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Adopting Treatment
for Orphan Diseases
18
The number of research grants, totaling more than $19 million,
recently awarded by the FDA for the treatment exploration
for rare diseases. The Office of Orphan Product Development
seeks therapeutic options for 17 different rare conditions that
affect nearly 30 million Americans.
Source: FDA. News release. September 21, 2015.
Overdose Nation
Let Little Girls Play
33%
The decreased ability for arteries to dilate in girls,
aged 7-10, who were sedentary for 3-hour periods
or more. The recent Canadian study showed that
participants who took a 10-minute exercise break
in the same period prevented the negative effects
of uninterrupted sitting.
Source: McManus AM, Ainslie PN, Green DJ, et al. Exp Physiol.
2015;doi:10.1113/EP085355.
$20
million
The amount committed by the Center for Disease Control for the launch of
Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States, a new program to help
American states end the ongoing prescription drug overdose epidemic. The
CDC cited the more than 16,000 people who died from prescription opioid
overdose in 2013 as a reason for the program.
Source: Center for Disease Control. News release. September 4, 2015.
Cheers to a Healthy Heart!
30%
The decreased risk of heart attack for women who drank beer at most once or twice
per week as compared with heavy drinkers and women who never drink beer,
according to a recent study.
Source: Medical News Today. September 24, 2015.
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CardioSource WorldNews
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