Tuesday, 2 September 2008

NICE Recognises Role Of High Intensity Statin Therapy In Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, UK

�AstraZeneca welcomes the recommendations by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on the treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) 1, a genetical condition resulting in high cholesterol levels. As region of its comprehensive review on the identification and management of people with FH, NICE has recommended that adults with the condition be treated with high chroma statins in order to reduce LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels by 50%.


Michael Livingston, Director of H.E.A.R.T UK - The Cholesterol Charity, stated: "About nonpareil person in every D has FH in the UK - in fact it's unitary of the most often occurring transmissible conditions. This means that more than 110,000 people in Britain experience the condition. However, many people with FH go undetected with often tragic consequences. The next step for us will be to secure this steering is enforced on the ground".


People with FH have a substantially increased cardiovascular risk in comparing with the general population, due to their elevated cholesterol levels, which stool sometimes be in excess of 20 mmol/l. The average number cholesterol degree for center aged manpower is about 5 mmol/l. Men with FH have a greater than 50% chance of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) by the time they reach 50. Women with FH face a 30% CHD risk by the prison term they hit 601. Comprehensive trial information from large clinical trials has shown that there is a linear relationship between the absolute reductions in LDL-C and the proportional reducing of coronary and other events. Lowering LDL-C by 1mmol/l reduces cardiovascular disease related events (including spirit attack and stroke) by 21% and total mortality by 12%.


Dr Elizabeth Hughes, Consultant Chemical Pathologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, commented: "Too often patients are put on generic zocor, when first-class honours degree diagnosed with FH, only to throw to keep going for repeat blood tests and consultations until they ar eventually stirred onto a more effective, higher intensity statin which in reality means either rosuvastatin or atorvastatin. This guidance has recognised that some adults with FH need to be put onto a high vividness statin immediately, particularly if their LDL-C levels pauperism to be reduced by more than half".


When choosing which high intensiveness statin therapy is the most allow for the individual patient, clinicians should take into account the patient's informed preference, comorbidities, multiple do drugs therapy, and the benefits and risks of treatment. CRESTOR (rosuvastatin) has been shown to be extremely effective at helping patients reduce their LDL-C levels. In o'er 15 neck and neck studies involving more than 12,000 patients, rosuvastatin has consistently demonstrated better LDL-C letting down in comparing with lipitor and simvastatin across the dose ambit.


The guideline makes a range of other recommendations on the identification and management of people with FH including the use of cascade testing to identify those individuals wHO will benefit from early treatment and the recommendation that doctors should provide patients with evidence-based info, such as the treatments that are currently available, lifestyle advice and how the FH may affect other members of the family.

About CRESTOR


CRESTOR has now standard regulatory approvals in over 90 countries. Over 12 million patients have been prescribed CRESTOR worldwide. Data from clinical trials and real human beings use shows that the safety profile for CRESTOR is in line with other marketed statins.

About AstraZeneca


AstraZeneca is a major international health care business busy in the research, exploitation, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. It is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with healthcare gross revenue of $26.47 one thousand million and starring positions in sales of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory, oncology and infection products. AstraZeneca is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Global) as well as the FTSE4 Good Index.

http://www.astrazeneca.com


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Saturday, 23 August 2008

Download Miki Howard mp3






Miki Howard
   

Artist: Miki Howard: mp3 download


   Genre(s): 

R&B: Soul

   







Discography:


Three Wishes
   

 Three Wishes

   Year: 2001   

Tracks: 10






Miki Howard grew up in the church, where both of her parents were gospel singers. Her mother was besides a appendage of the religious doctrine chemic group the Caravans and was acquainted with divers entertainers. Howard's mother would assume her to the homes of diverse stars such as Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples.


