Chronic kidney disease a warning sign independent of hypertension or diabetesMedical XpressTwo new studies from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium found that the presence of chronic k…
Persistence pays out exercise benefits in heart failureNews-Medical.netBy Eleanor McDermid, Senior medwireNews Reporter. Health benefits derived from regular exercise accumulate over the long term, shows a 10-year study in patients with heart failure (…
TopNews New ZealandNovartis Phase III study in acute heart failurePharmacy EuropePhase III study results show that investigational RLX030 (serelaxin) reduced all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure (AHF).[1] The six-month RELAX-AHF stu…
VVN MusicVentures Guitarist Nokie Edwards Suffering From Congestive Heart FailureVVN MusicRather, he is suffering from Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) which caused him to pass out – also his blood oxygen level was very low at the time this occurred. The…
Daily MailMichael Crowe, Nebraska Man Who Needed Heart Transplant, Called A 'Miracle …Huffington PostAn hour after the crushing diagnosis, Dr. Eugenia Raichlin, a heart failure and transplant physician, noticed that Crowe's blood pressure was…
Low aerobic fitness risk factor for chronic kidney disease in menNews-Medical.netYoung men with low levels of aerobic fitness are more likely to have albuminuria or glomerular hyperfiltration, both early signs of chronic kidney disease (CKD), than thos…
WDIO-TVFree Kidney Screening This TuesdayWDIO-TVThat is why the NFK is holding a free kidney health screening Tuesday, September 25 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. It is part of the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP), an effort to get people thinking abou…
TopNews New ZealandHeart Failure Drug Promising in Phase III TrialMedPage TodayA novel agent for treating acute heart failure met one of its two primary endpoints in reducing dyspnea, but which one has not yet been divulged, according to a statement fr…
Ceva Sante Animale launches heart failure therapy for dogsZenopaCeva Sante Animale has launched Cardalis, a canine heart failure treatment that combines two proven active ingredients. The unique therapy combines benazepril and spironolactone into a sin…
NutraIngredients-usa.comOmega-3s again linked to lower heart failure riskNutraIngredients-usa.comData from over 20,000 people indicated that higher blood levels of ALA (alpha-linolenic acid) had a 34% lower risk, compared with people with lower levels,…