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Cardiac charity the British Heart Foundation has revealed it will pump £500m into researching heart disease. A new strategy launched by the British Heart Foundation will pump hundreds of millions of pounds into cardiovascular disease. The move was made after an independent analysis revealed a significant disparity between the amount spent...

Dr Stefano Savonitto, Director of Cardiology at Manzoni Hospital sheds light on the risk of heart disease in women  When thinking about their health, women are especially concerned about cancer. However, the most frequent cause of death among women is heart disease and especially coronary artery disease. The number of...

Professor Michela Alessandra Denti of the Centre for Integrative Biology at the University of Trento outlines the work of her laboratory on genetic diseases and cancers The Laboratory of RNA Biology and Biotechnology at the Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO) of the University of Trento, Italy, is focusing on RNA...

Pressure at Worcestershire Royal Hospital has led to a doctor who is usually drafted in to tackle major disasters being brought in... Health bosses have admitted they have been forced to bring in a doctor who is usually on call for major disasters in a bid to tackle problems facing...

Without prompt treatment, a pneumothorax may progress to cardiac arrest and death. Pneumothorax develops as air becomes trapped in the pleural space from traumatic, iatrogenic, or other causes. A large pneumothorax can cause hemodynamic instability, therefore early recognition is central to management. Bedside thoracic ultrasound is rapid, portable, and may...

Luminex xTAG® CYP2D6 Kit v3 and xTAG® CYP2C19 Kit v3 assays may aid in determining therapeutic strategies for drugs metabolized by CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 gene products Physicians have long been aware of the subtle differences between patients and their responses to medications. The recognition that a part of this variation...

Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and President of the European Heart Network, highlights the effects of cardiovascular diseases and the progress made to drive down deaths as a result. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) blights the lives of millions of people across Europe every year. From the...

Viscofan BioEngineering combines natural sciences and engineering to provide innovative bioproducts as new solutions for cell biology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Viscofan BioEngineering is a business unit within the food industry Viscofan (MCE:VIS) which has its headquarters in Spain and an annual turnover of €800M. Our main operations...