Chronic heart failure: patients show individual therapy response to ACE inhibitor treatment
A cross-sectional study conducted at MedUni Vienna including patients with chronic systolic heart failure has demonstrated great variations in patients’ individual therapy response to ACE inhibitors, the first-line therapy for heart failure. It seems possible that the clinical picture is composed of various subgroups characterized…
Cannabis: it matters how young you start
Canadian researchers find that boys who start smoking pot before 15 are much more likely to have a drug problem at 28 than those who start at 15 or after.
Exercise to stay young: 4-5 days a week to slow down your heart’s ageing
Participating in exercise 4-5 days per week is necessary to keep your heart young, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. These findings could be an important step to develop exercise strategies to slow down such ageing.
Tomato sauce helps boost probiotic food benefits
The demand for functional foods is increasing in recent years. Consumers request more food that, as well as a high nutritional value, has a beneficial effect on their organism and reduces the risk of suffering certain illnesses. This beneficial effect doesn’t only depend on the…
Imaging Breast Implant Rupture – Part 1
Dr Pierre Vassallo – Breast augmentation is the most common form of cosmetic surgery performed today.
Is this disseminated ovarian cancer or not?
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
Maddy’s Pandora: Cherry Blossoms and Clinical Chemistry
Michelle Muscat i2i Publishing; 200 pages; £8.95 Published in December 2017 ”Every single one of us has a story to tell.” This story revolves around two girls of the same age with initially apparently very little in common characterwise, called Madeleine and Madison Moretti. One is an…
The 39th World Medical & Health Games are coming to Malta
Sports Director Pierre Chicco talks Medigames with TheSynapse.
Keep saying yes to fish twice a week for heart health
A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish- especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week to help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and ischaemic stroke. The advisory is published in the…
CrossFit improves how people with type 2 diabetes can control blood sugar levels
New research published in Experimental Physiology has suggested a 6-week CrossFit™ exercise programme can lead to improved control of blood sugar levels and decreased risk of heart disease in people with Type 2 diabetes.