ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Monday the European Commission had approved its Seebri Breezhaler as a once-daily treatment for adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, more commonly known as smoker's cough, in the European Union. Trials showed that the treatment significantly improved lung function over the first four hours after morning dosing when compared to placebo, and that this benefit was sustained for 24 hours over a 52-week period, Novartis said. ...
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It has been claimed that red wine and chocolates have the ability to protect the heart, though experts think otherwise! Steffen Desch from the University Of Leipzig HeartCenter- Germany, refuses to accepta study, which suggeststhat chocolate and red winelower cardiac risk by 37 percent, saying that the results aremerelysigns, not proof! Some studies have been carried out which proclaimthat chocolate lowers blood pressure and controlsinflammation ...
People who drink and smoke heavily may develop pancreatic cancer earlier in life, states study. In the study, published in the iAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology/i, heavy smokers with pancreatic cancer were diagnosed around age 62 and heavy drinkers at age 61 - almost a decade earlier than the average age of 72. Smoking is a strong risk factor for pancreatic cancer and alcohol has been shown to cause oxidative damage to the pancreas, which ...
Hepatitis B infection on the rise in Bhutan and has become a major health concern, say officials. Last year alone, 744 Hepatitis B cases were reported, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, a doctor at the National Referral Hospital here, said. The higher rate of detection was due to the increasing number of testing centres. But Bhutan also has Hepatitis A and C, The Bhutanese daily quoted Wangchuk as saying. Hepatitis B infection could lead to liver cirrhosis and ...