2014-2015 Miami-Marquette Challenge Raises $275,423 for Foundation for Physical Therapy

Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 22, 2015 The Foundation for Physical Therapy announced the recipients of the 2014-2015 Miami-Marquette Challenge at its annual gala on June 4 in National Harbor, Maryland. Physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students from a record-setting 146 schools across the country raised $ 275,423 to support physical therapy […]

696 Patients and Their Families Speak Out About Adverse Medical Events

San Francisco, California (PRWEB) June 22, 2015 By some estimates preventable medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. However, the physical and emotional consequences of these adverse events are rarely reported in medical journals. A long-standing patient advocacy group, the Empowered Patient Coalition (EPC) […]

Reduction of effective dose of statins, by liver targeting delivery, could be a way to bring the drugs to the prevention market – proof-of-concept trial by Lycotec Ltd.

Cambridge UK (PRWEB UK) 23 June 2015 Statins are one of the most successful drugs able to slow down the formation of cholesterol-rich atherosclerotic plaques on the arterial walls, and reduce the development of and mortality from coronary heart disease, CHD. Although their efficacy in management of elevated LDL cholesterol and […]