Servier Canada announces Positive Results of the ENTRUST-AF PCI Study of LIXIANA® (edoxaban) in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Servier Canada announces Positive Results of the ENTRUST-AF PCI Study of LIXIANA® (edoxaban) in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation ENTRUST-AF PCI study achieved the primary safety endpoint of non-inferiority in bleeding for edoxaban-based dual therapy compared with VKA-based triple antithrombotic therapy (using a risk-based duration of ASA for at least one month) in AF patients following … Continue reading Servier Canada announces Positive Results of the ENTRUST-AF PCI Study of LIXIANA® (edoxaban) in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Human Flourishing in an Age of Gene Editing

Human Flourishing in an Age of Gene EditingNew book edited by Hastings Center scholars explores fundamental questions about the nature and well-being of human beings at a time when a revolutionary new biotechnology could permanently change the human species    International uproar followed the recent birth of the first babies created from embryos whose genomes … Continue reading Human Flourishing in an Age of Gene Editing

Leader in Cannabinoid Based Research and Development with Expansion of University of Toronto Collaboration

Avicanna (TSX: AVCN) Further Strengthens its Position as a Canadian Leader in Cannabinoid Based Research and Development with Expansion of University of Toronto Collaboration and Execution of University of Guelph Research Agreement /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY … Continue reading Leader in Cannabinoid Based Research and Development with Expansion of University of Toronto Collaboration

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Announces New Additions to Board of Directors

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Announces New Additions to Board of Directors DENVER – Dr. Heather Wakelee, professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology at Stanford University, has been elected the new president-elect of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). She is joined by new board … Continue reading The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Announces New Additions to Board of Directors

Adults with cerebral palsy about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, RCSI study

Adults with cerebral palsy about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, RCSI study DUBLIN, Aug. 29 2019 – Adults with cerebral palsy are about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease compared to adults without cerebral palsy, according to a new study led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in … Continue reading Adults with cerebral palsy about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases, RCSI study