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Ranchi-born American doctor working to find reason behind increase in cardiovasuclar deaths

The Times of India 20 Aug 2018

Ranchi-born Prabhat Jha, a professor at the University of Toronto professor and director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada has been researching on premature mortality resulting from HIV/AIDS, tobacco, alcohol, malaria, maternal and child health, infectious and non-communicable diseases....

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Countries under economic attack from the US are bound to adapt: Expert

CNBC 20 Aug 2018

This type of economic sanctions, using the power of U.S. treasury in global finance to try to throttle other economies is a powerful card to play, but with diminishing effects, says Christopher Granville, managing director, global political research at TS Lombard ... ....

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Stanley Iyadurai as Vice President of Clinical Development

Stockhouse 20 Aug 2018

His extensive background in clinical research will be of significant value to us in supporting our clinical development activities,” said Patrick J ... Iyadurai most recently served as Global Clinical Program Director, Clinical Research and Development, at CSL Behring, where he was responsible for managing/directing global neurology/immunology late-phase studies....

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S&P Global Ratings: Turkey situation putting pressure on the private sector

CNBC 20 Aug 2018

Roberto Sifon Arevalo, managing director and head of sovereign analytics and research at S&P Global Ratings, explains the rating agency's decision to downgrade Turkey ... ....

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Late-life high blood pressure may harm the brain, study says

The Malta Independent 20 Aug 2018

Autopsies on nearly 1,300 older people, including about 640 clergy members, found more signs of damage and one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in the brains of those with higher blood pressure than among those with pressure closer to normal, researchers reported Wednesday ... "It's a pretty strong study," said James Hendrix, director of global science initiatives at the Alzheimer's Association....

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Infants in low buggies more susceptible to traffic pollution.

RTE 20 Aug 2018

Researchers examined more than 160 references to highlight the factors concerning the pollution exposure of babies in prams and associated mitigation strategies ... Professor Prashant Kumar  who is a Chair in Air Quality and Health and the Founding Director of the Global Centre for Clean Air Research at the university of Surrey, said....

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SharesPost: Cybersecurity to Grow to $165 Billion Market; Big Tech Will Continue to Acquire VC-Funded Start-Ups

Olean Times Herald 20 Aug 2018

“The cybersecurity industry is growing in complexity and scope to address the widening array of global threats,” said Rohit Kulkarni, Managing Director and Head of Research of SharesPost, Inc ... With more than $4 billion in secondary market transactions in the shares of more than 200 leading technology companies, SharesPost provides the trading, research and online tools to transact in the private market with confidence....

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How mill takeover led to birth of a baby girl

China Daily 20 Aug 2018

So, to know that the potential buyer is No 2 was very reassuring as it raised hopes of stability and a bright future," said Miroslav, director of purchases of steel scrap and secondary raw materials at the Serbian plant ... "Based on our research and analysis of the global market back then, we believed that the iron and steel market would bottom out in 2016 and then rebound....

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Johnson & Johnson to Host Investor Conference Call on the Pharmaceutical Business

Market Watch 20 Aug 2018

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +1.41% will host a conference call for investors at 8.00 a.m ... Joaquin Duato, Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee; Jennifer Taubert, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals; Mathai Mammen, Global Head, Janssen Research & Development and Lesley Fishman, Senior Director Investor Relations will host the call ... By telephone....

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Bad eggs tried to order hit on Ainsley Harriot using ‘dark web assassination website’

Metro UK 20 Aug 2018

A dark web ‘assassination marketplace’ was used to order a hit on the TV chef Ainsley Harriot, it has emerged. An unknown person tried to use the hitman-for-hire service Besa Mafia to organise the death of Harriot ... Getty) ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... Source unknown) ... Advertisement ... More. UK ... The New Global Power Grab, which has just gone on sale. Miller, who is research director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos, wrote....

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'It will not benefit us – we don't have cars': Nairobi community demolished for road

The Guardian 20 Aug 2018

“Progress is good ... “More than half of all roads deaths take place on the handful of new roads, and the poorest – those who walk, cycle, and use motorcycles – make up more than 90% of the fatalities on the roads,” says Avi Silverman, deputy director of the FIA Foundation, a philanthropic organisation that promotes global road safety. Research has also shown that new roads don’t necessarily mitigate congestion, and can exacerbate it ... .......

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Domestic violence cited as key drive of suicide among women

The Jordan Times 17 Aug 2018

During the report launch on Wednesday, researcher and SIGI’s Executive Director Muneer Duaibes unveiled the results of his paper, titled “Suicides among Females”, which studied the cases of five Jordanian and non-Jordanian women in the Kingdom who have attempted suicide ... Violence causes 71 per cent of suicides among females in the world, the researcher noted....

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Babies in strollers exposed to more bad air than adults

The Times of India 16 Aug 2018

The researchers also suggested technological solutions that can help to create a clean air zone around the child's breathing area as another effective mean ... "What we have proven here is that the height most children travel at while in a pram doubles the likelihood of negative impacts from air pollution when compared to an adult," said Prashant Kumar, founding director of the Global Centre for Clean Air Research....

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