Cardiovascular disease

Avricore Health Corporate Updates on Audited Results for 2022

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (TSXV: AVCR) (the "Company" or “AVCR”) today is pleased to announce its audited final results for 2022.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (TSXV: AVCR) (the "Company" or “AVCR”) today is pleased to announce its audited final results for 2022.
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  • The Company recognized revenue of $1,768,374 and deferred revenue of $252,000, which was delayed in transit and delivered after the year end.
  • One of the key items they pointed to was “…optimizing scopes of practice for health professionals…”.

The Creators of Alt Health Are Trying to Wean Coffee Addicts Off Their Fix by Replacing Caffeine with Chickpeas-Based Coffee Alternatives.

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Monday, May 1, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The co-founders of the popular Indian health food brand Alt Health (a subsidiary of the alternative healthy food-based company Bhookha Haathi) are well aware of how prevalent caffeine dependency and addiction are in the United States. The Journal of Caffeine Research reports that, in one study, 35% of participants met the criteria for caffeine dependence. Another report from Good RX claims that 23% of caffeine consumers desire to cut down their intake, while 26% experience withdrawal symptoms when doing so. While less severe than other things, like alcohol or tobacco addiction, there's no doubt that caffeine is one of (if not the) most significant and widespread chemical dependencies of the modern era.

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  • The Journal of Caffeine Research reports that, in one study, 35% of participants met the criteria for caffeine dependence.
  • Another report from Good RX claims that 23% of caffeine consumers desire to cut down their intake, while 26% experience withdrawal symptoms when doing so.
  • Half of all Americans have high blood pressure , also known as hypertension, and many don't even know they have it.
  • This need to find an alternative to caffeine is a major factor that inspired Ms. Kusum Bhandari and Mr. Abhimanyu Rishi to co-found Alt Health.

The Indian Health Food Brand Alt Health is Transforming Lives with Its Caffeine-free Coffee Alternatives

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Monday, May 1, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The team at Bhookha Haathi is well aware that coffee is filled with caffeine and can be an addictive way to fuel a person's day. According to the National Coffee Association, 62% of Americans drink coffee daily. Statista adds that nearly 80% of U.S. coffee drinkers consume more than one cup of coffee per day when at home.

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  • Statista adds that nearly 80% of U.S. coffee drinkers consume more than one cup of coffee per day when at home.
  • It's this need to break away from over-dependency on coffee and its caffeinating effect that led Indian health brand Bhookha Haathi to create its food-focused health label Alt Health as a way to develop its line of chickpea-powered coffee alternatives.
  • Brand co-founders Mr. Abhimanyu Rishi and Ms. Kusum Bhandari initially launched the brand as a way to find alternatives for their own health concerns.
  • We developed our brand, Alt Health, with the intention to provide clean food options — including caffeine-free chickpea-based coffee alternatives."

When employers reward 'ideal' workers, gender equality suffers

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Monday, May 1, 2023

But this element of his behaviour wasn’t the only concerning workplace problem highlighted by the report.

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  • But this element of his behaviour wasn’t the only concerning workplace problem highlighted by the report.
  • It’s hardly surprising, then, that many organisations value and require long hours, even if they are inefficient.
  • Inefficiently long hours could also contribute to low productivity, as well as promoting gender inequality at work and in the home.

Work flexibility versus career progression

    • During this time, those who can’t work excessive hours could miss out on career opportunities.
    • Any kind of work flexibility can come at a high price in terms of career progression, as I found in my study of professional and managerial women’s exit from work, conducted with organisational psychologist Emma Cahusac.
    • We found that even women who continued to work full-time after having a child were disadvantaged because in professional and managerial work, full time often means being available any time.
    • Many women are pushed into less interesting work because face time and on-call availability are disproportionately rewarded.

Working fewer hours

    • I conducted a study with University of Luxembourg sociologist Robin Samuel which showed that on average even male breadwinners – the main beneficiaries of the long hours system and those who actually work the longest hours – would prefer to work fewer hours for less pay.
    • Further, when male breadwinners want to work fewer hours, our research shows it’s often because they feel their jobs interfere with their family lives.
    • Some people may see working long hours as linked to being robust, high-achieving, results-driven and demanding, others believe it diminishes employees and degrades the workplace environment.

BioCardia Presentations at Next Generation Cardiovascular Drug Development Summit Now Available

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Friday, April 28, 2023

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases has made available two presentations from the “Next Generation Cardiovascular Drug Development Summit on Executing Cell and Gene Therapy for Cardiac Regeneration” which took place this week on April 26-27, 2023 in Boston, MA.

