Doctor with Ahwatukee practice urges chronic kidney disease screeningsAhwatukee Foothills NewsWith an estimated 26 million Americans diagnosed, some see chronic kidney disease as a problem growing bigger and bigger. Nephrologist Dr. Jeff Packer, who ov…
FAO blamed for spread of chronic kidney diseaseThe Sunday Times Sri Lanka“There are more than 50,000 chronic kidney disease patients in the country, and many are dying because of pesticides introduced by the FAO,” said Swarna Hansa spokesperson Gal…
Are social factors tied to hospital readmissions?Chicago TribuneOverall, the researchers were able to pull information from 20 studies looking at pneumonia and 52 looking at heart failure. For pneumonia patients, among the factors linked to the risk of…
Family and friends host craft fair to fund heart failure researchThis is Hull and East RidingEAST RIDING: A Hessle family are aiming to give hope to those with heart failure after organising an event for the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) Mending…
Turning Heart Failure Into Heart Success: Transitioning CHF Patients to HomeBecker’s Hospital ReviewUnder CMS' Readmission Reduction Program, which took effect Oct. 1, hospitals will lose Medicare funds for excessive preventable readmissions of pat…
Shifting age and gender demographics with CHF hospitalizationsTheHeart.OrgAtlanta, GA – The overall rate of congestive heart failure (CHF) hospitalizations did not change significantly between 2000 and 2010, with one million US individuals hospitalized…
New heart failure treatmentWebMD.Boots.comThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is issuing final draft guidance recommending ivabradine (Procoralan) as a treatment option for some people with chronic heart failure. Treatment …
Heart Failure Patients Can Ward Off Depression With ExerciseSunrise Senior Living Blog (blog)Exercising improves physical health and can reduce the risk of health problems like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Studies have also…
Heart failure drug approved by EUBognor Regis ObserverA pill costing £1.40 a day “could save the lives of thousands of heart disease patients”, according to the Daily Mail. Several other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by th…
Son: Former Ariz. legislator dies of liver failureSan Francisco ChronicleSAFFORD, Ariz. (AP) — Former Arizona legislator and Safford businessman Bill Konopnicki has died at age 67. Son Dave Konopnicki (cope-oh-nick-e) says his father died Wednesday o…