by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that administering blood pressure lowering drugs to patients in the first 48 hours after a stroke does not lower the risk of… read more.
Enzyme’s role is to ‘throw away’ protein if it overstays its welcome during immune response. An enzyme that helps maintain immune system function by “throwing away” a specific… read more.
Thirty five million people worldwide have dementia, and this number is expected to increase to 115 million by 2050. Agitation and aggression are common in people with dementia,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – For managing uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in obese patients, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are each more effective than intensive medical therapy alone.
The most frequently used mechanical circulatory assist device in the world may have untapped potential, physicians say. One of many uses for the intra-aortic balloon pump is helping… read more.
Report from the ACC Annual Scientific Meeting, 29 – 31 March 2014 in Washington. Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are associated with reduced mortality and cardiovascular events in patients… read more.
Maria Dalby reporting on the Oral Presentation by Marc Clancy, Western Infirmary, Glasgow – Although the mainstay of clinical immunosuppression since the 1980s, calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are narrow… read more.
Maria Dalby reporting on the Oral Presentation by Teun van Gelder, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands – Increasing use of generic drugs, escalating research and development costs… read more.
Maria Dalby reporting from the annual British Transplantation Society meeting in Glasgow by Anthony Dorling, King’s College London – Chronic rejection is a major cause of graft failure… read more.
A novel antiviral drug may protect people infected with the measles from getting sick and prevent them from spreading the virus to others, an international team of researchers… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – A traditional Chinese herbal medication appears to slow progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes, and at a rate similar to prescription treatments, researchers reported in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Pregnant women who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs do not increase their risk of miscarriages, researchers report in a study published on Feb. 3, 2014… read more.
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