Blood clots in the leg (deep vein thrombosis – DVT) occur commonly. In one-half of the cases, the blood clot will break loose and travel through the bloodstream to the lungs –…
Month: February 2011
Medunik to introduce novel orphan drugs to Canadians with rare diseases
Éric Gervais, Executive Vice-President of Medunik Canada, is proud to announce the Management Team of this recently created company. Medunik Canada is a Quebec pharmaceutical company with 60 employees and one unique…
Researchers discover new mechanism of beta cell destruction not previously known
The death of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas is a core defect in diabetes. Scientists in Italy and Texas now have discovered a new way that these cells die – by…
Free radicals play a key role in heart physiology
Fear of free radicals may be exaggerated, according to scientists from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. A new study, published in The Journal of Physiology, shows that free radicals act as…
Health Minister reviews Anesthesia and Pain Treatment Conference Results
Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim, Minister of Health and Dr. Mujahed Mohammed Abdul Fattah, Chairman Anesthesia and Pain Treatment Association have reviewed the recommendations of the UAE Eighth Anesthesia and Pain…
Al Sawadi health centre opened
The Health Ministry yesterday celebrated the opening of the RO 950,000 Al Sawadi Health Centre here under the auspices of Shaikh Abdullah bin Mustahail Shamas, Wali of Barka. The centre, built on…
ABC program greatly reduces asthma-related ED visits in preschool children
Nearly one in eleven (8.6%) preschool children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with asthma and in some inner city neighborhoods, the figure is closer to one in seven. But, few asthma…
Researchers identify gene behind self-healing skin cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the gene behind a rare skin cancer which grows rapidly for a few weeks before healing spontaneously, according to research published in Nature Genetics. The scientists,…
New national campaign to help reduce risk of pressure ulcers in hospital and post-acute care settings
ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced the introduction of a new national campaign to help reduce the risk of pressure ulcers…
Scientific Learning introduces new series of Virtual Brain Seminars for students
In today’s economy, traveling to see renowned educators and authors speak at national conferences and seminars is no longer an option for many K-12 educators. Beginning this month, however, educators will have…
Older adults with black race seem to have protective effect against hearing loss
Nearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect against this loss, according to a new study…
Innovative miniscule gene transport system can cause breast cancer cells to self-destruct
Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have shown that they can deliver a gene directly into breast cancer cells causing them to self-destruct, using an innovative, miniscule gene transport system, according to research…
Acute viral infection does not appear to cause exacerbation of IPF
Acute viral infection does not appear to be a primary cause of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, deadly disease resulting in thickening and scarring of the lungs, according…
FDA approves GSK’s PROMACTA to treat rare blood disorder
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval for PROMACTA® (eltrombopag), an oral tablet that can raise platelet counts in patients with the…
Study may help explain link between education and lower risk of heart disease
Freshmen on the eve of finals and graduate students staring down a thesis committee may not feel this way, but the privilege of obtaining an advanced education correlates with decades of lower…