Tire BusinessKal Tire Founder TJ Foord diesTire BusinessVERNON, British Columbia (April 13, 2012) — Thomas J. Foord, founder of Kal Tire, died April 12 in Vernon at age 89 due to complications from heart failure. Mr. Foord, who founded Kal Tire in 19…
N.J. Hospital Association Launches Consumer Website for Heart Failure PatientsBecker’s Hospital ReviewThe Institute for Quality and Patient Safety, a non-profit affiliate of the New Jersey Hospital Association, has launched a consumer-oriented website …
Heart Failure Patients On Hypertensive Drugs Have No Higher Mortality RiskMedical News TodayObservational studies had indicated that losartan was likely to be linked to a higher mortality rate amongst patients with heart failure than other medications …
NJHA Launches Consumer Web Site for Heart Failure PatientsSacramento BeeBy New Jersey Hospital Association PRINCETON, NJ, April 12, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Heart failure is one of the leading causes for hospital readmissions, at a time of in…
Transplant was only cure for Cheney's congestive heart failureBend BulletinCheney's heart troubles, however, damaged his heart muscle, resulting in congestive heart failure. In general, heart failure occurs when the heart can no longer effectiv…
LA fire captain suffers heart failure while leading fitness classEnterprise-RecordOROVILLE — Flags at state fire stations throughout Butte County have been flying at half-staff since last week, in honor of a Los Angeles County firefighter who died of…
Scientists aim to develop new testing methods for drug-induced liver failureNews-Medical.netLiver damage caused by medicinal drugs is one of the most common reasons for liver failure and liver transplants in the Western world. Nevertheless, it is diffi…
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)ST2 more specific than BNP for heart failure diagnosisNews-Medical.netCritical Diagnostics today announced publication in the latest issue of the Journal of Heart Failure results of a study involving 995 patient…
Study Evaluates Losartan Efficacy in Heart FailureForbesThe angiotensin II-receptor blocker (ARB) losartan has labored under the perception that it is not as potent as other ARBs, and some evidence has suggested that it may not confer the same clinical…
Patients with Diabetes Benefit from Higher Glucose LevelsBiomed Middle EastBy jamal, on April 12th, 2012 The study by UCLA researchers compared levels of glycosylated haemoglobin, a marker used to track glucose levels, in advanced heart failure patient…