ITV NewsResearch links insomnia to increased heart failure riskITV NewsPeople who find it hard to sleep may have an increased chance of developing heart failure, a new study has revealed. Scientists stress that they have only found an association and c…
Study links insomnia with increased heart failure riskThe ConversationPeople with three insomnia symptoms have a three-fold higher risk of heart failure than people with no insomnia, a large study has found, but the researchers stopped short of saying …
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Man marks 1000th blood donation
CBC.ca Sandy Sanford, 80, has become one of only five people in Canada to have donated blood 1,000 times. He is also the oldest Canadian to have reached the 1,000 donation mark. The CBC’s Colleen Jones was there to witness Sanford’s incredible milestone. Halifax man reaches milestone by donating blood for 1000th timeMetroNews Canada |
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Indian patent appeal board upholds compulsory license on Bayer’s Nexavar
The Pharma Letter … grant of a compulsory licence has now been issued by India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in Chennai, upholding the March 2012 granting of the first compulsory license for the firm’s kidney and liver cancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib … India rejects German transnational’s cancer drug patent appealMorning Star Online Landmark ruling against patent drugs in IndiaNewstalk ZB India Rejects Bayer Plea Against Cheap Cancer DrugPharmaceutical Processing |
Hindu Business LineSachin Tendulkar launches health research facilityTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar launched a research centre on gastrointestinal and liver cancers at a hotel here on Tuesday soon after India routed Australia …
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‘Employees State Insurance should foot scribe’s liver transplant bill’
Times of India HYDERABAD: Lokayukta Justice B Subhashan Reddy on Tuesday directed the state medical commissioner of Employees State Insurance (ESI) scheme and the managing director of Global Hospital, Lakdi-ka-Pul, to perform liver transplantation on a scribe in … |
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Poor sleep linked to heart failure
Express.co.uk But the Norwegian researchers, whose study was published in the European Heart Journal, said that they only found an association with heart failure and cannot be sure insomnia is a cause. And Dr Tim Chico, of the University of Sheffield said: “Luckily … |
Insomnia Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Failure, Study ShowsBloombergThose who experience all three major symptoms — trouble falling asleep, problems staying asleep, and not waking up feeling refreshed in the morning — were more than three times m…
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Groups push for organ donation reform
The Daily Star The recommendations include centralizing the country’s organ and tissue donations under the National Organization for Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation, an organization that works with the French organ donation program to change donation … CentraState receives Circle of Life Award from NJ Sharing NetworkTri-Town News The Living Legacy Foundation to Honor Professional Soccer Midfielder Andy …Hispanic PR Wire (press release) Have the conversation on donating lifeCamden Haven Courier |
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NHS needs more specialist heart failure nurses say campaigners
stv.tv The NHS needs to “up its game” and provide more specialist nurses for those suffering from heart failure, health campaigners have said. Provision of these nurses must be a “top priority”, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) insisted, after a new report … Nursing shortages for heart failure patientsHerald Scotland Scottish NHS heart nurses cut despite vital roleScotsman |