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Post-approval TAVI Registry Shows High Rates of Device Success at 1 Year: Report
Good clinical outcomes in routine clinical practice, with high rates of device success for all access approaches, valve sizes and delivery systems was shown by one year results from SOURCE XT – one of the largest, post-approval transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) registries to-date. This was reported at EuroPCR 2013. ... |
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Fish Oil Reduces Negative Effects of Mental Stress on Heart
Researchers led by Jason R. Carter of Michigan Technological University have tried to explain the mysterious health benefits provided by fish oil by stating that the omega 3 fatty acids in the fish oil improves the heart health by counteracting the ... |
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Coronavirus Claims New Life in Saudi Arabia
The health ministry announced on its website that a man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 17. ... |
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Amount of Calories in Fast Foods Underestimated by People
A new study published in the online edition of British Medical Journal suggests that people who love to eat fast food can underestimate the amount of calories that they consume by as much as 500 calories. Researchers led by Jason Block of ... |
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Scientists Reveal Secrets Behind Itching
National Institutes of Health scientists have discovered a small molecule released in the spinal cord of a mouse triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch. ... |
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Fungi at Your Feet
Can you ever imagine that our feet have nearly 200 different types of fungi and they have their favorite spots too?Our skin is home to many harmless fungi which can cause infection in case they multiply. The favorite spots for the fungi are ... |
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New Method for Finding Therapeutic Antibodies Identified
A powerful new technique for finding antibodies that have a desired biological effect has been devised by The Scripps Research Institute scientists. Antibodies, which can bind to billions of distinct targets, are already used in many of the world's best-selling medicines, diagnostics and laboratory reagents. The newly reported technique should greatly speed the process of discovering such products. ... |
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Researcher Says Alleviating Hunger in the US Is a SNAP
The cornerstone of our efforts to alleviate food insecurity should be to encourage more people to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) "because it works," according to a University of Illinois researcher. ... |
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The Global Obesity Epidemic Could Be Explained by Our Addiction to Unhealthy Foods
High-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioural reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine, according to new research. These results, presented by addiction expert Francesco Leri, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Guelph, suggest food addiction could explain, at least partly, the current global obesity epidemic. ... |
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More English Courses in Universities
France's lower house gives an approval to introduce more courses in English at universities despite criticism.
A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the second article of a bill on higher education in a show-of-hands ... |
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US Boy Scouts to Allow Gay Youths, Not Leaders
After a vote in the annual meeting in Texas, the Boy Scouts of America proclaimed that they will allow gay youths to join the organisation.
Sixty-one percent of the estimated 1,400 delegates of the BSA's National Council voted to end a ban ... |
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First Ever Gay-pride March Banned by Ukrainian Court
The Ukrainian court banned activists from holding their first gay pride march, creating a fear of violence.
Kiev's district administrative court ruled that no events could be staged in the capital on Saturday because of City Day ... |
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Polio Grasps Another Child In Pakistan
UN official reveals the death of a second child that died after contracted polio due to the banning of polio vaccination by Taliban's there.
The first polio case was detected in the North Waziristan region, also known as the strong bastion ... |
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Workers in Open Plan Offices Fall Sick More Often, Says Study
A new study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health suggests that people who work in open plan offices are far more likely to get sick and take sick leaves compared to those who work in enclosed work environment. ... |
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Postpartum Depression Predictors Uncovered
A new novel method can help detect epigenetic modifications in the blood of pregnant women, thereby helping foretell post-partum depression and prevent it before the symptoms turn worse. ... |
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Stress Relief for Family Members of Dementia Patients
Family members of older individuals suffering from dementia show less stress and good moods on days when the dementia patients receive adult day services, new research suggests.
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Exposure to Porn Linked to Risky Behavior Among Kids
A new report released by the Children's Commissioner in England has found a clear link between ‘risky behavior’ among children and their exposure to extreme images, such as pornography, at a young age. The report reveals that children who ... |
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Indian Heart Beats for a Pakistani Man
An Indian heart now beats for the 40-year old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani, after undergoing a successful heart transplant surgery at the Fortis Hospital, Chennai. ... |
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