Monthly Archives: July 2023
Jul
The Town of Fountain Hills and the Noon Kiwanis community will host a blood drive on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1-2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily in the Community Center’s Pima and Hopi rooms, 13001 N. La Montana Dr. All May 26-Sept. 7 Arizona blood donors will be automatically entered to win a […]
Cancer and neoplasms
Active Biotech enters into clinical trial collaboration agreement for a clinical study with tasquinimod in myelofibrosis
Jul
Lund, July 31 2023 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Stichting Haemato-Oncologie Volwassenen Netherland (HOVON) and Stichting Oncode Institute (Oncode) for the upcoming clinical proof-of-concept trial of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis. HOVON will be the legal sponsor of the trial, Oncode the main financier […]
Jul
Introduction Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is an opportunistic pathogen with combined antibiotic resistance, multifactorial virulence, and dynamic over-adaptive capacity that is particularly difficult to eliminate from patients and is an important cause of nosocomial infections that can be life-threatening in critically ill and immunocompromised patients. The mortality rate of PA bloodstream infection (BSI) has been reported […]
Jul
You figure that anything with the nickname brain-eating is not going to be good. That certainly applies to Naegleria fowleri, which has been dubbed the “brain-eating amoeba.” And this month two people have died from the extensive brain damage caused by this single-celled microorganism. Earlier this month, a two-year-old child died after visiting Ash Springs […]
Dr. Keith Roach Dear Dr. Roach: Have you ever heard of a “low blood pressure stroke”? That was my husband’s (incorrect) diagnosis several years back when he suddenly could not move his arms and legs. He was told that not enough oxygen was getting to his spine. (His blood pressure is historically low, usually around […]
Jul
Honghuang Lin, PhD A standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) can predict biological age and risk of death and cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Honghuang Lin, PhD, professor of medicine and co-director of the Program in Digital Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. Biological age, measured by ECG (defined as ECG-age), looks at […]
Jul
Dr. Keith Roach DEAR DR. ROACH: Have you ever heard of a “low blood pressure stroke”? That was my husband’s (incorrect) diagnosis several years back when he suddenly could not move his arms and legs. He was told that not enough oxygen was getting to his spine. (His blood pressure is historically low, usually around […]
Jul
ISTANBUL In order to prevent any epidemics, a research study by a group of infectious diseases and public health experts has cautioned that the fight against mosquitoes in the earthquake-affected areas should be carried out extremely thoroughly, especially in high-risk areas for malaria, such as Adana and Mersin provinces. The article about the study drawing […]
Blood
Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is valuable for medicine, but a declining bird needs them for food
Jul
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A primordial sea animal that lives on the tidal mudflats of the East Coast and serves as a linchpin for the production of vital medicines stands to benefit from new protective standards. But conservationists who have been trying for years to save a declining bird species — the red knot — […]