Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
American Heart Association: Restored Blood Flow Meant Less Pain, Better Quality Of Life For Those With Leg Artery Disease
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022:
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American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022 Late-Breaking Trial, Abstract 19654
Research Highlights:
* A study of more than 1,800 people with severe peripheral artery disease, or PAD, who were at risk for amputation compared the clinical, safety, quality of life and cost outcomes between those who had bypass surgery and those who had angioplasty and stenting t
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American Heart Association: Surgery Is Best To Prevent Amputations In Certain People With Poor Leg Circulation
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022:
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American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022, Abstract 19587
Research Highlights:
* A study of more than 1,800 people with severe peripheral artery disease, or PAD, compared the clinical, safety, quality of life and cost outcomes between those who had bypass surgery and those who had angioplasty and stenting to restore blood flow to their feet and legs.
* Rese
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Council for Advancement and Support of Education 'Annual Conference on Prospect Development' Nov. 30-Dec. 2
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Council for Advancement and Support of Education has announced the following event:
Title: Annual Conference on Prospect Development
Date of conference: Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2022
Location: Loews New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Overview from the organization: Prospect development professionals provide the information and analysis that ensure an organization's focus is on its most essential prospective donors.
This conference will examine how the role of prospect deve
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Eastern History Professor Presents On Legendary Virginia Witch
WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 9 (TNSsel) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news:
For centuries, stories have been told around Halloween in the Virginia Beach area about the mysterious and mischievous Grace Sherwood, the "Witch of Pungo." Eastern Connecticut State University History Professor Scott Moore recently held a lecture on Sherwood's legend at Lynnhaven House in his native Virginia Beach.
Moore is writing a book on the legend titled "The Witch of Pungo: Grace
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GlaxoSmithKline: Positive Data For Bepirovirsen From B-Clear Phase Iib Trial Presented At American Association For The Study Of Liver Diseases' Meeting With Simultaneous Publication In The New England Journal Of Medicine
LONDON, England, Nov. 9 (TNSjou) -- GlaxoSmithKline, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release:
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- Phase III trial evaluating bepirovirsen to start in H1 2023
- Phase II trials ongoing to explore potential sequential treatment options with the aim of increasing functional cure rate
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GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced the publication of positive end of study results from the B-Clear phase IIb trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of bepirovirsen for the
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Griffith University: Study Highlights Overlooked Hotspot Of Frog Diversity
GOLD COAST, Australia, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news:
In a recently published paper, a global team of scientists show that Melanesia, which is centred around New Guinea, is home to around 7% of the world's frogs in less than 1% of the world's land area.
"In the last 20 years scientists have described hundreds of new frogs from New Guinea," says lead author Dr Paul Oliver, from Griffith's Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security and Curator of Vertebrates
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NEFAC Fights for Police Misconduct Records in New Hampshire, Submits Amicus Brief in Right-to-Know Law Case
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 (TNSgov) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release:
The New England First Amendment Coalition recently filed an amicus brief in a New Hampshire case involving access to police misconduct records.
State police are refusing to release information about an officer whose false testimony caused a woman to be imprisoned for nearly two weeks and subjected to multiple body cavity searches.
"Transparency and accountability lead to
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U.S. Trade Rep Tai Issues Remarks at New England Council 2022 Annual Celebration
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 (TNSawa) -- U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued the following remarks on Nov. 7, 2022, at the New England Council's 2022 Annual Celebration:
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United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today delivered remarks at the New England Council's 2022 Annual Celebration and received the organization's New Englander of the Year Award.
Ambassador Tai was introduced by the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, Richard E. Neal. In her remarks, Am
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University of Rhode Island: New Study Encourages Harvesting, Consuming Wider Variety Of Fish
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:
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American Fisheries Society publishes URI team's research article
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It's better to harvest many fish species lightly than to harvest few species heavily. That's the result of a study published in Fisheries magazine and conducted by Jeremy Collie from the Graduate School of Oceanography and a group of fisheries experts.
Collie uses an ecosystem-based fisheries management approach tha
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