Topic: Germany

Experimental blood-thinner effective: study

An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleeding than current drugs. The Phase II randomized trial compared the effects of ...

Experimental Merck blood-thinner found effective

An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleeding than current drugs. The Phase II randomized trial compared the effects of ...
Doctors in Germany have successfully implanted the world's smallest artificial heart pump, billed as more effective and unobtrusive than earlier devices, a hospital said Monday. The first recipient, a 50-year-old woman, received the 92-gramme (three-ounce) pump made of plastic and titanium in ...
Recent, mysterious deaths of a number of high-profile sportsmen have given rise to yet more questions over the safety of high-level athletic pursuits. The latest was on Thursday when the cycling world was stunned when Frederiek Nolf of Belgium was found dead ...

Knut keeper died of heart attack

Berlin prosecutors said an autopsy Tuesday showed that the zookeeper who gained fame for hand-rearing the celebrity polar bear cub Knut died of a heart attack. The city's mayor paid tribute to him for writing Berlin history. Thomas Doerflein, 44, was found ...