Monthly Archives: November 2023

New Blood Marker Can Identify Parkinson’s Disease

Lund University researchers have discovered a biomarker, DOPA decarboxylase (DCC), that may help diagnose Parkinson’s disease and similar disorders by indicating dopamine system damage in the brain. This finding offers hope for simpler and earlier detection and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers at Lund University have discovered a blood marker that can identify Parkinsonian diseases. […]

Exotic fruit that helps prevent cardiovascular diseases is grown for the first time on the Costa del Sol

Matías Stuber Friday, 3 November 2023, 12:11 Copiar enlace WhatsApp Facebook X LinkedIn Telegram An exotic fruit that can help prevent cardiovascular diseases is being successfully grown on the Costa del Sol for the first time. The Latin American fruit known by the name guaba or pacay and is consumed mainly in Peru and Colombia, […]

Popular antibiotic lessens organ damage caused by high blood pressure

Gut health can dramatically affect whole-body health. One of the latest findings to support this idea shows that using an antibiotic to alter the bacteria in the guts of rats lessened the damage to the heart and kidneys sometimes seen with hypertension. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, affects approximately 1.28 billion adults across […]

Delhi-NCR Weather: Asthma to cardiovascular diseases, illnesses caused by exposure to polluted air

News / Photos / Lifestyle / Delhi-NCR Weather: Asthma to cardiovascular diseases, illnesses caused by exposure to polluted air Published on Nov 03, 2023 04:08 PM IST Here are a few health issues that are intensified or are directly linked to Delhi’s severe air pollution problem. / View Photos in a new improved layout Published […]

Cardiovascular Institute to hold free screening at Prairieville location (11/14) | Pelican Post

Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is hosting a free screening on Tuesday, November 14th at our CIS Prairieville location (37292 Market Place Drive, Suite A). Guests will receive a complimentary Electrocardiogram (EKG) and Blood Pressure Screenings. An EKG is a painless test that records the electrical signals of the heart. The screening can detect […]

Deloris Jordan visits Dayton, advocates for blood donations

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The mother of a legendary basketball player was in the Miami Valley on Thursday. On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Deloris Jordan, the mother of Michael Jordan, visited the Midmark Corporation in Versailles and the Solvita Blood Center in Dayton. Midmark has been a Solvita blood driver sponsor since 2011 and hosts a […]

BD introduces new needle-free blood collection device

BD advances its ‘One-Stick Hospital Stay’ vision with launch of next-generation needle-free blood draw technology. Credit: BD / PRNewswire. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has introduced the new PIVO Pro Needle-free Blood Collection Device following 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Designed to be compatible with integrated catheters, the new needle-free […]

New antibiotic shows promise for drug-resistant gonorrhea

A new antibiotic has proven as effective as the last remaining recommended treatment for gonorrhea, helping to assuage mounting fears among public health experts about the emergence of drug-resistant strains of the sexually transmitted infection. Gonorrhea is the second most common STI in the U.S. and has developed resistance to all antibiotics used to treat […]