Aspirin lowers risk after a heart attack or stroke. Most don’t use it.

Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack or stroke, but fewer than half of those who could benefit use the over-the-counter medication, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed health surveys from 51 countries from 2013 to 2020 and found that aspirin use following a cardiovascular event — known as “secondary” prevention — ranged from […]

Valproate: re-analysis of study on risks in children of men taking valproate

We are providing an update on a retrospective observational study on the risk to children born to men who took valproate in the 3 months before conception and on the need for the re-analysis of the data from this study before conclusions can be drawn. No action is needed from patients. It is vitally important […]

Simple text proves simple method for heart attack prevention

A test message program aimed at saving people from having heart attacks through preventative treatment is proving to be successful. About 42,000 texts were sent to Australians over 45 years old who had no record of cardiovascular disease by 200 GP clinics in a pilot study. The texts prompted patients to get a Medicare-funded heart […]

GC Biopharma to organize “Donate Blood with Love”, a healthy way of giving back to the community

With the participation of all affiliated group entities YONGIN, South Korea, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ –All executives and employees of GC Biopharma, a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, rolled up their sleeves to practice ESG and social value. On Aug. 30th, the company held the “Donate Blood with Love” campaign at its headquarters in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, […]

LifeTech Scientific’s H1 Attributable Profit Grows on Higher Revenue

LifeTech Scientific Corporation is an investment holding company principally engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of minimally invasive interventional medical devices for cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases and disorders. The Company operates through three business segments. The Congenital Heart Diseases Business segment is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and trading of devices related […]

60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Study Results Published by New Microbes and New Infections Demonstrate Tafenoquine Exhibits Broad Spectrum Antifungal Activity

60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Study Results Published by New Microbes and New Infections Demonstrate Tafenoquine Exhibits Broad Spectrum Antifungal Activity News Home Wednesday, August 30, 2023 07:32 AM | GlobeNewswire via QuoteMedia Mentioned in this article 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals Study Results Published by New Microbes and New Infections Demonstrate Tafenoquine Exhibits Broad Spectrum Antifungal Activity Data […]

How a medical mystery led to a wriggling, parasitic worm in a woman’s brain

A 64-year-old woman in New South Wales, Australia, arrived at a hospital in January 2021 with a confounding set of symptoms. She reported three weeks of abdominal pain, a dry cough and night sweats. Tests revealed lesions in the woman’s lungs, liver and spleen, and an abnormally high white blood cell count. The high white […]

Warmer Seas Drive More Bacterial Infections, Threatening Fishermen, Public Health

By Will Atwater Last month, three people died as a result of infections from a category of bacteria you’ve likely never heard of: Vibrio. It is commonly present in coastal and brackish water, especially during warmer months. “There are almost 80 described species of Vibrio that live in the water,” said UNC Chapel Hill Institute […]