Health NewstrackMale Hormone May Help Heart Failure PatientsWebMDBy Salynn Boyles April 17, 2012 — Treatment with testosterone may help heart failure patients feel better and exercise more, preliminary research shows. The finding comes from four small…
Testosterone May Help Heart Failure Patients, Studies SuggestABC NewsTestosterone can ease shortness of breath and improve exercise endurance among patients with chronic heart failure, according to a combined analysis of four clinical trials. Some stud…
Testosterone Supplements Might Help Patients With Heart FailureU.S. News & World ReportBy Alan Mozes TUESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) — Patients struggling with moderate to severe heart failure might benefit from testosterone supplementation to boos…
Testosterone Supplements May Help Heart Failure PatientsMarketWatch (press release)Study Highlights: , Apr 17, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Testosterone supplements helped stable heart failure patients with moderate to severe disease breathe bett…
Vitamin E Supplements May Not Lower Risk for Heart FailureNatural Standard Blog (blog)A new study suggests that vitamin E supplementation may not reduce the risk for heart failure in women. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties…
Thoratec Surpasses 10000 HeartMate II® Implants WorldwideSacramento Bee"Every year, millions of people worldwide develop chronic heart failure, and many will progress to an advanced, debilitating stage of the disease," said Gary Burbach, Pre…
EHRs Often Lack Clinical Best PracticesInformationWeekClinical decision support vendor Zynx Health finds electronic health records fall short in treating heart failure, pneumonia. By Neil Versel InformationWeek Hospitals with electronic health records …
Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease UnclearU.S. News & World ReportBy Serena Gordon TUESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) — At least one in 10 US adults is estimated to have chronic kidney disease, but whether screening and monitoring p…
Chronic Kidney Disease Screening of Uncertain ValueMedscapeApril 16, 2012 — Screening and monitoring for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is of uncertain value, according to a systematic review performed for the US Preventive Services Task Force and for …
Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for April 17, 2012, issueEurekAlert (press release)Task Force Reviews Evidence to Inform Future Guidelines on Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) …