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July 13, 2015
The discovery that two licensed drugs stop dementia gives hope for the therapy of Alzheimer’ disease
The Guardian wrote that the Scientists had found that two licensed drugs stopped the degeneration of the brain in mice. The discovery gives hope of success in the search for drugs for the therapy of Alzheimer’s disease. The results, presented at the annual conference of scientists researching Alzheimer’s disease, were defined as “promising” because the […]
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Prof. Marita Eisenmann predicted that after 10 years the fat grifting method will completely replace breast implants. Three women after mammectomy due to breast cancer undergo reconstructive surgery today in Sofia First Gynecological Hospital “St. Sofia” by a Bulgarian team of specialists, led by the world-renowned plastic surgeon Prof. Marita Eisenmann – Klein. This was […]
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There are reported cases of serious, sometimes life-threatening cases of diabetic ketoacidosis in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with SGLT2-inhibitors. This is reported by the manufacturers after consultation with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Bulgarian Drug Agency (BDA). In a number of these reports the clinical presentation of the condition is atypical, […]
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During the past 2014 the NHIF allocated 72 million for rare medicines The innovations are crucial for achieving better treatment, but they are very expensive. Good examples of this are the so called “orphan drugs”, which treat rare diseases. Treatment of a patient for a year could exceed millions. Because of that the access is […]
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A new front in the National Assembly against the reduced requirements for managers was formed. The Health Minister Petar Moskov has proposed a liberalization of the requirements for managers in the Medical Institutions Act and virtually anyone who has a master degree in economics may become head of a hospital. This formed a new front […]