02Jan/14

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's 'life in danger' after organ … – The Independent

January 2, 2014Organ Failureadmin

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s ‘life in danger’ after organ …
The Independent
Ariel Sharon’s ‘life is in danger’ after his health has rapidly deteriorated due to kidney problems, a hospital spokesperson has confirmed. The former Israeli prime minister has been in a coma since 2006 following a stroke that incapacitated him at the …
Sharon is suffering multiple organ failure, Prof. Zeev Rotstein says.Haaretz
Ariel Sharon’s life ‘definitely in danger,’ doctor saysThe Times of Israel
LEAD: Former Israeli premier Sharon’s life “in danger” says hospitalLondon South East
Economic Times –Salt Lake Tribune
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02Jan/14

Treating chronic kidney disease using clay minerals – Medical Xpress

January 2, 2014Organ Failureadmin

Treating chronic kidney disease using clay minerals
Medical Xpress
Based on naturally occurring Friedländer clay, shown here in its raw state: A new agent in the treatment of chronic kidney disease. Credit: FIM Biotech GmbH. Clay has healing powers. This natural product is destined to help treat chronic kidney disease …

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02Jan/14

New research shows clear association between ACE inhibitors and acute kidney … – The Almagest

January 2, 2014Organ Failureadmin

New research shows clear association between ACE inhibitors and acute kidney …
The Almagest
Cambridge scientists have found an association between ACE inhibitors (and similar drugs) and acute kidney injury – a sudden deterioration in kidney function. The research is … The researchers will next use large primary care databases to examine the …

01Jan/14

Guidelines Issued to Improve Early Diagnosis, Effective Treatment of Heart … – Science Daily (press release)

January 1, 2014Organ Failureadmin

Guidelines Issued to Improve Early Diagnosis, Effective Treatment of Heart …
Science Daily (press release)
The Children’s Heart Failure Study Group of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, in collaboration with the Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association, has developed new guidelines to assist practitioners in primary care and emergency departments to …

31Dec/13

GUEST COMMENTARY: Early detection is important for chronic kidney disease – nwitimes.com

December 31, 2013Organ Failureadmin

GUEST COMMENTARY: Early detection is important for chronic kidney diseasenwitimes.comAccording to the National Kidney Foundation, 26 million American adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease, yet many do not know it. Early signs are hard to …

31Dec/13

Mass Destruction supplement linked to liver failure, FDA cautions – VOXXI

December 31, 2013Organ Failureadmin

DigitalJournal.comMass Destruction supplement linked to liver failure, FDA cautionsVOXXIAccording to a new warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the muscle building supplement Mass Destruction is being investigated for a link to liv…

31Dec/13

New way to predict prognosis in heart failure patients – Spire Healthcare

December 31, 2013Organ Failureadmin

New way to predict prognosis in heart failure patientsSpire HealthcareA new way to predict which heart failure patients are likely to worsen and which have a better prognosis has been discovered by researchers at the John Hopkins University. The study …

30Dec/13

First major breakthrough in heart failure for 20 years thanks to pregnancy hormone – Daily Mail

December 30, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Daily Mail

First major breakthrough in heart failure for 20 years thanks to pregnancy hormone
Daily Mail
It is a life-threatening emergency which requires immediate hospital treatment — around 30 per cent of patients hospitalised after an episode of acute heart failure die within a year, making it more deadly than a heart attack. Just ‘relaxin …

30Dec/13

New analysis does not link high-potency statins with acute kidney injury – Family Practice News Digital Network

December 30, 2013Organ Failureadmin

New analysis does not link high-potency statins with acute kidney injury
Family Practice News Digital Network
DALLAS – High-potency statin therapy given post acute coronary syndrome did not raise serum creatinine or cause more risk of acute kidney injury than low-potency statin regimens did in a new analysis of two published landmark randomized clinical trials.

30Dec/13

Updated: Bill Wright dies of heart failure in Florida – WWMT-TV

December 30, 2013Organ Failureadmin

WWMT-TV

Updated: Bill Wright dies of heart failure in Florida
WWMT-TV
According to friends, the Kalamazoo businessman and head of the organization Wright for Kids died of heart failure in Florida on Saturday. On Monday Newschannel 3 obtained a copy of the investigation report from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. That …
Bill Wright, prominent Kalamazoo businessman, may have died of heart failure …Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com
Michigan dealer Bill Wright dead at 55Automotive News
Kalamazoo’s Bill Wright had a personality, heart ‘larger than life’Mlive Kalamazoo

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