecological zones of Uganda: implications for control strategies
Ceremony to commemorate victory of Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Chief Executive, Mr C Y Leung, and senior government officials will attend an official ceremony on Wednesday (September 3) at the City Hall Memorial Garden to commemorate the victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression. The…
Source:Ceremony to commemorate victory of Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression
Release of Primary School Profiles 2014
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The following is issued on behalf of the Committee on Home-School Co-operation: The Committee on Home-School Co-operation (CHSC) will upload the e-version (in Chinese and English) of Primary School Profiles 2014 on Wednesday (September 3). The printed version (in…
Source:Release of Primary School Profiles 2014
US judge blocks enforcement of new abortion law
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Louisiana from enforcing its restrictive new abortion law. But lawyers and advocates appeared to disagree about whether the judge’s order affects doctors at all five abortion clinics in the state or only those at three clinics whose lawsuit…
Source:US judge blocks enforcement of new abortion law
Doctor revalidation needs to address seven key issues for success, claims report
New research launched today, September 1, 2014, has concluded that there are seven key issues that need to be addressed to ensure the future success of doctor revalidation, the most profound revision in medical regulation since the Medical Act of 1858. The research has been funded by the Health…
Source:Doctor revalidation needs to address seven key issues for success, claims report
Sugar substance 'kills' good HDL cholesterol, new study finds
Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that ‘good’ cholesterol is turned ‘bad’ by a sugar-derived substance. The substance, methylglyoxal – MG, was found to damage ‘good’ HDL cholesterol, which removes excess levels of bad cholesterol…
Source:Sugar substance ‘kills’ good HDL cholesterol, new study finds
19 new dengue cases in Japan, linked to Tokyo park
Japan is urging local authorities to be on the lookout for further outbreaks of dengue fever, after confirming another 19 cases that were contracted at a popular local park in downtown Tokyo. The cases announced Monday raise to 22 the number of dengue infections thought to have been contracted…
Source:19 new dengue cases in Japan, linked to Tokyo park
Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) – An outbreak of dengue fever in Japan — the first since World War II — has affected at least 22 people, the government said Monday, with all cases believed to be linked to a Tokyo park. The health ministry said 19 new infections have been confirmed since…
Source:Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan
Novartis Japan admits concealing drug side effects
Tokyo (AFP) – The Japanese unit of Swiss pharma giant Novartis has admitted it did not report more than 2,500 cases of serious side effects in patients using its leukaemia and other cancer drugs, reportedly including some fatalities. The revelations, which marked the latest in a…
Source:Novartis Japan admits concealing drug side effects
Cyberonics device improves heart function after Boston flop
BARCELONA (Reuters) – A nerve stimulation device from Cyberonics improved cardiac function in heart failure patients in a small clinical trial, in contrast to an unsuccessful study backed by Boston Scientific. However, the Cyberonics trial reported on Monday did not contain a control…
Source:Cyberonics device improves heart function after Boston flop
Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
One Friday night, 30 men and 30 women gathered at a hotel restaurant in Washington, D.C. Their goal was love, or maybe sex, or maybe some combination of the two. They were there for speed dating. The women sat at separate numbered tables while the men…
Source: Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
One Friday night, 30 men and 30 women gathered at a hotel restaurant in Washington, D.C. Their goal was love, or maybe sex, or maybe some combination of the two. They were there for speed dating. The women sat at separate numbered tables while the men…
Source: Our Use Of Little Words Can, Uh, Reveal Hidden Interests
A multi-institutional study of the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 large genomic rearrangements in familial breast cancer patients
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of nevirapine in saliva in Uganda using high performance liquid chromatography and a low cost thin-layer chromatography technique
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Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) - An outbreak of dengue fever in Japan — the first since World War II — has affected at least 22 people, the government said Monday, with all cases believed to be linked to a Tokyo park.The health ministry said 19 new infections have been confirmed…
Source: Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan
Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan
Tokyo (AFP) - An outbreak of dengue fever in Japan — the first since World War II — has affected at least 22 people, the government said Monday, with all cases believed to be linked to a Tokyo park.The health ministry said 19 new infections have been confirmed…
Source: Dengue outbreak affects at least 22 in Japan
Cyberonics device improves heart function after Boston flop
By Ben Hirschler BARCELONA (Reuters) - A nerve stimulation device from Cyberonics improved cardiac function in heart failure patients in a small clinical trial, in contrast to an unsuccessful study backed by Boston Scientific. However, the Cyberonics trial reported…
