#1
Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit
Each year in the United
States, nearly 800,000 people suffer a stroke, or a brain attack. This occurs
when an artery that supplies blood to part of the brain becomes blocked
or ruptures and leads to bleeding in the brain. In ischemic strokes,
a blood clot is the triggering event, while the remaining 10 percent of strokes
are called haemorrhagic and a burst blood vessel or aneurysm is typically the
cause.
#2
Dengue Vaccine
All it takes is one bite:
Dengue is a debilitating virus that’s transmitted to humans by the bite of an Aedes aegypti
mosquito that has previously bitten a person infected with the dengue
virus.
#3
The New Art of Blood Collection and Diagnosis
With the advent of
science, blood became a key diagnostic element. Withdrawn from the body, it was
isolated and studied. Today, phlebotomy, the process of opening a vein and
collecting blood for testing and diagnosis, is regularly used to measure cells,
lipids, proteins, sugars, hormones, tumor markers and other blood
components.
#4
PCSK9 Inhibitors for Cholesterol Reduction
Cholesterol, a soft, waxy
substance present in cells throughout the body, serves many important
functions. However, elevated levels of certain forms of cholesterol are some of
the primary drivers in the development of coronary heart disease. .
#5
Antibody Drug Conjugates
Scientists have learned
more about cancer in the last two decades than had been learned in all the
centuries preceding. And even though one million people in the United States
develop cancer annually, tremendous advances have been made in cancer biology
that have led to significant progress not only in cancer prevention and early
detection but in cancer treatment as well.
#6
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
The immune system’s
collection of organs, special cells, and molecules is on constant alert to
protect us from dangerous infection and disease and keep us healthy. It
responds to antigens, or foreign bodies, in a highly coordinated process that
employs several types of cells to circulate around the body, scanning for
cellular abnormalities and infections.
#7
Leadless Cardiac Pacemaker
The adult heart usually
beats between 60 and 100 times a minute at rest, but if a person has
bradycardia, a slower than normal heart rate, it indicates a problem with the
heart’s electrical system.
#8
New Medications for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
The lungs are remarkable
organs made of spongy tissue that supply oxygen, the life-sustaining gas needed
by the body. As the only internal organs that are exposed to the external
environment, they are vulnerable to a variety of ailments. Some, like asthma,
bronchitis, or even certain cancers, can be cured. However, when it comes to
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, eventual death is a certainty unless the
lungs are replaced.
#9
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
The American Cancer
Society estimates that this year about 233,000 new cases of invasive breast
cancer will occur among women in the United States. In addition, approximately
63,000 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer—the earliest form—will occur
among women in 2014. It’s also projected that 40,000 women will die from breast
cancer this year.
#10
Angiotensin-Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor for Heart Failure
Heart failure is caused
by a weakening of the heart’s ability to pump blood. Between 500,000 and
900,000 new cases of heart failure are diagnosed each year in the United
States. This debilitating ailment is now the most common diagnosis in Medicare
patients and accounts for 55,000 deaths annually.
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