While still in elementary school day, Howard moved to Los Angeles with her ma. At the age of 15, she performed in a adolescent pageant. After the show, she met Side Effect member Augie Johnson, world Health Organization happened to be in the hearing and began working with Howard creatively. After a period of time, Howard became a Side Effect member -- upon the deviation of Sylvia St. James. Howard's tenure with the chemical group lasted a few age. During this time, she too had iI children by Johnson. In addition to vocalizing with Side Effect, she did background vocals for Wayne Henderson, Roy Ayers, Stanley Turrentine, and several other artists.


Subsequently leaving Side Effect, Howard signed a deal with Atlantic. Her first-class honours degree reach for the pronounce was the Billboard R&B Top Ten single "Come Share My Love." She followed that with the remaking of Glenn Miller's 1940 hit "Resource." Her success continued with iI more than Top Ten singles, "Baby Be Mine" and "That's What Love Is." The latter was a duet with Gerald Levert and was the event of the originative matrimony Howard formed with Marc Gordon and Levert. Howard and Levert later became romantically involved, and that romance spawned one of Howard's biggest hits, "Love Under New Management." The song was written during their abbreviated love social occasion, only was released after their romance had dissolved.


In 1990, Howard signed a deal with Giant, which facilitated the dismission of her number one smash gain "Ain't Nobody Like You." Howard's life line at Giant was cut short due to an affray her married man had at the pronounce. She likewise made an appearance as Billie Holiday in a club conniption in the Spike Lee moving picture Malcom X. Howard continued to way out albums throughout the '90s and early 2000s, a few of them heavy on -- or wholly reliant upon -- covers. Her releases during these age included Femme Fatale (1992), Shining Through (1993), Live Plus (1996), Can't Count Me Out (1997), Troika Wishes (2001), and Pillow Talk (2006).






Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Minogue sisters duet for TV theme tune

Kylie and Dannii Minogue will couplet on a theme tune for a new BBC Two comedy series.

According to The Sun, the sisters have recorded a cover of Abba's 'The Winner Takes It All'.

The track will apparently soundtrack the opening credits for Jonathan Harvey's fresh sitcom Beautiful People.

Harvey's committal to writing credits admit Coronation Street, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme and The Catherine Tate Show.

Meera Syal will star in the show, which is based on the puerility of British writer Simon Doonan, world Health Organization currently plant as a designer in New York.



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Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Tetraktys

Tetraktys   
Artist: Tetraktys

   Genre(s): 
Rock
   



Discography:


Voreion Sellas   
 Voreion Sellas

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 8




 






Thursday, 26 June 2008

Blu Cantrell - Fascinating Fact 5437


R+B star BLU CANTRELL has reportedly agreed to pose naked for Playboy magazine after shedding upwards of 25 pounds (11.3 kilograms) while training for new U.S. TV reality show CELEBRITY CIRCUS.





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Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Vancouver's classic wooden roller coaster celebrates 50 years








VANCOUVER - The first drop is the best - or the worst, depending on how you look at it.

One of a few remaining wooden roller-coasters still in working order, Vancouver's classic coaster celebrated its 50th anniversary Tuesday.

The old-fashioned scream machine reaches speeds of more than 70 kilometres per hour after dipping over its first hill, prompting shrill cries from riders as they plummet down the track and bounce around in their seats.

"It's my favourite ride," Ariana Louwe, 16, said after taking a free ride as the Pacific National Exhibition celebrated the anniversary.

"The first hill is the best, definitely, it's really fast. It's not so much scary, just exciting."

The ride - simply named The Coaster - was built in 1958, and now sees half a million riders each year.

It's made from Douglas fir wood and stands 23 metres tall at its highest point.

The 90-second ride is mostly powered by gravity. The trains are pulled by a chain on a motor up each slope, allowing momentum to carry forward to the base of the next big climb.

As the trains twist through the track, riders are held in only by a lap bar, compared with the seatbelts and snug shoulder restraints on modern-day roller-coasters.

And while Vancouver's wooden coaster doesn't go upside-down or travel at the same break-neck speeds as its modern-day steel cousins, riders say it still provides a thrill.

"It's got great hills and it's got great curves," said Paul Kool, 47. "Growing up here, I remember wanting to ride it ever since I was not tall enough to ride it."

