Shanghai Daily (subscription)Expat expires from organ failureGlobal TimesA Russian expatriate died from organ failure early Tuesday after spending more than three days in a coma following his collapse in a public fountain in Huangpu district, according…
Telegraph.co.ukTiny increases in air pollution raise risk of dying from heart failureTelegraph.co.ukThe study found when carbon monoxide levels rose by just one part per billion the number of people who were either hospitalised or died from heart failu…
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Tiny increases in air pollution can raise risk of heart failure
Telegraph.co.uk Analysis of four million heart failure cases identified a link between a rise in pollution and the number of people taken to hospital or dying from heart failure. Dr Anoop Shah, a researcher at Edinburgh University, led the study and said: “We already … |
McLaren offers heart failure patients new technologyEast Village MagazineMcLaren Flint was the first area hospital, and only the second in Michigan, to implant a device that can improve the quality of life for heart failure patients. A 69-year-old Burt…
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Drugs used to control BP associated with lower risk of heart failure in …
News-Medical.net Two drugs, telmisartan and valsartan, which are used to reduce blood pressure in people with diabetes, are associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for heart attack, stroke or heart failure, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian … Comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-receptor blockers for preventing …CMAJ |
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WellPoint, Aetna, Humana test wireless monitoring for congestive heart failure
FierceMobileHealthcare (press release) One of the main barriers to widespread adoption of wireless home patient monitors is that insurers have been reluctant to pay for the technology. Granted, there isn’t much scientific literature yet to support reimbursement for such devices, but several … |
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Report Published: “Hyperphosphatemia in Chronic Kidney Disease – Pipeline …
SBWire (press release) Boston, MA — (SBWIRE) — 07/08/2013 — Global Markets Direct’s, ‘Hyperphosphatemia In Chronic Kidney Disease – Pipeline Review, H1 2013′, provides an overview of the indication’s therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the … |
Research and Markets: PharmaPoint: Chronic Heart Failure – Global Drug …Wall Street JournalThe chronic heart failure (CHF) market is a mature market that has been slowly overtaken by generic drugs, and more branded products are expected to lose marke…
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Publishes First Clinical Experience with …Wall Street JournalIn March 2013, Trevena also presented the results of a Phase 2a study on the hemodynamic effects of TRV027 in patients with advanced systolic heart failure …
Toronto NewsFIXStudy reveals a better approach to heart failure treatmentToronto NewsFIXDigoxin is a well established drug for the treatment of heart failure. The problem is that there is only a narrow margin between a therapeutic and a dangerous dose …