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Medical Researchers Get $2M to Predict Heart Failure
Wall Street Journal Medical researchers are using predictive analytics to get closer to the heart — or at least, what ails it. Aided by a $2 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health, IBM Corp., Geisinger Health System and Sutter Health are using … |
WantChinaTimesTaiwan CDC cautions against raw food as hepatitis A cases riseWantChinaTimesBut the risk of death increases with age and for carriers of hepatitis B and patients of hepatitis C, all of whom are more likely to develop acute liver failure a…
TelemanagementPsoriasis may up kidney disease riskIrish HealthPeople with psoriasis may be at an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease, a new study indicates. Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition that affects around 2% of t…
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Anpanman creator dies of heart failure
Knoxville.com In this Aug. 2011 photo, Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan’s most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, waves accompanied by Anpanman, left, and Baikinman at his Yanase Studio in Tokyo. His studio said Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 that Yanase died … ‘Anpanman’ cartoonist dies in JapanChannel News Asia Creator of Japanese cartoon figure Anpanman diesCt Post Takashi Yanase, Creator of Iconic Anpanman Character, Dies at 94the Diplomat |
TelemanagementModerate to severe psoriasis linked to chronic kidney disease, say expertsScience CodexThe researchers found that patients with psoriasis, particularly those with severe disease, were at greater risk of developing moderate to advanced (st…
The Information DailyModerate to severe psoriasis linked to chronic kidney disease, say expertsMedical XpressModerate to severe psoriasis is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease independent of traditional risk factors, such as di…
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IBM’s Data Science Project to Build Analytics to Predict Heart Failure
Data Informed Heart disease is the biggest and most costly health care challenge in the United States. Heart failure is the primary cause of more than 55,000 deaths per year, according to data cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It costs the … |
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Texas Children’s Hospital hosted Pediatric Heart Failure Summit in partnership …
PR Newswire (press release) HOUSTON, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Texas Children’s Hospital, in partnership with Sick Kids Labatt Family Heart Centre in Toronto, Ontario and Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute, hosted the inaugural Pediatric Heart Failure Summit Oct. |
MedscapeCDC: Supplement Linked to Hepatitis, Liver FailureMedscapePeople using a supplement for weight loss or muscle building may be susceptible to acute hepatitis and liver failure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned. The…
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Herbal, Weight Loss Supplements, Energy Drink Associated With Liver Damage …
Science Daily (press release) Lead investigator Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, M.D., reported a rare case of fulminant liver failure associated with the ingestion of SlimQuick™, a weight loss supplement containing green tea extract. A 52-year old female patient was admitted to the … |