10Nov/13

Lowering salt intake improves heart, kidney health of chronic kidney disease … – Science Daily (press release)

November 10, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Lowering salt intake improves heart, kidney health of chronic kidney disease …
Science Daily (press release)
7, 2013 — Reducing salt intake provides clear benefits for the heart and kidney health of patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The …
Kidney patients may gain from less saltThe News International
Weigh loss surgeries may have side effects on CKD patientsPentagon Post
CKD: Lower Salt Intake May Reduce Heart RisksMedscape
Medical Xpress –HealthDay
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09Nov/13

John Aloisi under pressure after another A-League loss for Melbourne Heart – ABC Online

November 9, 2013Organ Failureadmin

John Aloisi under pressure after another A-League loss for Melbourne Heart
ABC Online
John Aloisi’s tenure as Melbourne Heart coach is likely to come under increased scrutiny after another loss left the struggling club rooted to the bottom of the A-League table. A 1-0 home defeat to Western Sydney makes Heart winless in 10 games and …

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09Nov/13

Clinical outcome worse for depressed heart failure patients – Telemanagement

November 9, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Clinical outcome worse for depressed heart failure patientsTelemanagementDepression is an independent risk factor for increased risk of death and readmission to hospital for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), report the authors of a study. P…

09Nov/13

Investigational Drug Effective in Treating Iron Deficiency in Chronic Kidney … – Newsday

November 9, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Investigational Drug Effective in Treating Iron Deficiency in Chronic Kidney …NewsdayDoctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System, on Saturday, will present late-breaking data showing that an investigational drug Triferic is well tolerated and effect…

09Nov/13

Comedian Chitti Babu passes away – TruthDive

November 9, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Comedian Chitti Babu passes away
TruthDive
Doctors at the hospital said he died due to multi-organ failure. A doctor said, “He suffered from hypoglycemia, an abnormally diminished content of glucose in the blood. His blood sugar level was just 24. He was put on a ventilator right from the …

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09Nov/13

Acute Kidney Injury Could Cause the Failure of Dialysis in Patients – Toronto NewsFIX

November 9, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Toronto NewsFIXAcute Kidney Injury Could Cause the Failure of Dialysis in PatientsToronto NewsFIXThe rising occurrence of acute kidney injury is due to hospitalization for old age problems like low blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases and surgery, h…

09Nov/13

The genetic lottery in heart failure – Telemanagement

November 9, 2013Organ Failureadmin

The genetic lottery in heart failureTelemanagementThe gene for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has a profound impact on the fate of patients with heart failure. ACE activates an hormone that increases blood flow and makes the heart work harder. The…

08Nov/13

Chitti babu dies of multi-organ failure – Deccan Chronicle

November 8, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Chitti babu dies of multi-organ failureDeccan ChronicleChennai: Popular TV anchor and comedian Chitti Babu (49) aka Sajjadh Adeebh passed away at Government Royapettah Hospital at 3.10 pm on Friday. After undergoing treatment at a private hospital, he …

08Nov/13

UC Researchers Find Acute Kidney Injury Predicts Poor Outcomes for Dialysis … – HealthCanal.com

November 8, 2013Organ Failureadmin

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UC Researchers Find Acute Kidney Injury Predicts Poor Outcomes for Dialysis …
HealthCanal.com
CINCINNATI—Two University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers, in collaboration with other investigators, have found that patients who suffered from acute kidney injury (AKI) in the two-year period prior to going on dialysis were 1 ½ times as likely to die …
Lowering salt intake improves heart and kidney health of chronic kidney …Science Codex
Hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury may not be receiving sufficient …Medical Xpress
CVD more prevalent in chronic kidney disease patientsFamily Practice News Digital Network
PR Carbon (press release) –dailyRx –Newsday
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08Nov/13

Rise in acute kidney injury could be tied to certain BP medications – Healio

November 8, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Rise in acute kidney injury could be tied to certain BP medicationsHealioResearchers analyzed data on ACE inhibitors and AII receptor antagonists from an English prescribing database and data on acute kidney injury from an English hospital database, an…

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