Eyes :: Hope to achieve vision for all by 2015 – Ramadoss, India
Pledging his eyes, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said that the country India hoped to achieve its target of vision to all by the year 2015.
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Healthcare :: Comprehensive minority health program – University of Maryland School of Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has created a Program in Minority Health and Health Disparities Education and Research (PMHHD). The goal of the program is to educate current and future health professionals about issues related to health disparities, to support relevant multidisciplinary research and to foster quality clinical care for minorities and diverse populations.
Cholesterol :: Intensive Lipitor Therapy Reduced Heart Attack
Results of a new analysis showed that patients who have heart disease and chronic kidney disease who took Lipitor? (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets (80 mg) reduced their risk of heart attack and stroke by 32 percent compared with patients taking the 10 mg dose of Lipitor. This analysis of a subset of patients from the five-year TNT (Treating to New Targets) study was designed and completed after the end of the trial. The data were presented here today at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association.
Adolescent girls more active if neighborhoods have parks
Adolescent girls who live within half a mile of a public park are significantly more physically active than other girls, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found.
Heart Disease :: Tβ4 is essential for coronary vessel development report
REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (AMEX: RGN) reported today that a study published in the advanced online edition of the journal Nature supported and elaborated TB4’s significant effects in the damaged hearts of mice and highlighted its therapeutic potential for the treatment of heart attacks and heart failure in humans.
Disclosure of advertising tactics reduces odds kids will drink
A new research report from Penn State’s Smeal College of Business finds that modest in-school lessons revealing the goals and effects of alcohol advertising can reduce the likelihood that adolescents will drink.
Origins of life
The origin of life lies in unique ocean reefs, and scientists from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have developed an approach to help investigate them better.
Exercise helps elderly regain physical function and avoid major disability
Regular structured exercise may allow previously sedentary elderly people to attain significant improvements in their physical functioning and reduce the likelihood they will become disabled in the future, according to findings from a multicenter pilot study being presented today at the Gerontological Society of America’s annual meeting in Dallas.
Lung Cancer :: Lung Cancer Registry May Reveal Secrets of Deadly Disease
Despite the many advances that have been made over the past 30 years in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer, one grim fact remains: the overall five-year lung cancer survival rate is only 15%. The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has joined an international effort launched by Roswell Park Cancer Institute to potentially revolutionize the prevention and management of this disease.
Glaucoma :: University of Maryland Project Targets Population at Increased Risk for Glaucoma
Dilated eye exams, in which special eye drops are used to widen the pupils, allow eye care professionals to see into the back of the eye to check for early signs of eye disease such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, two of the leading causes of blindness in this country. But many people, particularly seniors who are at increased risk for these diseases, do not get this important test.