Viagra against heart failureHealthCanal.comThey studied dogs with diastolic heart failure, a condition in which the heart chamber does not sufficiently fill with blood. The scientists showed that sildenafil makes stiffened cardiac walls more elastic ag…
Healthful Recipes for Chronic Kidney Disease SufferersPatch.comFresenius Medical Care and Food Network's Chef Aaron McCargo Jr. whip up two recipes to help satisfy the sweet tooth without sacrificing health. By Charles Schelle Crunchy Lemon Herbed …
Hindustan TimesMusical tribute to Bhupen HazarikaHindustan TimesThe 85-year-old legendary musician had suffered multiple organ failure at a Mumbai hospital. companion filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, will be held at the lawn of her residence at Lokhandwala on …
UCI researcher reveals key precursor to chronic kidney diseaseOC MetroBy Kylie MalstromPublished: December 22, 2011 07:45 AM UC Irvine researchers have discovered a source of inflammation seen in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a malady that …
Intensive glycemic control failed to lower heart failure risk in patients with …Endocrine TodayResults of a large meta-analysis involving more than 37000 patients suggest that intensive glycemic control does not prevent heart failure in patients with…
Mechanical Cardiac Assist Device for Children with Heart FailureToday’s Medical DevelopmentsThe US Food and Drug Administration has approved a medical device that supports the weakened heart of children with heart failure to help keep them alive until …
Jacob Goldman, Founder of Xerox Lab, Dies at 90New York TimesThe cause was congestive heart failure, his son Melvin said. Emblematic of a time when American corporations invested heavily in basic scientific research, Dr. Goldman played an important rol…
In a “First,” Leading Edge Technology for Heart Failure Patients is Launched …ParamusPost.comHis 78 year-old patient was sorely in need of an intervention due to the effects of heart failure, a condition in which the heart is weakened and does no…
Verizon, Qualcomm, NIH Partner On TelemedicineInformationWeekRemote monitoring aims to prevent hospital readmissions, reduce treatment costs for rural Arizona heart failure patients. By Neil Versel InformationWeek Qualcomm, Verizon Wireless, and wirele…
Research and Markets: Diastolic Heart Failure Global Clinical Trials Review …Business Wire (press release)GlobalData's clinical trial report, Diastolic Heart Failure Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011" provides data on the Diastolic Hea…