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Stroke prevention and the future of stroke care
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. The Georgia Department of Public Health reports the state had the 12th highest stroke death rate in the country. Georgia is also part of the “stroke belt,” an area of the southeastern United States with stroke death rates 30% higher than the rest of the nation. As the leading — but preventable — cause of disability, stroke can happen at any age. Stroke is a medical emergency, meaning the blood flow to an area of the brain…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Janssen to Present the Strength and Promise of its Hematologic Malignancies Portfolio and Pipeline at ASH 2021
RARITAN, N.J., November 4, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that more than 45 company-sponsored abstracts, including 11 oral presentations, plus more than 35 investigator-initiated studies will be featured at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition. ASH is taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta and virtually from December 11-14, 2021.“We are committed to advancing the science and treatment of hematologic malignancies and look forward to presenting the latest research from our robust portfolio and pipeline during ASH...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 5, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Georgia Regents University study: Sex hormone linked to autism (VIDEO)
Scientists at Georgia Regents University in Augusta say a sex hormone that helps protect females from stroke may also reduce their risk of autism. The researchers have found that the expression of estrogen receptor beta is significantly decreased in autistic brains, reports Georgia Health News. The findings about estrogen receptor beta as well as that of an enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen could help explain the high testosterone levels in autistic individuals and higher autism rates…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 22, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carla Caldwell Source Type: research