ScienceAlertToxic Waste on Par with Malaria as a Global KillerScienceAlertIn one study researchers found elevated levels of lead, chromium and other chemicals in soil and water samples near 373 toxic waste sites located in India, the Philippines and In…
Heart failure underestimated – Toronto NewsFIX
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Heart failure underestimated
Toronto NewsFIX If you have heart failure, your heart’s left ventricle (lower chamber) will be less able to pump blood round the body than usual. Doctors call this ability the ejection fraction and use it to assess the functioning of the left ventricle. We know that … |
Experimental heart failure treatment shows promise – The News International
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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 … |