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Experimental heart failure treatment shows promise
The News International But it has not worked as well for chronic heart failure — where the heart’s pumping ability declines over time, causing fatigue, breathlessness and fluid build-up in the legs. In the United States, close to 6 million adults have heart failure, often … |
Kick the butt or kick the bucket – The New Indian Express
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Kick the butt or kick the bucket
The New Indian Express But in India, over 47 per cent of males still use tobacco. Correspondingly the number of lung cancer cases has also seen a rise in the country,” she said. The problem is especially acute in the north-eastern parts of the country, she added. Studies … |
Fowler Museum celebrates 50th anniversary with year of special exhibitions … – UC Los Angeles
Fowler Museum celebrates 50th anniversary with year of special exhibitions …UC Los AngelesThree-quarters of these were acquired through private donations in the short period from 1963 to 1969, and most originally came from the Sepik River region, now…
Omid Abbasi, Iranian Firefighter Who Died After Saving Young Girl, Saves 3 … – Huffington Post
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Omid Abbasi, Iranian Firefighter Who Died After Saving Young Girl, Saves 3 …
Huffington Post He gave her his oxygen mask, but by the time he had gotten her to safety, Abbasi himself had suffered ‘brain death,’ Mehr News reports. After his death, Abbasi’s family donated his organs to three patients in need of transplants. “He was kind and loved … |
Pfizer Discontinues Phase 3 Study of Inotuzumab Ozogamicin in Relapsed or … – MarketWatch (press release)
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Pfizer Discontinues Phase 3 Study of Inotuzumab Ozogamicin in Relapsed or …
MarketWatch (press release) In this study, inotuzumab ozogamicin was administered on a once-a-month schedule in combination with rituximab and compared with an active comparator arm (investigator’s choice of bendamustine plus rituximab or gemcitabine plus rituximab). During a … Pfizer halts study of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma drugBusinessweek Pfizer (PFE) says it’s discontinuing Phase 3 studies on its investigational …Seeking Alpha |
Ginger Could Enhance Effects Of Asthma Medication, Study Finds – Huffington Post – Huffington Post
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Ginger Could Enhance Effects Of Asthma Medication, Study Finds – Huffington Post
Huffington Post … journal, the results should be considered preliminary. But still, researchers write in the study abstract that “these compounds may provide additional relief of asthma symptoms when used in combination with beta-agonists and highlight novel use of … |
International Religious Freedom Report 2012 Executive Summary – AllAfrica.com
International Religious Freedom Report 2012 Executive SummaryAllAfrica.comIn China, religious affairs officials and security organs scrutinized and restricted the religious activities of registered and unregistered religious and spiritual groups. The g…
Pollution risks worse for developing world women – UPI.com
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Pollution risks worse for developing world women
UPI.com … for lung disease and other problems related to this cause,” says Sumi Mehta, director of programs for the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, which is based in Washington, D.C., and promotes biogas, smoke hoods and other abatement measures in … |
Ramadoss undergoes heart surgery – Times of India
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Ramadoss undergoes heart surgery
Times of India CHENNAI: PMK founder S Ramadoss underwent a heart surgery on Monday at a private hospital in Chennai. A party statement said the surgery was performed on Monday morning and the 75-year-old was not keeping well. He will be in the critical care unit … PMK chief Ramadoss to undergo heart surgeryDaily News & Analysis |
Exercise improves survival in heart failure – Toronto NewsFIX
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Exercise improves survival in heart failure
Toronto NewsFIX It’s not often that exercise is prescribed for people with heart failure, because doctors have not been convinced that it will do any good. Researchers at Royal Brompton Hospital, London, have reviewed nine trials that involved 801 patients with heart … |