Uncategorized - July 20, 2015
Eggs May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The dietary habits of 2,332 men aged between 42 and 60 years were assessed at the baseline of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor […]
Economic Analysis - July 19, 2015
Finnish Health Tech Exports Up
Strong demand for Finnish health technology products led to record exports totaling EUR 1.8 billion in 2014, an increase of 8.3 percent. Imports rose at a slower rate, but still posted another record trade surplus of EUR 829 million, up 10.7 percent. Health technology is the largest high-tech export segment in Finnish industry, representing 47 […]
Drug Development Pharma - July 18, 2015
Lung Cancer Drug Slows Disease
Astra Zeneca’s experimental lung cancer pill delayed the progression of the disease by more than a year, the company said at the European Lung Cancer Congress 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland, recently. The data came from the firm’s Phase II study on approximately 300 patients, which showed a 54 percent overall response rate, surpassing the 9.6-month […]
Drug Development Pharma - July 16, 2015
Priority Review for Janssen Drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved under priority review Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ New Drug Application (NDA) for the three-month long-acting atypical antipsychotic Invega Trinza. Priority review is a designation for drugs that, if approved, would offer significant improvement in the treatment of serious conditions. In a long-term maintenance trial, 93 percent of patients […]
Global report - July 15, 2015
World Not Ready for ‘Superbugs’
Only 34 countries have national plans to fight antibiotic resistance, which means very few are prepared to tackle an outbreak of a “superbug” infection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The 34 nations that indicated they were addressing the problem represent a quarter of the 133 countries that responded to a recent WHO survey. […]
Uncategorized - July 14, 2015
Rethinking Post-Stroke Care
As the incidence of stroke among among younger, working people has grown, so has the need to provide the best care possible so they can return to work and family life, according to a Norwegian study. Associate professor of nursing and head of the Department of Nursing at Hedmark University College Randi Martinsen recently interviewed 16 […]
