The Genetic Background Of Heart Failure And The Role Of Hypertension - A Close Cooperation Between Basic Researchers And Clinicians In Berlin-Buch

Researchers from Berlin, Germany have identified variations in a gene, which contributes to heart failure in the presence of hypertension. The gene, Ephx2, encodes an enzyme (soluble epoxide hydrolase) that normally degrades specific epoxides. In this case, the epoxides can be cardioprotective in the setting of heart failure but not necessarily relevant for healthy individuals.

Testimony Of Baxter Int. CEO Before Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce U.S. House Of Representatives

SUMMARY OF MAJOR POINTS-- More than any other company in the world, Baxter's products are involved in critical caresettings. Because of this, we are greatly concerned that our heparin product appears to be thetarget of a deliberate adulteration scheme.

Statement, Scientific Protein Laboratories - Subcommittee On Oversight Investigations Committee On Energy Commerce US House Of Representatives

The statement below was made by David G. Strunce, President and CEO, Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC."Chairman Stupak, Ranking Member Shimkus, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am David Strunce, President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC ("SPL").

Doctors Should Not Prescribe Antibiotics To Treat Adults With Rhinosinusitis

Adults with the common rhinosinusitis infection should not beprescribed antibiotics, even if the symptoms are reported as lastinglonger than 7-10 days, according to an Article released on March 14, 2008 in The Lancet. The third most common reason for a patient to consult a doctor is anupper respiratory tract infection.

Escalating Human Rights Abuses In Zimbabwe - Africa Action Calls For Immediate SADC And AU Intervention

Africa Action, an organization that has stood in principled solidarity with the struggle for human rights, democracy and economic justice in Africa since 1953, roundly condemns the escalation of human rightsviolations in Zimbabwe.

Bat Echolocation Is Intense

If you think rock concerts are loud, you should hear the bats. Anarticle published in the open-access journal PLoS ONEfinds that bats emit sounds that are above the human thresholdof pain.

Cell Phones Used To Increase Access To Medical Imaging

An article published in the open-access journal PLoS Onedescribes a new technique that uses cell phones for medical imagingpurposes. According to the authors, the new technology, developed byengineers at the University of California, Berkeley, couldimprovethe accessibility of medical imaging to billions of people aroundthe world.

Breakthrough Technique Pioneered At Novartis Research Institute Restores Light Sensitivity In Damaged Retinas Of Mice

The Friedrich Miescher Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (FMI) announced a novel technique that restores light sensitivity to previously unresponsive retinas in blind mice and, remarkably, produces light-induced behavioral change in mice with retinal damage.

Pfizer Enters Into Research Consortium To Expand Understanding Of Diabetes And Obesity Pathobiology

Pfizer has entered into a collaboration agreement with four major research universities - University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); Caltech; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and University of Massachusetts - and Entelos, a physiological modeling company, to re-examine the regulatory mechanisms of human energy metabolism.

Breast Cancer: Prognosis, Treatment, And Prevention - New Book

Healthcare, one of the premier medical scientific publishers, published earlier this month a revised and updated Second Edition of its bestseller: Breast Cancer: Prognosis, Treatment, and Prevention. According to the Global Cancer Facts and Figures report, in 2007 cancer killed some 7.