Archive: 02/09/2014
Marijuana's hazy contribution to highway deaths
Public officials and safety advocates worry there will be more drivers high on pot and a big increase in traffic deaths as states liberalize marijuana laws.
Sep 2, 2014
Nurses go on strike in Ebola-hit Liberia
Nurses at Liberia's largest hospital went on strike on Monday, demanding better pay and equipment to protect them against a deadly Ebola epidemic which has killed hundreds in the west African nation.
Sep 2, 2014
ROCKET AF trial suggests that digoxin increases risk of death in AF patients
Digoxin may increase the risk of death in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) by approximately 20%, according to results from the ROCKET AF trial presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Manesh Patel, director of interventional ...
Sep 2, 2014
Mechanical heart valves increase pregnancy risk
The fact that mechanical heart valves increase risks during and after pregnancy, has been confirmed by data from the ROPAC registry presented for the first time today in an ESC Congress Hot Line session by Professor Jolien ...
Sep 2, 2014
Simple awareness campaign in general practice identifies new cases of AF
A simple awareness campaign in general practice identifies new cases of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Professor Jean-Marc Davy from France.
Sep 2, 2014
Health structures explain nearly 20 percent of non-adherence to heart failure guidelines
Health structures explain nearly 20% of the non-adherence to heart failure guidelines, according to the results of a joint ESC-OECD study presented today at ESC Congress by Professor Aldo Maggioni. Clinical variables explained ...
Sep 2, 2014