Diabetes leading cause of kidney disease, says Redcop coordinatorPhilippine Information AgencyThis was the statement of Dr. Michael U. Abutazil, renal transplantation head of the Western Mindanao Medical Center (WMMC) in Zamboanga City and regional Ren…
Fecal matter transplant helps cure woman's deadly disease
A new medical procedure involving pumping fecal matter into one's colon is saving one woman's life.
Apple a day helps stave off heart diseases: study – Business Standard
Apple a day helps stave off heart diseases: studyBusiness StandardEating an apple everyday can stave off the risk of heart diseases, a new study has found. People who consumed one apple a day for four weeks were found to have 40 per cent lower blood le…
Heart transplant for 4-month-old Everett girl a success
Hannah Mae Campbell is shown before heart transplant surgery. Everett's Jennifer Campbell dozes with 4-month-old daughter Hannah Mae at Seattle Children's Hospital shortly before the infant had heart transplant surgery on Sept. 24.
Congestive Heart Failure Education – East Valley Tribune
Congestive Heart Failure EducationEast Valley TribuneHeart failure affects five million people in the U.S. and the disease is on the rise. Evidence suggests that patients and their caregivers who are well educated on managing the condition experience a…
New positively-charged nanoparticles can be useful MRI agents to monitor transplanted islet cells
In a study to investigate the detection by MRI of six kinds of positively-charged magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles designed to help monitor transplanted islet cells, a team of Japanese researchers found that the charged nanoparticles they developed tr…
Heart transplant for 4-month-old Everett girl a success – HeraldNet
Heart transplant for 4-month-old Everett girl a successHeraldNetPhoto by Nancy Gilmore. Everett's Jennifer Campbell dozes with 4-month-old daughter Hannah Mae at Seattle Children's Hospital shortly before the infant had heart transplant surgery…
Organ donor's family funds new ICU waiting room – Windsor Star
Organ donor's family funds new ICU waiting roomWindsor StarA waiting room at the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital was officially opened Tuesday in memory of Trevor Funkenhauser. His parents Gunther and Judith Funkenhauser, left, greet Patrick Muldoon, who…
HOUSE CALL: Congestive heart failure fastest growing cardiac disease – STLtoday.com
HOUSE CALL: Congestive heart failure fastest growing cardiac diseaseSTLtoday.comThere are several types of congestive heart failure, with the most common being systolic heart failure, which means that the heart muscle is weakened. The second type of he…
Too Much Sitting Linked With Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: Study – Huffington Post
Too Much Sitting Linked With Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: StudyHuffington PostCouch potato-ism has already been linked to health conditions like diabetes and obesity — and now a new study suggests it could increase the risk of chronic kidney disease. …