Memorial Offers Health Briefs For MarchThe ChattanooganMarch 1 Cardiac: Congestive Heart Failure Education. Free education for patients with congestive heart failure. Chattanooga Heart Institute, 2nd floor. Call 495-7764 for more information. March 2 D…
SeniorJournal.comHeart Failure Patients Have New HopeMarketWatch (press release)DALLAS, Feb 13, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — More than six million American adults suffer from heart failure. But, while the prevalence of this disease has increased …
HealthJockey.comTenofovir, leading HIV medication, linked with risk of kidney damageMedical Xpress(Medical Xpress) — Tenofovir, one of the most effective and commonly prescribed antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, is associated with a significant…
Daily MailMysterious illness kills thousands in Central AmericaFox NewsZapata, a who worked as a sugar cane cutter for 20 years at the San Antonio sugar plantation, died three days later of chronic kidney disease on Jan. 26 at age 49.AP Print Email Sha…
Mystery Disease Killing Thousands May Be Caused by Manual LaborFox NewsZapata, a who worked as a sugar cane cutter for 20 years at the San Antonio sugar plantation, died of chronic kidney disease on Jan. 26 at age 49. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) Relatives…
ABC NewsMystery disease kills thousands in Central AmericaSeattle Post IntelligencerA mysterious epidemic is devastating the Pacific coast of Central America, killing more than 24000 people in El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2000 and striking thousands…
Heart Failure Awareness Week EventLondonerAll are invited to attend a free seminar on heart failure for patients, care givers and the general public on Wednesday, February 15th from 4:00 – 5:30 pm in Auditorium A at University Hospital. The speakers ar…
Biomarkers May Help Heart Failure Risk PredictionMedPage TodayExplain that in older adults, echocardiographic variables and levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) improved heart failure risk stratification compared with a clini…
Aetna and Fresenius Medical Care Begin Chronic Kidney Disease Management ProgramEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE: FMS) today announced the launch of a joint program…
5441: Irene suffers heart failureDigital Spy UKWhile out sailing, Irene suffers heart failure and is rescued by Sid, John and Alf. Sid feels helpless when he's forced to stay out of Irene's treatment. Later, it's discovered that Irene's…