Source: Cyberonics device improves heart function after Boston flop
Cyberonics device improves heart function after Boston flop
By Ben Hirschler BARCELONA (Reuters) - A nerve stimulation device from Cyberonics improved cardiac function in heart failure patients in a small clinical trial, in contrast to an unsuccessful study backed by Boston Scientific. However, the Cyberonics trial reported…
Source: Cyberonics device improves heart function after Boston flop
WHO says Senegal Ebola case 'top priority emergency'
August 29, 2014: A security guard, center left, working at the University Hospital Fann, speaks to people inside a car as a man is treated for symptoms of the Ebola virus inside the Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn) DAKAR,…
Source: WHO says Senegal Ebola case ‘top priority emergency’
WHO says Senegal Ebola case 'top priority emergency'
August 29, 2014: A security guard, center left, working at the University Hospital Fann, speaks to people inside a car as a man is treated for symptoms of the Ebola virus inside the Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn) DAKAR,…
Source: WHO says Senegal Ebola case ‘top priority emergency’
WHO says Senegal Ebola case a 'top priority emergency'
August 29, 2014: A security guard, center left, working at the University Hospital Fann, speaks to people inside a car as a man is treated for symptoms of the Ebola virus inside the Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn) DAKAR,…
Source: WHO says Senegal Ebola case a ‘top priority emergency’
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Southwest Lantau Marine Park and Soko Islands Marine Park
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (September 1) announced a plan for the designation of Southwest Lantau Marine Park and Soko Islands Marine Park. An AFCD spokesman said, “The Government re-affirms its commitment to the…
Source:Southwest Lantau Marine Park and Soko Islands Marine Park
Police condemn acts endangering public safety
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – At the Asia World Expo this morning (September 1), some protestors, who were not invited guests for events in the Expo, forcefully went through the visitor registration counter and security checkpoints outside a conference hall, pushed aside the mills barriers and…
Source:Police condemn acts endangering public safety
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Southwest Lantau Marine Park and Soko Islands Marine Park
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) today (September 1) announced a plan for the designation of Southwest Lantau Marine Park and Soko Islands Marine Park.
An AFCD spokesman said, “The Government re-affirms its commitment to the…
Southwest Lantau Marine Park and Soko Islands Marine Park
Police condemn acts endangering public safety
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – At the Asia World Expo this morning (September 1), some protestors, who were not invited guests for events in the Expo, forcefully went through the visitor registration counter and security checkpoints outside a conference hall, pushed aside the mills barriers and…
Police condemn acts endangering public safety
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VIDEO: Urgent calls to tackle childhood obesity
Children are being “condemned to a lifetime of ill-health”, warns the Royal College of GPs. In a letter to the Chief Medical Officer for England, doctors’ leaders say a generation of children is being destroyed by junk food and a lack of exercise. They warn this could be the…
Source:VIDEO: Urgent calls to tackle childhood obesity
Inhibiting inflammatory enzyme after heart attack does not reduce risk of subsequent event
[ | E-mail ] Contact: Jessica Makijmaki3@partners.org 617-525-6373The JAMA Network Journals In patients who experienced an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event (such as heart attack or unstable angina), use of the drug darapladib to inhibit the enzyme lipoprotein-associated…
Source:Inhibiting inflammatory enzyme after heart attack does not reduce risk of subsequent event
Renal denervation more successful when it includes accessory arteries
[ | E-mail ] Contact: ESC Press Officepress@escardio.org 34-670-521-210European Society of Cardiology Barcelona, Spain Sunday 31 August 2014: Renal denervation seems to be more successful at reducing blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension when it includes accessory…
Source:Renal denervation more successful when it includes accessory arteries
Wine only protects against CVD in people who exercise
[ | E-mail ] Contact: ESC Press Officepress@escardio.org 34-670-521-210European Society of Cardiology IMAGE: This is the ESC Congress 2014 poster. Click here for more information. Barcelona, Spain Sunday 31 August 2014: Wine only protects against cardiovascular…
Source:Wine only protects against CVD in people who exercise
Tests promise 'blockbuster' new heart failure drug
Washington (AFP) – An experimental drug from Swiss pharma giant Novartis reduced deaths from chronic heart failure by 20 percent compared with an existing treatment, according to the results of a vast new study. The new drug, called LCZ696, has been labelled a potential…
Source:Tests promise ‘blockbuster’ new heart failure drug
Early data suggest Sanofi, Regeneron drug may halve heart risk
BARCELONA (Reuters) – An experimental cholesterol-lowering drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals roughly halved the number of heart attacks and strokes in a clinical trial, researchers reported on Sunday. The result is not conclusive, because the analysis was done…
Source:Early data suggest Sanofi, Regeneron drug may halve heart risk
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