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Quest Diagnostics Supports New Chronic Kidney Disease Guideline Focused on …
PR Newswire (press release) MADISON, N.J., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — On World Kidney Day, Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced its support of the updated global version of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney … |
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12000 annual acute kidney injury deaths could be prevented
Nursing Times A spokesman said that new research, due to be published at the end of March, indicates that through the delivery of “optimal” acute kidney injury care, at least 12,000 lives could be saved every year in the UK. Acute kidney injury, or acute renal … NIH highlights lifelong impact of acute kidney injuryNational Institutes of Health (press release) On World Kidney Day, Indian clinicians & nephrologists to focus on acute …pharmabiz.com Acute kidney injury causes thousands of needless deathsOnMedica News-Medical.net –7thSpace Interactive (press release) –DeHavilland (subscription) (press release) all 28 news articles » |
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Anemia drug ‘does not improve outcomes’ in heart failure patients
Spire Healthcare Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, in Sweden claim that darbepoetin alfa cannot reduce risk of death from heart failure or improve health in patients with anemia. The discovery was made when patients were given either … |
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Tech Doc: Chronic kidney disease — the silent killer
LubbockOnline.com Chronic kidney disease (CKD), as defined by the National Kidney Foundation, is said to exist when impairment of kidney function diagnosed by blood and urine tests is present and persists for more than three months. When CKD develops, it is almost … ‘Clean drinking water can prevent Chronic Kidney Disease‘Ceylon Daily News |
BP Drug Flops in Heart FailureMedPage TodayTo investigate whether aliskiren, a direct renin inhibitor, when added to standard therapy, would reduce the rate of cardiovascular death or heart failure, rehospitalization patients hospitalized for heart fai…
Simple Test Prevents Heart FailureNewsmax HealthThe end result: Only about 5 percent of the middle-aged and older patients enrolled in this type of program ended up requiring hospitalization for new-onset heart failure or heart dysfunction, compared wi…
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NIH highlights lifelong impact of acute kidney injury
National Institutes of Health (press release) In observance of World Kidney Day on March 14, the National Institutes of Health is raising awareness of the long term effects of acute kidney injury (AKI) — a sudden loss of kidney function. Research funded by the NIH’s National … “We must continue … Studies show protein semaphorin 3A helps detect acute kidney injuryNews-Medical.net The accuracy of diagnostic coding for acute kidney injury in England — a …7thSpace Interactive (press release) Doctors focus on detecting kidney injuries earlyTimes of India Business Recorder (blog) –Daily Bhaskar all 6 news articles » |
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Peter Banks dies of heart failure, leaving Yes to mourn loss of original guitarist
ABC7Chicago.com Rolling Stone reports Banks died of heart failure Thursday at his home in London at the age of 65. Banks and Yes bass player Chris Squire played together in a band called The Syn before forming Yes in 1968. Banks performed on the first two Yes albums … Peter Banks Dies Aged 65; ‘Yes’ Guitarist Suffered Heart FailureEnstarz Original Yes guitarist Peter Banks dies from heart failure at 65Zap2it.com (blog) Peter Banks dies: The original guitarist for ‘Yes’ died of heart failure at 65Examiner.com BBC News –Moberly Monitor Index –The Inquisitr all 49 news articles » |
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Eplerenone may also reduce risk of heart failure, shows REMINDER trial
News-Medical.net The prescription drug eplerenone appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality and heart failure after a heart attack by more than one-third, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology’s 62nd Annual Scientific … |
Research: Digoxin reduces hospital admission of older, acute heart failure …News-Medical.netDigoxin significantly reduces the likelihood of hospital admission due to all causes among ambulatory older patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ej…