Bidirectional Relationship of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and HF (American College of Cardiology Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
Therefore, CSA was considered a marker of decompensated heart failure (HF) ... It was unknown if CSA and associated Cheyne-Stokes respiration may counterintuitively be the cause, and not the consequence, of HF ... These findings apparently contradict the relationship between OSA and incident HF observed in the SHHS (Sleep Heart Health Study) ... Sleep apnea and heart failure ... Sleep-disordered Breathing and Incident Heart Failure in Older Men....

Guest speakers educate students about Memorial Day

Edit NJ dot com 26 May 2016
On Tuesday, U.S ... U.S ... Army National Guardsman Tracey Fallon spoke to the seventh-graders about the advent of Memorial Day -- when it was called "Decoration Day" -- the meaning of the song "Taps," the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and even showed them replicas of the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart ... ....

Evolva granted pivotal patent for commercial production of best-tasting fermentation-derived steviol glycosides (Evolva Holding SA)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
At the heart of this enabling IP lies a novel technique for converting rebaudioside A (Reb A) to the best tasting, and as a result most commercially relevant, rebaudioside D (Reb D) and rebaudioside M (Reb M) ingredients through fermentation. Evolva was the first company to discover the enzymes capable of carrying out the key unknown steps in the Reb A and Reb D biosynthesis pathways....

‘Tale of Tales’: Fanciful morality stories tiring, never boring

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 26 May 2016
Hunt down a sea monster, cut out its heart, have it cooked by a virgin — then eat it ... Her albino son has a twin, born of the virgin who cooked the sea monster’s heart, and their spiritual connection threatens the overbearing mother ... It’s unknown to him that his maiden is a hag, her body and beauty wrecked from years of labor ... Anyone who can guess the beast it belonged to wins the princess’ hand ... ★★1⁄2 ... Running time. 125 minutes ... ....

Sailor's remains to return to Willmar

Edit Stars and Stripes 26 May 2016
WILLMAR, Minn.Oscar Anderson never recovered from the emotional heartbreak he suffered when a telegram arrived June 6, 1944, with the news of his son's death in the D-Day invasion of France ... For all of these 72 years, they had been interred in the American Cemetery in France, in a grave marked "Unknown X-91.'' ... Anderson's remains were in the "Unknown X-91" grave ... Anderson had been awarded the Purple Heart posthumously ... ....

Remains of sailor who died on D-Day to return to Minn. hometown

Edit Stars and Stripes 26 May 2016
WILLMAR, Minn.Oscar Anderson never recovered from the emotional heartbreak he suffered when a telegram arrived June 6, 1944, with the news of his son's death in the D-Day invasion of France ... For all of these 72 years, they had been interred in the American Cemetery in France, in a grave marked "Unknown X-91.'' ... Anderson's remains were in the "Unknown X-91" grave ... Anderson had been awarded the Purple Heart posthumously ... ....

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Tackle 'First World Problem' on Dancefloor

Edit Rollingstone 26 May 2016
Unknown Mortal Orchestra take a funky turn on "First World Problem," a ... Unknown Mortal Orchestra recorded "First World Problem" during a break from their extensive touring in support of Multi-Love....

Travelling To Africa: Making The Most Of Your Expectations?

Edit Modern Ghana 26 May 2016
What is it that is driving you to wander into the unknown? Is it to impart vigor or to re-establish your harmony with the universe? Whatever the reason, make clear your purpose of travelling to Africa ... Erase every memory and imaginings of what you think of Africa; travel blank and fill your mind and heart with the best that this land has to offer....

Ghana Premier League: Hearts of Oak eye Liberty win in Accra

Edit Modern Ghana 26 May 2016
Hearts of Oak will host Liberty Professionals in the penultimate game of the first round of the ongoing Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday ... Hearts of Oak last Sunday defied all odds to pick a point at Aduana Stars, Comsos Dauda's second half strike cancelled out Emmanuel Akuoko's first half goal while Liberty Professional beat New Edubiase 2-0 in Dansoman ... Hearts of Oak have scored 49 as against Liberty's 31....

Accretive Health Appoints Joseph Flanagan President and CEO (Accretive Health Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
(OTC Pink.ACHI) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Joseph Flanagan, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Accretive Health, as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board, effective immediately ... it might make or by known or unknown uncertainties and factors, including those described above....

No detail on implementation of reforms

Edit Otago Daily Times 26 May 2016
The shape of the new child protection service and other social sector reforms is still largely unknown after a "low key'' Budget, a social sector leader says ... Methodist Mission Southern director Laura Black said the Budget was about putting the "machinery'' in place for the as-yet unknown replacement for the Child Youth and Family service....

The heart medicine that may have given us Van Gogh’s Starry Night (University of Sydney)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
Digoxin is a drug used to treat heart failure and irregular heartbeats known as a 'cardiac glycoside' ... Digoxin is used in people with heart failure because of its ability to increase the force of heart muscle (myocardial) contraction, which improves its pumping power. It also decreases oxygen consumption, which helps the heart do more with less oxygen. Digoxin works by inhibiting the sodium pump within heart muscle cells....

Ignorance isn’t bliss

Edit The Economist 26 May 2016
IT IS not the “unknown unknowns” that catch people out, but the truths they hold to be self-evident that turn out to be completely wrong. On many issues, the gap between public perceptions and reality is very wide ... ....
×