Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Kidney and Urinary Tract CancerHealthCanal.comChronic kidney disease is associated with a higher risk of kidney and urothelial cancer, but not other types of cancer, according to research being presented …
Daily MailHeart failure linked to loss of brain gray matterTheHeart.OrgPerth, Australia – Heart failure is associated with a decline in mental function and loss of gray matter in the brain, which may make it more difficult for patients to follow instru…
Clinical Psychiatry News Digital NetworkAspirin as Effective as Warfarin in Heart Failure: WARCEFMedscapeFebruary 3, 2012 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Results of a large randomized comparison of aspirin vs warfarin in patients with heart failure and re…
Hospitals face Medicare penalties for readmissionsMorris Daily HeraldBy Deborah L. Shelton and Jordan Rau — Chicago Tribune CHICAGO (MCT) — St. Bernard Hospital has received a five-star rating for its congestive heart failure program — yet soon m…
Daily MailHeart failure 'linked to brain damage'Hindustan TimesPTI People with heart failure are also likely to suffer extensive damage in the brain, says a study in the European Heart Journal. An international team, led by the University of We…
Thinning of bones linked to heart failureTimes of IndiaHeart failure could also be linked to thinning of bones (osteoporosis), an offshoot of old age. "Our study demonstrates for the first time that heart failure and thinning of bones go hand in h…
Irish Medical TimesNew Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory ProblemsWebMD2, 2012 — Two new studies shine a light on some lesser known consequences of heart failure: fractures and memory problems. About 5 million people in the US have heart failur…
The InquisitrJames Farentino Killed By A Broken Hip, Not Heart FailureHuffington PostHollywood legend James Farentino didn't die from heart failure — according to the actor's death certificate, obtained by TMZ, he died from every old person…
Helping unhealthy heartsNorthernLife.caJust a few weeks ago, David Schram couldn't lie down to sleep because so much fluid had built up in his lungs due to his congestive heart failure. Thanks to treatment he received through Health Sciences North&…
Audit reveals patchy access to heart failure specialist nursesNursing TimesLess than half of heart failure patients are currently referred to specialist nurse services after discharge, even though it reduces mortality risk, a major national audit has f…