Heart failure accelerates male ‘menopause’

Heart failure accelerates the aging process and four-fold increase of andropausal syndrome in men with heart failure, according to research presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2013 on May 25

Registry confirms TAVI efficacy and safety in Asian patients

Early experience shows a high rate of procedural success and low rate of major adverse cardiovascular events with Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in a diverse Asian population

FFR changes decisions in 25% of cases

Assessing ischaemia by measuring functional flow reserve (FFR) significantly changes management decisions in one in four patients being assessed by coronary angiography for chest pain

Norgine rifaxamin gets nod in Australia

PBAC approves XIFAXAN (rifaxamin a) 550 mg in Australia

Multinational project vs. Viet Nam antibiotic crisis

The aim of VINARES, the Viet Nam Resistance Project, is to strengthen national evidence-based control of antibiotic use in the country

Plastic realistic

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) medical students to use plastinated human bodies for anatomy learning

Roche’s A1c diabetes assay now in US

In support of marketing clearance, investigators analyzed 141 blood samples and found less than six percent difference in the accuracy of test results from the Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay compared to results from the standard reference for hemoglobin analysis

CT detects twice as many lung cancers as X-ray

More than twice as many early-stage lung cancers detected on initial screening examination with low-dose CT compared with chest X-Ra, according to additional National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) results

Sandvik Coromant opens Productivity Centre in Singapore

Sandvik Coromant opened its doors to a brand new multi-million Productivity Centre in Singapore.

Detectamet releases heavy-duty mixing tool

The new multi-purpose plastic tools from Detectamet are highly durable, and easy to spot by typical metal detector

KFC opens first restaurant in Mongolia

The new location shows company's ability to reach new markets in its strategy of staying the course with global expansion in emerging markets

AVIC-BIAM, ESI Group signs JV contract

The joint venture company will address the important needs of China’s aerospace and astronautics industries for virtual engineering.