The diet that could save your life: A healthy heart needn’t mean giving up the things you love. These meals show how to harness power of six foods that slash cholesterol

Dr Laura Carr and Dr Ian Marber’s book: Eat Your Way To Lower Cholesterol
Last week we revealed how six special foods that can lower cholesterol
Recipe book is first to combine them into diet and could transform health
With help of dietician Dr Sarah Schenker, they present delicious…
Source:The diet that could save your life: A healthy heart needn’t mean giving up the things you love. These meals show how to harness power of six foods that slash cholesterol

What REALLY Happens When You Cook Every Day for a Month?

I’ll be honest, when someone first proposed a month-long cooking streak to me, I was skeptical. Sure, I think about food for a living, get excited about meals, and enjoy challenging myself with new recipes, gear, and techniques. But while I don’t consider cooking itself to be…
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Murder in Ngau Tau Kok

Hong Kong (HKSAR) – Police are investigating a murder case in Ngau Tau Kok in which a 43-year-old man was killed last night (May 31).
About 11.24pm yesterday, Police received a report that a man was lying unconscious at a lift lobby of Lok Ching House in Kai Ching Estate.
Police officers…
Source:Murder in Ngau Tau Kok

Targeted therapies offer hope against aggressive cancer

Several new targeted therapies have shown promise against advanced cancers of the blood, lungs, ovaries, and thyroid, according to research released Saturday at a major US cancer conference.
Among them is an oral drug called ibrutinib, made by Pharmacyclics. It was found to be “highly…
Source:Targeted therapies offer hope against aggressive cancer

The ethics of knowing where to stop treatment in a sick and elderly patient

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Contact: Raanan Gillonraanan.gillon@imperial.ac.uk
44-077-033-591-906ESA (European Society of Anaesthesiology)

An Emeritus Professor of medical ethics at Imperial College London will deliver a presentation at this year’s Euroanaesthesia meeting titled…
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Study of 55 million people adds further evidence that patients admitted to hospital at weekends have higher mortality

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Contact: Dr. Hiroshi Hoshijimahhoshi@dent.tohoku.ac.jpESA (European Society of Anaesthesiology)

A systematic review and meta-analysis of hospital data worldwide, presented as this year’s Euroanaesthesia meeting in Stockholm, adds further evidence that patients…
Source:Study of 55 million people adds further evidence that patients admitted to hospital at weekends have higher mortality

Risk of death highest following surgery in afternoons, at weekends, and in February

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Contact: Claudia Spiesclaudia.spies@charite.de
49-172-394-0990ESA (European Society of Anaesthesiology)

New research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia show that on weekends, in the afternoons and in February are the times when the risk of death following…
Source:Risk of death highest following surgery in afternoons, at weekends, and in February

Poor coverage of specific gene sets in exome sequencing gives cause for concern

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Contact: Mary Ricemary.rice@riceconseil.eu
33-668-930-650European Society of Human Genetics

With services based on exome sequencing becoming affordable to patients at a reasonable price, the question of the quality of the results provided has become increasingly important….
Source:Poor coverage of specific gene sets in exome sequencing gives cause for concern

Vienna rides Conchita wave with AIDS charity ball

By Derek Brooks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst topped the bill at Vienna’s Life Ball on Saturday night, outshining guests such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, actress Lindsay Lohan and designer Vivienne Westwood at Europe’s biggest AIDS…
Source:Vienna rides Conchita wave with AIDS charity ball

One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer

Results of a University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) show that a test of organic compounds in exhaled breath can not only distinguish patients with lung cancer from patients with chronic obstructive…
Source:One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer

Coaxing Stem Cells: Where is that manual…

Breaking news: Stem cells don’t come with user manuals. That may be a little daunting for those of us who remember the VCR and with it the blinking 12:00 that you could never seem to get rid of. But thanks to some persistent scientists, the secrets of stem cells are finally coming out and a…
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New cancer panel holds promise in detection of previously undetected viral, cancer mutations

Researchers from Sanford Health and Chronix Biomedical today announced that results from a pilot study demonstrating the utility of a new cancer panel to detect previously undetected viral and cancer mutations are to be reported in a poster presentation titled “Detection of novel HPV…
Source:New cancer panel holds promise in detection of previously undetected viral, cancer mutations

Amgen presents extended analysis of PEAK study data at ASCO

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Tags: Anorexia, Antibody, Avastin, Bevacizumab, Biotechnology, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Cell, Cell Culture, Cetuximab, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trial, Colorectal Cancer, Dehydration, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Exon, Exons, Fatigue, Fibrosis,…
Source:Amgen presents extended analysis of PEAK study data at ASCO

Characteristics and determinants of endurance cycle ergometry and six-minute walk distance in patients with COPD

Exercise tolerance can be assessed by the cycle endurance test (CET) and six-minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). We sought to investigate the characteristics of functional exercise performance and determinants of the CET and 6MWT in a large…
Source:Characteristics and determinants of endurance cycle ergometry and six-minute walk distance in patients with COPD

3 separate food recalls issued for Alberta over health concerns

The Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued three food recall warnings Saturday after separate incidents of food contamination across the country.
As of 10:30 a.m. MT, Alberta and British Columbia were the only provinces affected by all three recalls, while two recalls impact people…
Source:3 separate food recalls issued for Alberta over health concerns

First MERS infections detected in Algeria

Algeria reported its first two cases of the deadly MERS virus on Saturday, both among pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia, where most cases and deaths from the disease have been reported.
The two Algerian men, aged 66 and 59, had gone on a pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites in Saudi Arabia,…
Source:First MERS infections detected in Algeria

18 Things That Remind Us All The Best Stuff In Life Is Free

Love don’t cost a thing. And neither do all the other truly important things that matter most in life. Such as:
Having good people in life who will lend you a hand.
Throwing your own dance party.
A compliment. From anyone. Anyone will do.
A high-five.
Being a good person and…
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ASCO: One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer

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Contact: Erika Maticherika.matich@ucdenver.eduUniversity of Colorado Denver

Volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath show presence and stage of lung cancer
Results of a University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American…
Source:ASCO: One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer

ALK, ROS1 and now NTRK1: Study shows prevalence of new genetic driver in lung cancer

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Contact: Erika Maticherika.matich@ucdenver.eduUniversity of Colorado Denver

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) draws a line from mutation of the gene NTRK1, to its role as…
Source:ALK, ROS1 and now NTRK1: Study shows prevalence of new genetic driver in lung cancer

Responses with crizotinib in MET-amplified lung cancer show new targetable form of disease

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Contact: Erika Maticherika.matich@ucdenver.edu
303-524-2780University of Colorado Denver

A study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2014 reports the results of a first-in-human, phase 1 dose escalation trial of crizotinib (XALKORI)…
Source:Responses with crizotinib in MET-amplified lung cancer show new targetable form of disease