| New Data Examines the Effect of Adding a Statin to Optimized Treatment ...
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data from the CORONA study presented today at the American Heart Association 2007 Scientific Sessions showed that adding a statin to optimized heart failure treatment did not significantly improve the prognosis for patients with advanced heart failure because it could not reverse or prevent the deterioration of a failing heart. Patients taking AstraZeneca's CRESTOR(R) (rosuvastatin calcium) 10 mg experienced an 8 percent reduction in the combined primary endpoint of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke, which was not statistically significant (p=0.12). This reduction was primarily driven by a decrease in atherosclerotic events, i.e. stroke and myocardial infarctions (post hoc analysis, nominal p=0.05), where statins have been proven to have benefit.
Obama stays close in race as Republican rivals lag
The democratic candidates have already positioned in this run, made clear their political options and the politics they stand for. McCain on the other side still struggles in which way he wants to relate to G.W. Bush and his unpopular politics. Instead of hesitating about such details he should start explaining people what his actual choice in politics is. There are many fields; he certainly should position in the question of Iraq and explain how he wishes to give Americans new hope in a mostly lost battle, either by ending it as fast as possible or by saying how he wants to put in useful means to make progress. More political topics occur, he should position in social issues. America still has a high number of low-income citizens and especially their children who have no health-insurance.
Feminine exhibition
The Wichita Women's Fair offers three days of shopping, cooking demonstrations, beauty presentations, live music and more. This year's fair will offer 385 exhibits. Among the special features this year is the Women's Fair Fitness Challenge, a six-week challenge designed to help women make better choices about exercise and nutrition. Teams of four can sign up at the fair then make an appointment for a weigh-in at any Genesis location. Participants will have free use of the health club, including all classes and seminars, during the competition, and the winning team will receive a trip for four to Las Vegas. Dozens of exhibitors will showcase home decor ideas and products. From 1:30 to 3 p.m. Friday, the Women's Fair will sponsor a Professional Women's Workshop featuring five well-known businesswomen who will share their career insights.
Minnesotans could save billions in health care costs, task force says
Gov. Tim Pawlenty said there's much he likes in the wide-ranging recommendations he received Tuesday from a task force he appointed to find ways to improve health care in Minnesota. But he stopped short of endorsing some of the panel's recommendations, such as requiring Minnesotans to buy health insurance or raising the cigarette "health-impact fee" to discourage smoking. "I think we've done enough to smokers for now" by banning smoking in most bars and restaurants and adding the 75-cent fee, he said. And requiring everyone to have insurance might "criminalize poor people" who can't afford it, he added. Still, Pawlenty said the task force report "can be the framework for a significant health care reform initiative in Minnesota." The broad range of recommendations would link doctors, hospitals, employers, patients, insurers, schools, communities and policy makers in initiatives aimed at paring $12.3 billion from health care costs otherwise projected to soar from about $30 billion now to $57.4 billion by 2015.
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