Beyond A1c: Implementing the New ESC 2023 Guidelines Beyond A1c: Implementing the New ESC 2023 Guidelines
Recent evidence for newer diabetes therapies has prompted a shift from a glucocentric approach to the management of type 2 diabetes to one of overall cardiovascular risk reduction.Medscape Cardiology
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - September 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news

Cathie Wood sinks hundreds of thousands into a super-cheap tech stock (again)
The prominent asset manager Cathie Wood may spend a lot of time praising Tesla (TSLA) - Get Free Report, but this week something else seems to have caught her eye. Wood purchased 777,468 shares of Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) - Get Free Report on Sept. 19. Ginkgo is the Boston biotech that's drawn fresh…#cathiewood #ginkgobioworks #boston #alphabet #arkinvest #wood #nvda #mit #actionalertsplus
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The interest rate hike you may already be paying for
By Elizabeth Renter | NerdWallet The Federal Reserve has been on an inflation reduction campaign for about 19 months, influencing higher interest rates across the economy. The interest rate that could be affecting the greatest share of households is costly, and one they might have overlooked. Ask…#elizabethrenter #nerdwallet #federalreserve #newyorkfed #credit #interestratehike
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news

Africa: FCTC No Longer Relevant in Tobacco Harm Reduction Efforts - Experts
[AllAfrica InfoWire] Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have warned that the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), in its current form, is not capable of influencing change as far as Tobacco Harm Reduction is concerned.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Evaluation of an online advanced suicide prevention training for pharmacists - Pilbrow S, Staniland L, Uren HV, Shand F, McGoldrick J, Thorp E, MacKrill M, Moullin JC.
BACKGROUND: With the pharmacist role extending internationally to include health promotion and harm reduction, pharmacists are well-suited to adopt a frontline role within suicide prevention efforts. To maximise their abilities to implement suicide prevent...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Oil sands producers in talks with Indigenous communities for equity stakes in carbon capture projects
The group behind a massive emissions reduction project in Alberta’s oil sands is in talks with Indigenous communities to have them take an economic interest in a 400-kilometre pipeline that would transport carbon captured from oil sands facilities to an underground hub near Cold Lake. The Pathways…#alberta #coldlake #pathwaysalliance #kendalldilling #pathways #globeandmail #calgary #cenovusenergyinc #copn #imperialoilltd
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Changes in cycling practices in France during the Covid-19 pandemic. an illusory reduction in inequalities - Adam M, Sayagh D, Buhler T.
Introduction The Covid-19 health crisis and the attendant pro-bicycle policies have accelerated the development of urban cycling worldwide. Bicycle traffic flows have generally been well documented, with particular focus on utilitarian trips during lockdo...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news

Shifting car travel to active modes to improve population health and achieve transport goals: a simulation study - Zapata-Diomedi B, Both A, Abbas A, Woodcock J, Kroen A, Davern M, Gunn L.
Introduction Being physically active has multiple health benefits and contributes to the reduction of co-morbidities and mortality from chronic diseases. Active transport (walking and cycling) contributes to population health by enabling physical activity...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Trial Halted for Bleeding Reduction With Abelacimab in AF Trial Halted for Bleeding Reduction With Abelacimab in AF
The phase 2 AZALEA-TIMI 71 trial in AF shows"an overwhelming reduction" in major and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding with investigational Factor XI inhibitor abelacimab vs rivaroxaban.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

'Pure price-gouging': Advocates celebrate price drop of critical TB test but say Big Pharma needs to do more
Every 20 seconds, someone dies of tuberculosis. But health advocates and experts hope that a newly announced reduction in the cost of TB testing might change that.
Source: CBC | Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Community activation for disaster risk reduction through OpenStreetMap: a scoping review - Muhamad N, Hakimi FHM, Mahadzir MDA.
The advancement of geospatial technology has significantly altered how data is utilised for facilitating the growth of open-access data for disaster risk reduction (DRR). OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a part of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), built on t...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Established and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Drugs for CVD Prevention Established and Emerging Lipid-Lowering Drugs for CVD Prevention
This review summarizes the mechanisms of action, side effects, effect on blood lipids, and reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of both established and emerging lipid-lowering drugs.American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Preferred stimulant safer supply and associations with methamphetamine preference among people who use stimulants in British Columbia: findings from a 2021 cross-sectional survey - Ferguson M, Sedgemore KO, Scow M, Choisil P, Haywood B, Xavier J, Crabtree A, Stitilis B, Liu L, Buxton JA.
BACKGROUND: As safer supply programs expand in Canada, stimulant safer supply is often overlooked despite the harms and criminalization faced by people who use stimulants. METHODS: The 2021 Harm Reduction Client Survey was administered at 17 harm r...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Observation-based pedestrian scenario extraction for virtual testing - Schachner M, Kirillova N, Wei ßenbacher F, Schneider B, Possegger H, Bischof H, Eichberger A, Magosi ZF, Dobberstein J, Lich T, Kirchengast M, Hennecke M, Klug C.
27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV): Enhanced and Equitable Vehicle Safety for All: Toward the Next 50 Years https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/27/27ESV-000167.pdf An overall reduction of pedestrian...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

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