Many immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. have post-traumatic stress disorder and those with severe cases "can be in denial about what happened to them" in their home countries, "avoid overwhelming memories, or refuse treatment because of lingering fears of past dealings Read more…
The higher incidence of chronic illnesses in Europe and the consequent increase of patient population in intensive care units has amplified the need for equipment that measure vital signs such as blood pressure during surgeries. This rise in the number of people requiring critical care has escalated the demand for catheters and transducers.
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Corgenix Medical Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CONX) announced that its AspirinWorks Test was used by investigators in The Indian POLYCAP Study (TIPS) to help determine patients’ response to aspirin and/or statin therapy.
The TIPS trial examined the effect of combinations of aspirin, statin and three blood-pressure-lowering drugs on blood pressure, lipids, heart rate and urinary 11-dehydrohtromboxane B2 (11dTxB2) as measured by the AspirinWorks Test Read more…
Women who are waiting for the results of a breast biopsy have stress hormone levels equivalent to those of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a study published recently in the journal Radiology, the New York Times reports.
For the study, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School followed 126 women through the waiting period after a breast biopsy, monitoring Read more…
Yale researchers investigating the genetic causes of blood pressure variation have identified a previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss. The findings, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, illustrate the power of genetic studies not only to find causes of chronic ailments, but also to identify a common cause in a seemingly Read more…