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Spiration Valve for Severe Emphysema Approved in U.S.

December 10th, 2018 Editors Medicine, Thoracic Surgery Olympus landed FDA approval for its Spiration Valve System, a product designed to treat people suffering from severe emphysema. It’s used to perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) procedures, which channel air away from hyperinflated portions of the lungs to healthier areas. In many patients this results in easier… Read More: Spiration Valve for Severe Emphysema Approved in U.S. »

“AIDSfree” Fundraiser to Help Six Cities Worldwide, Including Atlanta

Sir Elton John was in Atlanta to kick off the “AIDSfree” campaign, a holiday fundraiser based in the United Kingdom that will support HIV testing and treatment in six cities across the globe, including Atlanta, reports The Independent. The other cities are Delhi, India; Kiev, Ukraine; London; Maputo, Mozambique; and Nairobi, Kenya. Why is Atlanta… Read More: “AIDSfree” Fundraiser to Help Six Cities Worldwide, Including Atlanta »

We have everything to fear, including fear itself

In 1997 Frank Furedi — an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent — wrote a critically acclaimed book entitled, “How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the 21st Century.” In that book he tells the story of the public reaction to a magazine cover portraying a little girl fishing with her father.… Read More: We have everything to fear, including fear itself »

Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public to help find a cure for macular dystrophy

Victoria Smurfit and her daughter Evie Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public to help find a cure for macular dystrophy Independent.ie Actress Victoria Smurfit and her 14 year-old daughter Evie have appealed to the public to help find a cure for blindness by funding research. https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/actress-victoria-smurfit-and-daughter-evie-14-appeal-to-public-to-help-find-a-cure-for-macular-dystrophy-37606688.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37606691.ece/a2c96/AUTOCROP/h342/smurfitt.PNG Email Actress Victoria Smurfit… Read More: Actress Victoria Smurfit and daughter Evie (14) appeal to public… »