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Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy

Allergen-specific immunotherapy remains the only causal treatment of allergic disease to date. Its efficacy in symptom reduction was demonstrated in…

Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

People with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), compared with non-diabetic individuals, have increased cardiovascular risk. Part of this excess risk is…

Gene Delivery from Stents for Prevention of In-Stent Restenosis

The increasing sophistication of vascular stent design, especially devices that combine mechanical support with local drug delivery to the vascular wall…

Revolution of Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: An Analysis of Market Leaders

Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents (DES) is a well-established and widely-accepted treatment approach in patients with coronary…

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First Project for the Winton Centre: Redesigning PREDICT

At the start of November 2016 the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication was opened within the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical…

Sepsis-Induced Immune Paralysis Reversed by β-Glucan

SEPSIS is a life-threatening condition with inefficient treatment options available at present. With an incidence of approximately 2–30 per 10,000 people…

Association Found Between Vitamin D Levels and Breast Cancer Prognosis

VITAMIN D serum biomarker levels, particularly 25-hydroxyvitamin D, can be used to gauge vitamin deficiency or abundance among patients. In 2003 alone…

Enzyme Deficiency Provides New Treatment Target for Prader-Willi Syndrome

DEFICIENCY of the prohormone covertase (PC1) enzyme in the brain has been linked to the neuro-hormonal abnormalities found in patients with Prader-Willi…

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EMJ Weekly News Round-Up: 9th December

Keeping you up to date with the latest news, we summarise a selection of stories from us here at EMJ and from across the web!

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Use of NIV in COPD Patients

During this presentation Prof. Dr. Dreher shares his insights in the management of the COPD patient after an acute exacerbation.