Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart diseases and stroke, account for one-third of deaths throughout the world, according to a new scientific study that examined every country over the past 25 years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New TB drugs at risk of developing resistance: experts

New drugs for hard-to-treat tuberculosis strains may be fast rendered ineffective themselves if incorrectly used, a report warned Thursday, on the eve of World TB Day.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Migrants at risk of drug-resistant TB in Europe

In the late 19th century, an estimated one in seven Europeans was dying of tuberculosis, then known as "consumption" for its slow, remorseless wasting of the human body.

Medications

EU clears Sanofi acquisition of Boehringer division

The European Commission said Thursday it had approved French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi's acquisition of German peer Boehringer Ingelheim's consumer health business, subject to conditions.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Filarial nematodes taking a fancy to Austria

In Austria, the parasitic roundworms Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis are usually considered to be unpleasant souvenirs from travels abroad. A preliminary study by Vetmeduni Vienna has identified indigenous mosquitoes ...

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