Improving lives means more than putting money in people ’ s pockets
Unleashing the potential in everyone and using the power of the collective to achieve that are the themes running through the annual Jimmy Reid Foundation lecture to be delivered by UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea in Glasgow later today (Thursday).
She will say: “It’s a huge privilege to be honouring one of Glasgow’s finest heroes. I heard Jimmy speak in the early 1970s in the Glasgow City halls. The place was packed to the rafters. I was about 15.
“He spoke for over an hour, but time passed in a flash. He had no notes as he walked up and down the stage, talking eloquently, with great passion. His de...
Source: UNISON Health care news - October 5, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release Christina McAnea strikes Source Type: news
Roche to present new data from its expanding neuromuscular disease portfolio at World Muscle Society 2022
New positive data fromEvrysdi, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a progressive neuromuscular disease that can be fatalData from the gene therapyprogramme forDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive disease that leads to premature death, reinforce confidence in the most advanced Phase 3 study currently underwayStudy designs of two new trials ingeneralised myasthenia gravis (gMG), a rare chronic autoimmune disease, andfacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorderBasel, 05 October 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that new data from its industry-leading n...
Source: Roche Media News - October 5, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche to present new data from its expanding neuromuscular disease portfolio at World Muscle Society 2022
New positive data fromEvrysdi, a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a progressive neuromuscular disease that can be fatalData from the gene therapyprogramme forDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive disease that leads to premature death, reinforce confidence in the most advanced Phase 3 study currently underwayStudy designs of two new trials ingeneralised myasthenia gravis (gMG), a rare chronic autoimmune disease, andfacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorderBasel, 05 October 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that new data from its industry-leading n...
Source: Roche Investor Update - October 5, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward Alabama in voting rights fight
The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic toward Alabama in the state's defense of a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by judges for diluting the clout of... #judges #ussupremecourt #map #justices #voters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Swedish Elections: A Victory for Populism
By Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Sep 22 2022 (IPS) After general elections on the 12th September, Sweden is on the threshold of a new era. The Sweden Democrats (SD) won almost 21 percent of the votes and thus became the largest in a bloc of right-wing parties that now have a collective majority in the parliament. A nation that for a long time prided itself of being a beacon of tolerance and openness will now experience a historical transformation. The Sweden Democrats was once founded by Nazi sympathisers and for decades shunned by mainstream politicians. However, SD has now tipped the political scale in a country previously known...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Climate Change Crime & Justice Education Energy Europe Global Headlines Health Labour Migration & Refugees Nuclear Energy - Nuclear Weapons IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Mouse Brains Appear to Eavesdrop on Their Fat
For the first time, a team visualizes sensory nerves projecting into adipose tissue in mice and finds these neuronal cells may counteract the local effects of the sympathetic nervous system. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 9, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Childhood violence exposure and externalizing behaviors: a systematic review of the role of physiological biomarkers - Chong LS, Gordis E, Hunter L, Amoh J, Strully K, Appleton AA, Tracy M.
Childhood exposure to violence has been consistently linked to externalizing behaviors like delinquency and aggression. Growing evidence indicates that physiological biomarkers from the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems (PNS and SNS) and hypo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Fifth Annual MDA Omaha Golf Classic Aims to Raise $175k for Muscular...
The fifth annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) of Omaha Golf Classic, sponsored by Meridian Clinical Research, is returning to Tiburon Golf Club on September 14. This year’s sold-out event will...(PRWeb September 06, 2022)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/fifth_annual_mda_omaha_golf_classic_aims_to_raise_175k_for_muscular_dystrophy_research/prweb18881318.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
In conversation with Laura Besley
Laura Besley was a finalist in the short story category in Hysteria 2020, a reader for Hysteria 8 and a reader for Hysteria 9 as well. She is a full-time mum to two young boys and squeezes her writing time into the bookends of her day.
She has recently been listed by TSS Publishing as one of the top 50 British and Irish Flash Fiction writers with her story ‘On Repeat’ (Reflex Fiction). Having lived in Holland, Germany and Hong Kong, she now lives in land-locked central England and misses the sea. Her flash fiction collection, The Almost Mothers, was published in March 2020 and her collection of micro fiction, 100neHun...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 3, 2022 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Podcast author interview hysteria 2021 hysteria 2022 hysteria 8 hysteria readers Source Type: news
In conversation with Laura Besley
Laura Besley was a finalist in the short story category in Hysteria 2020, a reader for Hysteria 8 and a reader for Hysteria 9 as well. She is a full-time mum to two young boys and squeezes her writing time into the bookends of her day.
She has recently been listed by TSS Publishing as one of the top 50 British and Irish Flash Fiction writers with her story ‘On Repeat’ (Reflex Fiction). Having lived in Holland, Germany and Hong Kong, she now lives in land-locked central England and misses the sea. Her flash fiction collection, The Almost Mothers, was published in March 2020 and her collection of micro fiction, 100neHun...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - September 3, 2022 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Podcast author interview hysteria 2021 hysteria 2022 hysteria 8 hysteria readers Source Type: news
Vamorolone Effective, Safe for Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 -- For boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), vamorolone, a structurally unique dissociative steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is effective and safe over a 24-week period, according to a study published online Aug. 29... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Novel Corticosteroid Shows Benefits in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
(MedPage Today) -- The novel corticosteroid vamorolone was effective and safe in the short-term treatment of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), with no stunting of growth or negative effects on bone biomarkers, according to a pivotal... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - August 29, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
The people making a difference: the powerchair football coach leading his team to victory
Chris Hammans started coaching the side after his son Lewis took up the sport. Now, after Lewis ’s death, Chris is determined to continueChris Hammans ’ son Lewis was football-mad. He got it from his father. The two were close. “He was my best mate,” says Hammans, a 52-year-old pharmaceutical production manager from Haywards Heath.Lewis was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that causes muscles to weaken over time, at the age of four. “He didn’t have the mobility other children in his nursery had,” says Hammans.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sirin Kale Tags: Life and style Sport Football Medical research Genetics Science Family Source Type: news
What Causes Kyphosis?
Discussion
There are 3 planes to view and describe spinal deformities from:
Coronal or frontal plane – the view is from front or back of the patient
Sagittal plane – is the view from the side of the patient
Transverse or horizontal plane – is the view from the top or bottom of the patient
Normally the spine is straight when viewed from the frontal or coronal plane. Normally the spine also has a small kyphosis in the thoracic region (20-45%) and lordosis in the sacral region when viewed laterally in the sagittal plane.
Scoliosis or abnormal deviation of the spinal laterally is the most common spinal defo...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 8, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
High-tech imaging reveals details about rare eye disorder
Discovery sets the stage for development of new therapies to treat vitelliform macular dystrophy. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - July 28, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