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA], a developer of cellular and cell-derived therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases has made available two presentations from the “Next Generation Cardiovascular Drug Development Summit on Executing Cell and Gene Therapy for Cardiac Regeneration” which took place this week on April 26-27, 2023 in Boston, MA.
  • This inaugural summit was intended to delve into the understanding of genetic components of cardiovascular disease, utilization of biomarkers, delivery of precise cardiac therapeutics, optimization of preclinical animal models, and overcoming off-target genome editing to mitigate against toxicity and long-term effects and unlock the potential of novel biologics.
  • We are thankful for the learnings we took away from peer organizations from this meeting,” said BioCardia CEO Peter Altman, Ph.D.
  • The two presentations may be viewed at the links below:

Dr. Erica P. Gunderson Named 2022-2023 March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award Winner

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Friday, April 28, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va., April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Erica P. Gunderson, a prolific research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, has been named the recipient of the 2022-2023 March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award in Maternal-Fetal Nutrition. Dr. Gunderson, a longtime senior research scientist in life-course cardiovascular and metabolic research at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, and Professor in the department of Health Systems Science at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, is the scientist behind decades-long studies that have produced some of the field's most important and astounding findings on pregnancy and breastfeeding's links to diabetes and cardiovascular disease in young women.

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  • The award will be presented to Dr. Gunderson at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society (PAS) in Washington, D.C. on April 30.
  • This recognition comes on the heels of Dr. Gunderson receiving, last year, the American Heart Association's annual award for the best research article focused on cardiovascular disease and stroke in women.
  • "Dr. Gunderson's pioneering, rigorous research on breastfeeding, diabetes and heart health is nothing short of extraordinary," said March of Dimes Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Emre Seli.
  • "As a young public health worker who was greatly inspired by Agnes Higgins, I'm truly humbled to be receiving this award," said Dr. Gunderson.

PocDoc expands across Community Pharmacy, powering digital Health Checks

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Friday, April 28, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PocDoc, the Cambridge-based digital health platform today announces it has launched in 4 major community pharmacy chains across the UK, giving it access to over 300 locations nationwide.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, England, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PocDoc, the Cambridge-based digital health platform today announces it has launched in 4 major community pharmacy chains across the UK, giving it access to over 300 locations nationwide.
  • PocDoc is an app-based technology platform that combines proprietary lateral flow tests and cloud-based AI diagnostics to deliver end to end digital pathways for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.
  • The PocDoc app collects all the information required for a Health Check, including blood pressure and BMI.
  • Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc, says, "We are excited to announce our continued expansion in Community Pharmacy.

PocDoc expands across Community Pharmacy, powering digital Health Checks

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Friday, April 28, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PocDoc, the Cambridge-based digital health platform today announces it has launched in 4 major community pharmacy chains across the UK, giving it access to over 300 locations nationwide.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, England, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PocDoc, the Cambridge-based digital health platform today announces it has launched in 4 major community pharmacy chains across the UK, giving it access to over 300 locations nationwide.
  • PocDoc is an app-based technology platform that combines proprietary lateral flow tests and cloud-based AI diagnostics to deliver end to end digital pathways for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.
  • The PocDoc app collects all the information required for a Health Check, including blood pressure and BMI.
  • Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc, says, "We are excited to announce our continued expansion in Community Pharmacy.

Quarterly Business Update – March 2023

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX:GTG; NASDAQ:GENE, ”Company”, “GTG”), a global leader in guideline-driven genomics-based testing in health, wellness and serious diseases, releases its Appendix 4C and Quarterly business update for the quarter ending 31 March 2023 (Q3 FY23).

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  • MELBOURNE, Australia, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX:GTG; NASDAQ:GENE, ”Company”, “GTG”), a global leader in guideline-driven genomics-based testing in health, wellness and serious diseases, releases its Appendix 4C and Quarterly business update for the quarter ending 31 March 2023 (Q3 FY23).
  • Commenting on the Company’s quarterly performance, Chief Executive Officer Simon Morriss said: “I am pleased to report that we continue to see strong momentum across our business.
  • Our Budget Impact Model (BIM) is a core initiative underpinning the company’s Business to Business strategy.
  • GTG’s CEO, Simon Morriss, and CFO & Company Secretary, Tony Di Pietro will host an investor webinar, to discuss the March 2023 Quarterly Activities Report and hold a Q&A session.

Sprinter Health and Story Health Partner to Expand Access to Care for Patients with Heart Disease

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Sprinter Health , a mobile diagnostics company, and Story Health , a health technology and services company that provides scalable specialty care beyond the clinic, today announced their partnership to bring elevated healthcare into the homes of patients with heart disease.

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  • Sprinter Health , a mobile diagnostics company, and Story Health , a health technology and services company that provides scalable specialty care beyond the clinic, today announced their partnership to bring elevated healthcare into the homes of patients with heart disease.
  • From hypertension to heart failure, heart disease costs nearly $219B each year and continues to be the leading cause of death.
  • The partnership between Sprinter Health and Story Health aims to address these pain points by expanding access to care and improving compliance with guideline-directed medical therapy.
  • “We are excited to partner with Story Health to help bring care to the home for patients with heart disease,” said Max Cohen, CEO and Co-founder of Sprinter Health.