Archive: 10/06/2015
Ebola spikes again in Guinea, Sierra Leone: WHO
The number of Ebola cases has risen in Guinea and Sierra Leone for the second consecutive week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Jun 10, 2015
Risk for sleep disorders among college freshmen may predict retention, success
A new study suggests that the risk for sleep disorders among college freshmen may be a predictor of retention and academic success.
Jun 10, 2015
US experts urge approval of another new cholesterol drug (Update)
US experts urged regulators Wednesday to approve a second new anti-cholesterol drug, a day after recommending they bring to market the first in a new class of medications to lower the risk of heart attack.
Jun 10, 2015
Survival benefit with 'fully human' EGFR antibody necitumumab in squamous non-small cell lung cancer
This week, Lancet Oncology reports results of a 1,093-person phase III clinical trial of the drug necitumumab (IMC-11F8) combined with chemotherapies gemcitabine and cisplatin against stage IV squamous non-small cell lung ...
Jun 10, 2015
Heart failure readmissions reduced with new optimization approach
People hospitalized for heart failure had a significantly lower chance of being readmitted within 30 days of discharge when treated with a cardiac resynchronization therapy device, or CRT, equipped with an algorithm to automatically ...
Jun 10, 2015
Low levels of hormone in African-Americans may increase hypertension
Although hypertension is more common in African-Americans, they have significantly lower levels of a hormone produced in response to cardiac stress than white and Hispanic individuals, a finding that may indicate a target ...
Jun 10, 2015