MD NewsHospital admissions predict readmission for heart failureTheHeart.OrgBoston, MA – A new study has found a substantial link between rates of rehospitalization for congestive heart failure (CHF) and overall initial admission rates in the US, and t…
MedIndiaChronic Kidney Disease-related Inflammation's Key Cause, IdentifiedMedIndiaby Nancy Needhima on December 16, 2011 at 8:49 PM General Health News Vital source of inflammation found in chronic kidney disease patients, which is increasingly co…
Health literacy linked with proper daily care and management for heart failure …News-Medical.netA patient's education level is not a fail-safe predictor of how well they will manage symptoms related to complicated chronic diseases, such as heart …
Health Highlights: New heart failure resource center opensCalaveras EnterpriseThe Heart Failure Resource Center is a new service of Sonora Regional Medical Center, now providing specialized nursing care for patients with heart failure (HF). The center …
Pre-Anthracycline-Based Chemo Cardiac Imaging QuestionedThe Oncology ReportSAN ANTONIO – The guideline-recommended practice of routinely measuring left ventricular ejection fraction before anthracycline-based chemotherapy to screen out patients at in…
FDA Clearance for Presage(R) ST2 Assay for Patients with Heart FailureMarketWatch (press release)Heart failure is a chronic, progressive disease in which the ability of the heart to provide needed cardiac output weakens, thus impeding the heart's a…
Daily MailDesiree Phillips paracetamoll overdose: Mother, 20, dies after taking 'a few …Daily MailBy Tammy Hughes A young mother died from liver failure following routine surgery after she took 'a few extra tablets' of paracetamol each da…
European HospitalSheffield Hospitals to work on prestigious heart failure research projectEuropean HospitalResearchers in Sheffield have been given an mportant grant to trial state-of-the-art computer modelling systems that could provide a breakthrough…
Daily MailBurger boy Thomas Miller back from the brink after deadly E.coli scareMetroA boy of five has recovered from 12 brain operations, kidney and liver failure, paralysis and blindness after catching a deadly strain of E.coli – from a burger. Tho…
Education no heart failure predictorUPI.com14 (UPI) — People with higher levels of education usually have better health outcomes but US researchers say education is not a predictor for managing heart failure. Karen S. Yehle, an assistant professor of …