Toronto NewsFIXPacemaker reduces death from heart failureToronto NewsFIXIn heart failure, the heart cannot pump efficiently enough and the affected person becomes increasingly disabled. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have just carried out an a…
Toronto NewsFIXDepression May Raise Risk of Developing Heart FailureToronto NewsFIXResults of a study suggest that people with depression are at higher risk of developing heart failure. This news comes as the result of a study conducted by researchers …
Liver Failure Via Acetaminophen OD Tied to Worse OutcomesDoctors LoungeMONDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — Long-term survivors of acute liver failure report lower quality of life compared with the general population, while survivors of acetaminophen ov…
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New Equation May Help Predict Chronic Kidney Disease Risk
Medscape May 8, 2012 — Compared with use of the standard Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation for the classification of individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), use of the new Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration … |
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Sleep disorder a factor in heart failure
Toronto NewsFIX They had not yet progressed to heart failure, but were at high risk. The study showed that 55 per cent of the group had central sleep apnea – a condition where the body’s breathing reflex is interrupted periodically and blocks chest and abdomen movement. |
Press TVPoor air quality boosts risk of lung cancer, heart failurePress TVThe study of 300,000 people over a period of 13 years shows that areas where traffic increased, residents had a higher risk of developing lung cancer and heart failure, according…
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Air pollution linked to higher risk of heart failure
Business Mirror EXPOSURE to air pollution raises the risk of being hospitalized or dying from heart failure, according to a review of past studies that suggests a need for tighter regulation of exhaust fumes and other pollutants. The danger rose by 3.5 percent with … Air pollution linked to heart failureBarchester Healthcare |
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Dog set on fire in St. Louis dies from organ failure; family mourns
fox4kc.com ST. LOUIS — A German Shepard, Golden Retriever mix dog, that was set on fire while he was chained to a fence, died Friday morning from his injuries. Evidence shows that Brownie was doused with some kind of accelerant like gasoline and then set on fire. |
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Heart failure: New treatment option makes heart ‘softer’
Medical Xpress Heart failure with concomitant pulmonary hypertension is a growing health problem with a high mortality rate, above all in older people. The cardiologist Diana Bonderman from the University Department of Internal Medicine II at the MedUni Vienna, as … |
New Studies Link Air Pollution to Lung Cancer and Heart FailureRing of FireAir pollution is causing serious negative health effects and is linked to lung cancer and heart failure, according to two new studies, The Guardian reports. Both studies were pu…