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Targeting the Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Against Heart Failure

Scientists have staved off heart failure in animals by using gene therapy to shut down the ...“Despite our best efforts, about half of all heart failure patients die within five years of diagnosis, so clearly something new is needed. These results add a...

Over 50s Most Concerned About Global Warming

...are motivated to take action but frustrated by the failure of the Government and business to provide stronger leadership to combat global warming. The report combined a detailed carbon footprint analysis of the UK by age and household expenditure, together with an attitudinal survey of over 700 people aged...

Now Fight Iron Disorders With a Drug Against Hypertension

...n in various tissues//, where it can lead to organ failure and even death if not treated before irreversible ...er repeated blood transfusions and can cause organ failure over time. Günter Weiss, a clinician from the Innsbruck Medical University, and his collaborators fr...

India Lags Far Behind in Controlling Maternal Deaths

...the high MMR in India is not lack of resources but failure in the system,' said Aparajita Gogoi, national coordinator of the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) that works on issues concerning safe motherhood. Gogoi was speaking at a workshop on maternal mortality organised by UNICEF in Gwalior last week. Talk...

Drug Used in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery may Increase Risk of Death

...sk of perioperative renal [kidney] dysfunction and failure requiring dialysis in patients undergoing primary, repeat or complex coronary artery surgery." Dennis T. Mangano, Ph.D., M.D., from the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation, San Bruno, Calif., and colleagues assessed survival rates at six we...

A New Plan to Restrict Cardiovascular Diseases in Scotland

...e a previous heart attack, stroke, angina or heart failure or diabetes or family history of high cholesterol. Older people, smokers and the overweight are considered more at risk. This assessment will also look into the place where you live as evidence shows deprivation and stress also add to heart probl...

Mental Health of Kashmiris Needs Urgent Attention: Survey

...d raise important questions about the government's failure to adequately provide mental health services to the population. It also begs further discussion of the continuing situation of impunity in Kashmir for those who perpetrate acts of terror and violence against the people of the region. Until this cy...

Fashion Industry Takes Its Toll on Young Models

...he case of Luisel Ramos, who broke down with heart failure at the age of 22 during a show in Montevideo, after she had recently lost a full 12 kg. In Italy and Spain measures have been taken to keep over-thin models off the ramp, and the theme has become a hot topic in the US fashion industry. The indu...

NO Linked With Increased Survival in ALI/ARDS

...ventilator-free days, and decreased rates of organ failure in ALI/ARDS patients. The results appear in the first issue for February 2007 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society. Michael Matthay, M.D., of the University of California, ...

New Guidelines for Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism

...ranches. A large embolus may result in acute heart failure or sudden death. More than 200,000 deaths each year are associated with VTE in the United States. The Annals of Family Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine have joined in publishing the new guidelines. Both guidelines and an evidence review for...

Remote Device to Monitor Patients Daily at Their Homes

...l statistics crucial for the management of cardiac failure patients. An abrupt change in weight could indicat... is resulting in decreased hospitalizations. Heart failure has an annual direct cost of more than $26 billion in the U.S. and is the number one reason for hosp...

World Must Act Quickly To Control Spread XDR-TB

...ve drugs from the outset" and to prevent treatment failure and drug resistance, according to Fauci. He also calls for the acceleration of TB drug development and says additional effective vaccines "are desperately needed." Scientists also need to "expand laboratory investigations to examine the coinfectio...

New Hope for Kidney Failure Patients

...lity rate. Patients who experience acute kidney failure during septic shock can require dialysis for up to...dynamics’s research has focused on treating kidney failure during and after septic shock, but the drug it is developing could eventually treat other causes of ...

Lethal Hospital Bug Tough to Knock Down, Statistics Reveal

... to 2000 deaths an year. The statistics show the failure by authorities to hamper the growing threat of these bacteria. The accounted cases were gathered from elders above 65 years as the majority of infections strike this age group. "Cases of Clostridium difficile infection continue to rise: there may...

Anemia Drugs to Be Taken With Caution

...ditions of anemia caused by chemotherapy and renal failure patients. According to Roger Perlmutter, Amgen Inc.’s Executive Vice President for Research and Development, this drug if used within the specified indications is bound to be safe. Generally EPO drugs are meant for people undertaking chemotherap...

No Thanks to Raw Sprouts

...evere infections, E. coli O157:H7 can cause kidney failure or even death. PRI...

Selenium Supplements May Slow Progression of HIV: Report

... selenium supplementation reduces the frequency of failure of antiviral therapy, much better evidence would be needed to prove this," he said. It would be interesting to show that selenium slowed the progression of HIV disease in patients with high CD4 counts -- a group that currently might not be offered ...

Quarantine Sought For Harsh TB Strain

...t so is letting the disease spread," he said. "The failure to act would have as many consequences as acting, so this is truly a dilemma." Source: Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

Aspirin Saves Life Even in Cancer Patients

...ore susceptible to forming clots." Durand, a heart failure specialist, says. "There appears to be a platelet paradox suggesting that cancer may affect the mechanism of the way that blood clots, and from this analysis, we have found that the single most important predictor of survival in these patients is whe...

FDA To Reconsider Standards for Reviewing Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives

...t is reconsidering its standards for reviewing the failure rate of new oral contraceptives with lower doses//...gency to reconsider what represents an "acceptable failure rate" for new drugs. The agency uses a measurement called the Pearl Index, which calculates a contra...

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