Identification Of New Biomarker For Heart Failure Blood levels of resistin, a hormone produced by fat cells, can independently predict an individual's risk of heart failure, cardiologists at Emory University School of
Medicine have found. Their findings were presented Nov. 12 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference in New Orleans.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comArthritis - MorphoSys Publishes Preclinical Data From MOR103 Program MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced today the publication of preclinical data from its most advanced proprietary drug development program MOR103, a fully human HuCAL antibody directed against GM-CSF.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBritish Fertility Society Calls For National Infrastructure To Improve Sperm Donor Recruitment In The UK The British Fertility Society (BFS) has issued new recommendations to address the critical shortage of sperm donors in the UK. In a report published in the journal Human Fertility, the BFS calls on the Department of
Health to assist the sector in implementing a nationally co-ordinated strategy to improve the donor recruitment infrastructure across the country.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCircum-menopausal Changes In Women's Face Preferences Here we show that changes in hormone levels during menopause affect women's attractiveness judgments. Post-menopausal women demonstrated stronger preferences for femininity in women's faces than pre-menopausal women did.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBritish Healthcare Ranked 13th In Europe For Consumer-Friendliness British
healthcare does not make the top ten of most consumer friendly
healthcare systems in Europe, according to the 2008 Euro
Health Consumer Index (EHCI). The 2008 EHCI, the annual survey of EU
healthcare, ranked the UK 13th out of 31 countries. This marked an improvement from the UK's 2007 performance, where they were placed 17th.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMPS Responds To Misleading Media Comments About GPs' Eligibility To Conduct Mental Health Assessments Under New Legislation, UK Following recent misleading comments in some online media that GPs who are involved in assessing the mental capacity of patients must have insurance under the Mental Capacity Regulations 2008 the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has issued advice to its members to make the position absolutely clear.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUnite Members Vote In Favour Of Industrial Action In NHS Pay Ballot, UK Fight against 'derisory' pay award vindicated, says union
Health sector members of Unite the Union have voted to take industrial action, including strike action, over the 'derisory' three-year NHS pay deal, the union said yesterday.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSchizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder - Clinical Feasibility Of Once-a-Day Ziprasidone Lipocine Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that uses clinically validated proprietary technologies to address key unmet drug delivery and therapeutic needs, today announced the successful completion of a clinical study that establishes feasibility of the first once-a-day dosing product for Ziprasidone, a leading treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPractice Makes Perfect When Performing Emergency Angioplasty Heart experts at Johns Hopkins have evidence that life-saving coronary angioplasty at community hospitals is safer when physicians and hospital staff have more experience with the procedure. In a report to be presented Nov.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comB•R•A•H•M•S Announces New Blood Test Better Predicts Heart Failure Outcomes In Emergency Setting B•R•A•H•M•S today announced positive results from the company's BACH (Biomarkers in Acute Congestive Heart Failure) Multinational Study comparing its new blood test, MR-proADM (Mid-Regional pro-Adrenomedullin) to BNP (B-type Natriuretic Peptide) and NT-proBNP (N-Terminal pro-B-type Natriure
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