Ulyana Yordan, a 31-year-old Ukrainian currently studying in Vancouver, rode the roller-coaster more than two dozen times Tuesday.

"I love it - we don't have such roller-coasters in Ukraine," she said. "I like how you fly around, because in other ones you are fully fixed, you don't feel it as much."

The ride was designed by Carl Phare and built by Walker LeRoy. It's now the only standing roller-coaster built and designed by Phare and LeRoy, who are legendary in the coaster world.

Phare's daughter, Nina Faley, and granddaughter, Jennifer Juelich, attended the anniversary ceremony.

Faley rode her first roller-coaster when she was just two years old, one of Phare's creations at his own amusement park, Seattle's Playland, which closed more than 40 years ago. She said she was happy to see one of his coasters still standing.

"I can't tell you how glad I am," said Faley, before taking a ride herself.

"And we're really glad that it's going to last another 50 years, hopefully," added Juelich. "Because he might not be here physically, but his spirit is making hundreds of thousands of people really happy."

A few years ago, the city talked about relocating the amusement park, leaving some worried that a move could mean the end.

American Coaster Enthusiasts, a U.S.-based group devoted to the rides, listed The Coaster as "endangered."

But the relocation plans have since fizzled away, and the city's deputy mayor, Suzanne Anton, said it isn't going anywhere.

"This historic roller-coaster, with all its creaks and groans and stomach-stopping excitement - it has to stay here for another 50 years," said Anton.

Steve Gzesh of American Coaster Enthusiasts said Vancouver's wooden roller-coaster is one of the best in the world.

"It doesn't look like much from the street, but let me tell you, it delivers every time you ride it," he said.

"One of the things that many coaster enthusiasts really adore is air time, that sensation that you're lifted up out of your seat, and this coaster does it on every single drop. It's just phenomenal."





News from �The Canadian Press, 2008




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Monday, 9 June 2008

Lofofora and Kabal

Lofofora and Kabal   
Artist: Lofofora and Kabal

   Genre(s): 
Other
   



Discography:


Titres CD2   
 Titres CD2

   Year: 1999   
Tracks: 2




 






Sunday, 1 June 2008

Londonbeat

Londonbeat   
Artist: Londonbeat

   Genre(s): 
Pop
   Dance
   Dance: Pop
   



Discography:


Best! The Singles   
 Best! The Singles

   Year: 1995   
Tracks: 16


Speak   
 Speak

   Year: 1993   
Tracks: 14


You bring on the Sun   
 You bring on the Sun

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 3


In the Blood   
 In the Blood

   Year: 1991   
Tracks: 12




A pop/R&B band with nice vocal musical harmony on "I've Been Thinking About You."






Sunday, 25 May 2008

Marc and Cerys to spend Christmas together

Marc Bannerman and Cerys Matthews are reportedly planning to spend Christmas together.
The 'I'm A Celebrity.' couple, who have been spending time together at Matthews' home in England, are reportedly looking forward to getting to know each other better over the next few weeks.
Speaking to OK magazine Matthews said: "He's going to help me put Christmas decorations up. Life is really nerve-wracking all of a sudden because we're in the middle of all this. But I can't stop smiling. I'm still getting tummy flips."
Bannerman also revealed that he was thrilled at how well the relationship was going. He said: "It's a very unusual situation. I've never spent 24 hours a day with someone - normally there has been a break in between where you separate, but this has been so quick and intense.
"I definitely felt nervous on the drive here. I knew how I was feeling but I didn't know how she was feeling. I felt like a teenager again."
Earlier this week police visited the actor during his stay at Matthews' parents' house in Trefin in connection with an incident with a photographer last Friday.
The pair said they would stay at Matthews' home for the immediate future.

Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Stare and Phibbs (Feat D-Region)

Stare and Phibbs (Feat D-Region)   
Artist: Stare and Phibbs (Feat D-Region)

   Genre(s): 
Drum & Bass
   



Discography:


ESP-FR007-Vinyl   
 ESP-FR007-Vinyl

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 2




 





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Wednesday, 7 May 2008

George Michael to reveal all

George Michael to reveal all



Vocalist Saint George Michael has signed a multi-million pound consider to write a "no holds barred" autobiography.
According to his newspaper publisher HarperCollins, the 44-year-old will write the volume "entirely himself", without a trace writer.
In what is beingness reported by the company as "one of the biggest ever so book deals", the former Whack! frontman has promised to bring out the trueness nigh his turbulent personal lifetime and his career, which has spanned over 25 years.
His manager Andy Stephens has said "George VI has promised HarperCollins a no-holds barred life history and it's sure enough going to be that."
He added, "People aren't dullard, they're beginning to notice that the sojourner Truth is more interesting than the stories the press come up with."
The yet untitled word is due to hit shelves in the autumn.
Belinda Don Budge, the managing director and newspaper publisher of Harpist Nonfiction UK, described the carry on as "incredibly exciting".
"George is ace of the topper known and best loved pop singers in the earth, with an extraordinary report to narrate," she said.
"I am particularly thrilled by this look at as I have long been a fan of George's. Most significantly this truly will be a in truth authentic book and an exceptional one as he's sledding to be writing it entirely himself."




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Monday, 28 April 2008

Can Atilla

Can Atilla   
Artist: Can Atilla

   Genre(s): 
Other
   Electronic
   



Discography:


Omni   
 Omni

   Year: 2004   
Tracks: 15


Waves Of Wheels   
 Waves Of Wheels

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 13


Live   
 Live

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 10


Ave In Memory Of Tangerine Dream   
 Ave In Memory Of Tangerine Dream

   Year: 1996   
Tracks: 7


Bilincalty   
 Bilincalty

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 11




 






Thursday, 24 April 2008

Spielberg leaves his Olympics post

Spielberg leaves his Olympics post



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Friday, 18 April 2008

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Still Together

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo Still Together





Depsite claims from a US tab, Nick Lachey and his girlfriend Genus Vanessa Minnillo take in confirmed that they are still together, with his voice saying that the magazine article suggesting they had stock split was "non true". The National Inquirer reported that the dyad were dining at Los Angeles eatery Katsuya last month followers "what appeared to be an argument". This prompted copycat websites to reputation stories that their relationship was on it's last legs, and they were planning to call it a day. However, any such claims ar false, according to Lachey's repp, world Health Organization told Usmagazine.com that any rumors are "non true".Photo good manners of Zomba.










Thursday, 17 April 2008

Sarah Jessica Parker On The View

Sarah Jessica Parker On The View





With simply all over a calendar month until the universe premier of 'Sex and the City: The Movie', Sarah Jessica Charlie Parker is doing the blab out show rounds, promoting another one of her movies called 'Smart People'.Watch Parker's visual aspect on 'The View' below. Pic taken by Nigel Commodore Perry.










Tuesday, 15 April 2008

Jaws star Roy Scheider dies, aged 75

Jaws star Roy Scheider dies, aged 75



Roy Scheider, the actor best known for his role as the beleaguered constabulary head Dino Paul Crocetti Brody in 'Jaws', has died. He was 75.
The two-time Oscar nominee died of complications from multiple myeloma, a malignant neoplastic disease of the blood cells, at the Myeloma Bring for Inquiry and Therapy at the University of Arkansas River for Medical exam Sciences in Little Rock.
Infirmary spokesperson Leslie Deems Taylor said the thespian had been treated there for the disease at different multiplication over the yesteryear iI old age.
Fresh Jersey-born Scheider earned his number 1 Academy Award nomination (Best Support Doer) in 1971 for 'The French Connection'.
Eighter from Decatur long time later he was nominated for the Best Doer Academy Award for his performance in 'All That Jazz'.
Among his other credits were 'Klute', 'Marathon Man', 'Still of the Night' and the TV hazard serial 'SeaQuest DSV'.