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France suffers from organ failure
The Guardian On 12 December 2012, after 10 months’ restoration work and silence, the great organ of Notre Dame de Paris – the largest in France, with five keyboards, 109 stops and nearly 8,000 pipes – opened the festivities for the cathedral’s 850th anniversary … |
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Diabetes doubles heart failure risk in women
Toronto NewsFIX The lifetime risk of heart failure in both women and men is one in five. Till now, not much has been known of the risk factors for heart failure in women – although we do know that women are somewhat less likely to have had a preceding heart attack. A … |
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Remote monitoring cost-effective for heart failure patients with implantable …
FierceMobileHealthcare (press release) Remote management of heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators appears to be cost-effective compared to the conventional method of in-person evaluations, finds an article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. “Heart failure patients … |
Meta-analysis: Heart Failure Worsens Short-term Prognosis of NSTE-ACS PatientsTCTMDPatients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) who either present with heart failure (HF) or develop the condition during hospitalization hav…
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New Meds, Medical Devices Up Heart Failure Outcomes
Monthly Prescribing Reference (HealthDay News) – Advances in medications and medical devices have improved overall survival and risk of sudden death over the past two decades for patients with advanced heart failure, according to a study published in the May issue of Circulation: … |
MedscapeFluoroquinolones May Double Acute Kidney Injury RiskMedscapeThe authors excluded men with a history of chronic kidney disease or dialysis. They used logistic regression to calculate rate ratios, adjusting for fluoroquinolone indication, disease…
Heart failure may provoke andropause symptomsHealioAndropause symptoms affect nearly one-third of men with heart failure, despite their age. However, the development of heart failure provoked an acceleration of the natural aging process, thus leading t…
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“Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure) – Pipeline Review, H1 2013″ Is …
SBWire (press release) This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure), complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects. It also reviews key players involved in the … Remote people face heightened kidney riskNinemsn |
Update on Alleged Tylenol Liver Failure Lawsuits from Resource4thePeople …PR Web (press release)U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania made the appointments in a multidistrict litigation that has been creat…
Zee NewsSoon, wireless body sensors to treat diabetes, heart failureZee NewsNow, researchers at the University at Buffalo are developing a miniaturized version of the same technology to be applied inside the human body to treat diseases such as diabete…