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Chronic kidney disease not as rare as one might think
Lock Haven Express It’s a seldom talked-about disease, but 26 million American adults have chronic kidney disease and millions of others are at increased risk. We are all born with two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. The kidneys are part of your urinary tract … |
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Cardiologists Help Lower Readmission Rates for Hospitalized Heart Failure …
The Hospitalist Online Data reported at the American Heart Association’s scientific sessions in Los Angeles in November suggest that when a cardiologist, rather than a hospitalist, is the attending physician for a hospitalized heart failure patient, readmission is less … |
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Lifesaving Technology Provides Promise for Heart Failure Patients
Yumanewsnow Yuma, Arizona (NAPSI) – Kristi Mardis was diagnosed with severe heart failure in her early 20s. For years, she had no quality of life, no energy. Simple everyday tasks were challenging. “I couldn’t go out or do things with family and friends. I could … |
Collaborative home-based palliative care for heart failure successful in UKNews-Medical.netThe collaborative team providing care under the pilot initiative included British Heart Foundation heart failure specialist nurses, Marie Curie Cancer Care nurse…
Ivy Woods Manor in North Lima launches congestive heart failure rehabilitation …WFMJWARREN, Ohio – Action by city council tonight is closing the door on the number of massage parlors that were allowed in the city. Wednesday, council passed an ordinan…
French TribuneCongestive heart failure a serious conditionBonner County Daily BeeAccording the Centers for Disease Control, about 5.7 million Americans have heart failure and half of them will die within five years of diagnosis. Something to take serio…
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Thoratec And Heartware Vying For Leadership In Implantable Heart Failure …
Seeking Alpha Heart failure is a major issue. It’s estimated that nearly six million people in the U.S. alone suffer from the disease and more than 600,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. About 300,000 Americans die of heart failure every year. Drugs help manage … |
Synthetic marijuana use can lead to acute kidney injuryNephrologyNews.comThe authors report that nephrotoxicity from designer drugs, such as SPICE or K2, should be considered when a patient presents with acute kidney injury and no other evident cause. …
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2 top players in implantable heart devices
MSN Money Perhaps there’s no better time than around Valentine’s Day to examine affairs of the heart, specifically the performance and prospects for the two companies making implantable devices to treat heart failure: Thoratec (THOR) and its chief rival … |
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Tweaked protein prevents diastolic heart failure
Postnoon Diastolic heart failure arises when peak calcium levels, required for heart’s squeezing action, don’t drop off quickly enough to permit the organ to relax. Then the lower left heart chamber (left ventricle) does not fill with enough blood to be pumped … |