The Future of Cardiovascular Diagnostics THE MARKET, TRENDS & FUTURE DIRECTIONS Extracted on: 20 Apr 2011 Reference Code: BI00021-008 Publication Date: 02 Mar 2010 Publisher: Datamonitor © Datamonitor This content is a licensed product, no part of this publication shall be reproduced, sold, modified or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Datamonitor. The information
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Parkinson’s disease Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected. Parkinson's disease is a disorder that affects nerve cells in the part of the brain controlling muscle movement. Parkinson's is progressive, meaning the signs and symptoms become worse over time. Although Parkinson's may eventually be disabling, the disease often progresses gradually, and most people have many years of
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organizer or a planner of some sort to help us remember everything we have to do that day or when certain appointments are. Imagine having a disease that will eventually take all your memories you ever had. You won’t even remember who you are or who your family members are. In 1906 a German physician named Dr. Alois Alzheimer was able to identify such a disease. He had a patient that had severe memory problems, confusion and difficulty understanding questions. It wasn’t until this patient passed away
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You Decide: MERCK ACQUISITION OF MEDCO “Takeover can be both a problem and a solution”. However the merge between Merck & Company, the world’s largest drug manufacturer, which planned to acquire, for $6.6 billion, Medco Containment Services Incorporated, the largest prescription benefits management company (PBM) and marketer of mail-order medicines in the United States is a solution. As anyone may know, the increasing pace of merge activity during the past two decades is related to the power
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are a group of diseases and not just one particular disease. However, all these diseases affect only one thing in our body. This one thing is the mitochondria. Those who have studied human genetics or similar sciences, know that mitochondria are present in all our nerve cells and deal with the functions our muscles. These mitochondria are what provide energy to our cells which in turn help in movement of muscles et al. If these mitochondrial problems affect only the muscles, the disease is known as
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Delirium can be caused by of exposure to toxins, use of or withdrawal from drugs or alcohol, electrolyte imbalances, high body temperatures, or medical illness (Hansell & Damour, 2008). Individuals that are delirious can forget who another person is and lose track of their surroundings. In addition people who have delirium changes in cognitive capacity such as memory loss, disorientation, or language problems (Hansell & Damour, 2008). This disorder can sneak up on a person as well as be
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Solving the Salinity Control Problem in a Potable Water System⋆ Chiu Wo Choi and Jimmy H.M. Lee Department of Computer Science and Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong {cwchoi,jlee}@cse.cuhk.edu.hk Abstract. Salinity is the relative concentration of salts in water. In a city of southern China, the local water supply company pumps water from a nearby river for potable use. During the winter dry season, the intrusion of sea water raises the salinity of the river
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Annotated Bibliographies Lisa Stevens Kaplan University Annotated Bibliographies Au, A., McAlister, F., Bakal, J., Ezekowitz, J., Kaul, P., & vanWalraven, C. (2012). Predicting the risk of unplanned readmission or death within 30 days of discharge after a heart failure hospitalization. American Heart Journal, 164(3). 365-372. Retrieved from: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/771215_print This article sought to find an appropriate model to predict the risk of unplanned heart failure
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The 1967 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak was a major outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the United Kingdom. The only centre of the disease, in contrast to the three concentrated areas in the 2001 crisis, was on the Wales border with Shropshire.[1] France and other EU countries were also affected by the crisis.[ Background There were three official inquires into the foot-and-mouth epidemics and the Government’s response in the fifty years prior to the 1967 outbreak. These occurred in
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right treatment to the patient early, thus helping to reduce the costs of healthcare. I feel that POCT could make a huge impact in the infectious disease sector. Clinicians often cannot distinguish between bacterial, parasitic, viral, fungal, or noninfectious causes. An accurate diagnostic test that could help identifies the causative agent of a disease would be a huge benefit; POCT could offer this type of test. I feel the potential applications for POCT are endless. However, in order for
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