Statins fail to reduce cholesterol adequately in half of patients

[ad_1] SA major review revealed that tatins fail to adequately reduce cholesterol in more than half of patients. Experts have called for an end to "generalized" prescriptions and better methods for predicting which patients will respond to drugs after new numbers have shown that millions of people are not meeting the official goal of cholesterol … Read more

New York Department of Health Closes Daycare During Measles Epidemic

[ad_1] Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images This photo taken on April 5, 2019 shows a nurse preparing the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York. The New York City Department of Health has closed a health center after allegedly failing to provide a … Read more

A diabetes medicine & # 39; home run & # 39; which reduces the risk of kidney failure

[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia – Canagliflozin (Invokana, Janssen) Decreases by 30% the risk of progression to end-stage renal failure in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic renal failure, according to preliminary results from a global phase trial 3 that the investigators have described as a "landmark". The CREDENCE multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (NCT02065791) of … Read more

Scientists print the first 3D heart using the patient's own cells

[ad_1] The process of creating the heart began with a biopsy of adipose tissue taken from patients. The cellular material of the tissues was used as "ink" for the print job. This allowed researchers to create complex tissue models including heart patches and possibly an entire heart. It should be noted that the heart is … Read more

U-Michigan tells students: an international visitor has measles

[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) The University of Michigan informs students and staff that a diagnosis of measles has been diagnosed in an international visitor returning home. The university says anyone who was in some campus buildings between April 1 and April 5 should watch for rashes, fever or other symptoms. The locations are the … Read more

That's the difference between probiotics and prebiotics

[ad_1] There is a good chance that you are familiar with probiotics (at least sufficiently aware of the supply of Greek yogurt at the grocery store or the pill at the pharmacy). However, when it comes to the health of your intestines, it's actually the balance between two types of bacteria – probiotics and prebiotics … Read more

Parents Bring Legal Action About Mandatory City Vaccination Against Measles

[ad_1] A group of opponents of the vaccination said that city officials had exceeded their limits – and violated their religious beliefs – by imposing an emergency ordinance last week making measles immunization mandatory, according to a complaint. deposited Monday morning. The five parents, who filed anonymously in the Brooklyn Supreme Court, filed a lawsuit … Read more