[Lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with arterial hypertension. Cardiovascular risk and impact on their quality of life].

To determine the prevalence of erectile lower urinary tract symptoms in hypertensive patients, cardiovascular risk and the impact on quality of life.Setting: Health Center (Vilagarcia, Pontevedra).April 2015-June 2017.Hypertensive patient with informed consent.sociodemographic variables, toxic habits, comorbidity, blood pressure, cardiovascular risk, analytical and examination parameters. Questionaries: International Prostate Symptom Scale (IPSS), International Index of Erectile Function […]

New public primary care clinics in Penang will feature infection control component, says exco

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 20 — New public primary healthcare clinics, or Klinik Kesihatan, to be built in Penang will feature an infection control component to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, the Penang state legislative assembly heard today. Youth, sports and health state exco Gooi Zi Sen (Padang Lalang) said the infection control component functions […]

External validation of a cardiovascular risk model for Omani patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study.

To externally validate a recently developed cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk model for Omanis with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Retrospective cohort study.Nine primary care centres in Muscat Governorate, Oman.A total of 809 male and female adult Omani patients with T2DM free of CVD at baseline were selected using a systematic random sampling strategy.Data regarding CVD risk […]

Genetic Privacy: Should Law Enforcement Have Access to Your Newborn’s Blood?

Many parents and concerned citizens would probably be surprised to learn that their children’s blood samples are being accessed by law enforcement agencies without their knowledge or consent. In 2021, the State Police of New Jersey sought access to a blood sample from the Newborn Screening Laboratory, a sample belonging to a child who had […]

Q&A – New guidelines for managing cardiovascular disease

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Saving Rivers From Political Crisis

The ongoing political happenings in Rivers State have unfortunately brought the state into the public eye for disreputable reasons. The situation escalated to hazardous levels when the state House of Assembly was ravaged by a devastating fire, displaying an unacceptable level of daredevilry.We denounce this act of arson and implore the security operatives to swiftly […]

Northwestern’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute expands care with Mokena office

Times staff Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has expanded its reach with a new office at 21202 S. Owens Road. Mokena. The office, which includes general cardiologists Dr. Lisa Pudusseri and Dr. Maitrayee S. Vadali, is part of Northwestern Medicine Mokena.  “Travel can sometimes be a barrier to treatment,” Dr. R. Kannan Mutharasan, medical director […]

New Zealand veterinarians call for preventing drug-resistant infections developing

WELLINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) is calling on animal owners to work with their veterinarians to keep animals healthy and help prevent drug-resistant infections from developing, in an effort to mark the World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, which falls on Nov. 18-24. Owners are being urged to vaccinate […]

‘Rare blood condition is giving my daughter sleepless nights’

It’s 10:46 am and 33-year-old Rachel Simiyu is in deep thought sitting next to her daughter’s bed at Bungoma Referral Hospital’s pediatric ward. Every 3-4 weeks, Rachel camps at the hospital with her daughter, 11-year-old Michelle, who is battling with a rare but chronic blood disorder. “I come from Kanduyi Constituency in Bungoma County. I […]