Heart failure patients' skins cells turned into beating heart muscleBioNewsThe ability to use heart failure patients' own, reprogrammed cells would theoretically stop them being rejected by their immune systems. The researchers took skin cells …
Yahoo!7 NewsWhat is chronic kidney disease?Fox NewsChronic kidney disease (CKD) is caused by a kidney's inability to filter waste and unnecessary fluids. Without a functioning kidney, excess fluid accumulates, which can lead to a plethora of compli…
Cytokinetics begins patients enrollment for second cohort in phase IIb trial …pharmabiz.comThe primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the effect of 48 hours of intravenous omecamtiv mecarbil compared to placebo on dyspnea (shortness of breath…
New York Daily NewsGibb died from kidney, liver failureCANOEThe Bee Gees star was in remission from colon and liver cancer at the time of his death May 20, 2012, and his son Robin-John has now explained the music legend suffered kidney and liver failur…
Energy FMGibb died from kidney, liver failureToronto SunThe Bee Gees star was in remission from colon and liver cancer at the time of his death May 20, 2012, and his son Robin-John has now explained the music legend suffered kidney and liver failure in…
Heart failure blamed for Winchester 33-year-old's sudden deathHampshire ChronicleA MARRIED man from Winchester died in his sleep aged 33 due to a heart defect diagnosed at birth. Nigel Cox had Wolff Parkinson White syndrome, which causes the heart …
COPD can put a damper on sex lifeStaunton News LeaderThis breathlessness, also known as dyspnea, can inhibit healthy sex lives and is more common among COPD patients than even heart failure patients. COPD is a term used to describe certain lung conditi…
Kidney disease strikes at young ageDeccan ChronicleChronic kidney disease strikes Indians at a younger age. The mean age for chronic kidney disease or CKD in India is 50 years, even though the disease can strike at 35. In India, CKD strikes at a younge…
VetPracticeNews.comUnderstanding, Treating Chronic Kidney DiseaseVetPracticeNews.comBy Wendy Bedwell-Wilson Chronic kidney disease, one of the most common diseases among dogs and cats, involves the loss of functional renal tissue due to a prolonged, us…
The Express TribuneFindings: Saheli died of heart failure, says autopsyThe Express TribuneThe heart of an elephant weighs up to 28 kilograms but beats much slower than that of other mammals. By APP An elephant's heart produces a strong, prolonged b…