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Cardiovascular metrics and transepidermal water loss in a high heat risk environment
Heat stress is currently primarily classified by environmental factors and not physiological factors. It is already known that certain cardiovascular metrics such as heart rate, stroke volume, blood pressure and vascular compliance undergo changes as the body traverses the different classifications of heat stress from heat oedema to heat stroke. However, there is no specific metric that provides ...
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Non-cancer disease mortality and risk analysis among medical X-ray workers in China
The non-cancer disease mortality (1950-1995) among 27 011 medical diagnostic X-ray workers was compared to that of 25 782 other medical specialists employed between 1950 and 1980 to provide evidence of human non-cancer disease death produced by protracted and fractionated exposure to ionising radiation and assess the resultant non-cancer disease death risk. The total non-cancer disease mortality ...
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The Francis Crick Institute CHP Plant - Case Study
The Francis Crick institute is being built in central London next to St Pancras International station. By bringing together scientists from all disciplines, it will not only help to improve people's lives but will also keep the UK at the forefront of innovation in medical and bioscience research, attract high-value investment, and strengthen the economy. Francis Crick was one of Britain’s ...
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Dental Problems Linked To Heart Disease and Diabetes
Dental Problems Linked To Heart Disease and Diabetes Over the last ten years there has been a growing body of evidence linking periodontal disease and systemic diseases. Every day new research is making the link stronger. Periodontal infection is the advanced stages of gum disease that causes bone loss. The bone loss is irreversible. Gingivitis is the early stage of gum disease and with early ...
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TAILOR-PCI Proves Genotype-guided Antiplatelet Therapy Reduces MACE
TAILOR-PCI was a 7-year 5,300-patient clinical trial of precision medicine for cardiac stent patients, funded by Mayo Clinic and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Genomadix’s FDA-cleared rapid RX CYP2C19 genotyping test was used to personalize antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel or ticagrelor. The results were published on August 25, 2020 in the Journal of the American Medical ...
By Genomadix
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Keep Your Heart Healthy During the Holidays!
As we prepare for this holiday season, with an extra dose of joy and elation, please keep in mind what overindulgence can do to your heart health, even in a relatively short period of time. You shouldn’t be surprised to learn that during the holiday season, when we not only tend to overindulge the most but also stress levels are typically the highest, there is a 33% increase in heart ...
By BIOLIFE4D
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Walk with Tab for Heart Health
Tab Lassiter – an employee of global vaccines leader CSL Seqirus – is about to receive a second transplant in an ongoing battle with a heart condition. He shares his story to explain why it’s critical to spread the word about heart health. Tab Lassiter once spent eight months resting anxiously in a hospital bed with cardiomyopathy, a condition that can lead to heart ...
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Landmark study confirms that controlled blood pressure is key to prevent stroke, heart disease
Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood pressure management — lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg — dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes, compared to lowering ...
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Genomadix’s European Scientific Advisory Board Comments on TAILOR-PCI Results
Genomadix’s European Scientific Advisory Board Comments on TAILOR-PCI Results *The largest genetics-based clinical trial in cardiology history supported by Genomadix’s Precision Medicine technology * The results of the TAILOR-PCI trial (Tailored Antiplatelet Initiation to Lessen Outcomes Due to Decreased Clopidogrel Response after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) were recently ...
By Genomadix
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Diabetes: Medications, Treatments, and Remedies
Lifestyle can have a big impact on how your body handles blood glucose and sometimes a change in habits and activities is all that’s needed to prevent or better manage diabetes. But if changes in lifestyle aren’t enough to keep blood sugar levels normal, your doctor may prescribe medication to help lower insulin levels or insulin therapy. We’ll discuss here the most often ...
By Genteel LLC
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3 tips to improve cardiovascular health
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause 17 million deaths globally every year, making it the leading cause of death around the world. The cardiovascular system—which includes your heart and blood vessels—distributes oxygen through the body and removes waste. Every cell in the body depends on this process to run smoothly. Your cardiovascular system plays a key role in your overall ...
By Evidation
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Three ways you can help your health while helping the environment
When you look to the year ahead, what do you see? Ensia recently invited eight global thought leaders to share their thoughts. In this interview Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, responds to three questions: What will be the biggest challenge to address or opportunity to grasp in your field in 2017? Why? And what should we be doing ...
By Ensia
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Inflammation in Periodontal Disease a Red Flag for Cancer
By not taking care of your teeth there is more on the line than tooth decay and periodontal disease – although that’s bad enough. Practicing good oral hygiene may be lifesaving according to a number of research studies.Studies show a connection between Gum disease and a 63% HIgher Pancreatic Cancer in Men The link between several systemic illnesses including diabetes, heart disease, ...
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Why CBD is your best workout buddy
CBD, short for cannabidiol, is the latest health buzzword but this healthful compound had been around since the year 2737 BC. According to The Center for Advancing Health, CBD was first brewed as tea to promote health and later used as a pain relief supplement during Victorian times. Today, you can find it in everything from face serums to workout supplements. It’s most commonly ...
By Relevium
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Efficacy and Detection of Ceramide
Ceramides are composed of sphingosine analogs and long-chain fatty acids bound by amide bonds, and are the most important of the sphingolipid compounds. Ceramide is synthesized and secreted by lamellar vesicles, which together with cholesterol (25%) and free fatty acids (15%) constitute the intercellular lipids (ceramide 50%) involved in maintaining the skin barrier function. It also has various ...
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Who Needs CPR Training? 11 Careers That Benefit From It
CPR training equips people with life-saving skills that can save lives. Learning CPR can benefit almost anyone. Some careers highly value this training as part of their professional skills. This article explores careers that require CPR training because of their job responsibilities. Medical and Healthcare Industry Professionals Fundamentally, professionals in the medical and healthcare ...
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Better health for all
Ensuring basic health care for people in low-income countries is critical to the Plan B goal of eradicating poverty and stabilizing population. While heart disease and cancer (largely the diseases of aging), obesity, and smoking dominate health concerns in industrial countries, in developing countries infectious diseases are the overriding health concern. Besides AIDS, the principal diseases of ...
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Emerging therapy for HFpEF: SGLT2 inhibitors
Recent clinical trials investigating sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have highlighted that this drug is highly effective in treating patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). HFpEF is a complex disease which accounts for more than half of all heart failure (HF) hospital admissions and is an increasing disease burden. [1] The prevalence of HFpEF is ...
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How One Smart MedTech Company is Leveraging Innovation to Save the Lives and Limbs of VTE Patients
Medical device start-up companies must focus on innovation, regulatory compliance, efficient processes and prudent financial management in order to survive. Smart MedTech companies prioritize their funding to only support innovation which will result in new products that fulfill significant unmet clinical needs over the long-term. Thrombolex, a relatively new entrant into the MedTech sector, is a ...
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Link Between Periodontal Disease and Oral Cancer
There is a strong relationship between periodontal disease and oral cancer. In patients with tongue cancer, the periodontal disease preceded the tongue cancer. Although periodontal disease and oral cancers are both located in the mouth, until recently, there was never thought to be a connection between the two. New evidence is coming to light to show that those with periodontal disease increase ...
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