ADCB employees brighten lives through blood donation driveAME Info (press release)Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) recently held a blood donation drive at its Head Office in Abu Dhabi. A large number of employees from various divisions of the bank turn…
Hot Line IV: Late-breaking trials on heart failure and acute coronary syndromeMedical XpressThe blood pressure lowering drug aliskiren did not improve coronary artery disease when given to patients who had prehypertension, results of the Aliskiren Quan…
Organ trafficking: a protected crimeThe Conversation… transplant surgeries have infiltrated global medical practice. But despite the evidence of widespread criminal networks and several limited prosecutions in countries including India, Kosovo, Turke…
Passing on the Right Antibodies: Protecting Piglets from DiarrhoeaThePigSite.comAUSTRIA – The parasite Cystoisospora suis affects suckling pigs causing severe intestinal problems, such as diarrhoea. Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, …
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SERVE-HF; the World’s Largest Study of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Heart …
PR Newswire (press release) Approximately 14 million people in Europe are living with heart failure2 and central sleep-disordered breathing is known to be a highly prevalent comorbidity in these patients. With an estimated 30-50 percent of heart failure patients potentially at … |
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Hot Line IV: Late-breaking trials on heart failure and acute coronary syndrome
EurekAlert (press release) AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – The blood pressure lowering drug aliskiren did not improve coronary artery disease when given to patients who had prehypertension, results of the Aliskiren Quantitative Atherosclerosis Regression Intravascular Ultrasound … |
Amgen, Cytokinetics heart failure drug misses goal in studyReutersAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An experimental heart failure drug from Amgen and Cytokinetics missed its goal of improving shortness of breath in a mid-stage clinical trial, leaving its future un…
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Hepatitis Remains a Vicious and Frequent Killer in India
Aleteia Hepatitis is an infection of the liver caused by any of half a dozen viruses — A, B, C, D, E, or G. It is a global problem with 66 percent of all the world’s population living in areas where there are high levels of infection. Hepatitis B and C are … |
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Antibodies turn stem cells into immune cells
U-T San Diego LA JOLLA — Richard A. Lerner made his scientific reputation by unraveling novel characteristics and uses of antibodies, helping invent new tools in the process. Upon stepping down as president of The Scripps Research Institute at the beginning of 2012 … |
Ganeshotsav emerges as platform to raise awareness about social issuesIndian ExpressIt tackled child molestation last year and has now taken up the cause of organ donation. Piyush … Only 200 lives are saved through transplants. People … Therefore, …