Elderly people who have had a stroke or mini-stroke benefit from cholesterol-lowering drugs just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to a new research led by an Indian-origin scientist.
The study has been published in the September 3, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
“Even though the majority of strokes and heart attacks occur in people who are 65 and older, studies Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, ICU Medical, Inc. (ICUI:
), a disposable medical connection systems maker, reported an increase in profit for the third quarter, driven by double-digit revenue growth and strong performances across key product lines. The company also raised its guidance for the full year 2008.
The San Clemente, California-based company reported net income of $7.65 million or $0.52 per share, compared to $4.71 Read the rest of this entry »
The honors continue for Hugh Tappan, the CEO at
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Board of Directors. The election comes less than two months after Tappan landed a spot in the Wichita Business Journal’s 2008 40 Under 40 class.
Tappan was elected the KHA board last week during the association’s annual meeting in Overland Park.
also is represented on the board.
Richard Allen, president and CEO of Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, a Via Christi affiliate, Read the rest of this entry »
China orders more testing for liquid milk, powder
BEIJING (AP) — China is ordering all liquid and powdered milk manufactured before Sept. 14 to be taken off the shelves for melamine testing, a news report said Tuesday, the first time Beijing has issued a blanket recall of products since the tainted dairy scandal broke last month.
It is the latest in a series of measures China has taken to allay worries over the quality of Chinese products Read the rest of this entry »
The United States and Mexico continue to look for ways to combat criminal bands of drug traffickers wreaking havoc on both sides of our mutual border. At a meeting in Washington December 19, senior diplomatic, law enforcement, defense and anti-drug officials renewed their commitment to the struggle now seen as threatening the security of both nations.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels when he took office in 2006. Read the rest of this entry »
Re “Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs Show Wider Benefit” (front page, Nov. 10):
Researchers reported that statin drugs cut the risk of a heart attack by 50 percent by reducing inflammation as measured by elevated levels of C-reactive protein. Chronic inflammation may be an important cause of coronary heart disease. What many people don’t realize is that comprehensive lifestyle changes also reduce both inflammation and cholesterol levels Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — The consumer group Public Citizen asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday to ban
PLC’s troubled diabetes drug Avandia over safety concerns.
The move follows updated practice guidelines released last week by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes that recommend doctors not use the drug.
Avandia’s safety record has been clouded since an analysis of studies released last Read the rest of this entry »
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WHITE PLAINS – Fugitive fraud artist Samuel Israel III will be sent to a federal medical prison for the next 90 days in an effort to get him well enough to plead guilty to fleeing from the start of a 20-year prison sentence, a judge ruled today.
Israel, 49, of Armonk, appeared to have gained back the weight he lost during treatment for withdrawal from the painkillers to which he is addicted. But during a brief appearance in U.S. District Court in Read the rest of this entry »
Guaranteed health care coverage. A group has introduced a bill to Minnesota lawmakers that would guarantee coverage for everyone in state, including almost eighty million kids currently without health insurance.
Like most parents, Sara Oldtvedt says she jus can’t imagine life without her little boy. Sara: “It’s a struggle, as a single parent. But it’s a labor of love.” But last summer, a doctor misdiagnosed her son’s fever, and the unimaginable Read the rest of this entry »