696 Patients and Their Families Speak Out About Adverse Medical Events

San Francisco, California (PRWEB) June 22, 2015 By some estimates preventable medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. However, the physical and emotional consequences of these adverse events are rarely reported in medical journals. A long-standing patient advocacy group, the Empowered Patient Coalition (EPC) […]

Reduction of effective dose of statins, by liver targeting delivery, could be a way to bring the drugs to the prevention market – proof-of-concept trial by Lycotec Ltd.

Cambridge UK (PRWEB UK) 23 June 2015 Statins are one of the most successful drugs able to slow down the formation of cholesterol-rich atherosclerotic plaques on the arterial walls, and reduce the development of and mortality from coronary heart disease, CHD. Although their efficacy in management of elevated LDL cholesterol and […]

Summer Absent-Mindedness Causes Travel Delays, Warns APRIL Travel Protection

Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 15, 2015 A recent study of students’ math proficiency by Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Solomon M. Hsiang and Matthew J. Neidell for the National Bureau of Economic Research – which found a correlation between warm weather and low test scores – may explain the prevalence of automobile accidents during summer months […]

Surgimesh The Technology

by Savannah River Site Hernia cant be called a disease; it is more like a medical condition. When an organ begins to protrude outside its natural region or cavity the person is said to suffer from hernia. Types of hernia are numerous. Incisional hernia, umbilical hernia, femoral hernia, and diaphragmatic hernia are some of the […]