21Nov/13

Supplement linked to liver failure, hepatitis recalled – UPI.com

November 21, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Supplement linked to liver failure, hepatitis recalled
UPI.com
“As soon as we suspected a possible link between OxyElite Pro products and cases of liver failure and non-viral hepatitis in Hawaii, we warned the public and immediately began an investigation with state officials and the Centers for Disease Control …
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Food Safety News –Courthouse News Service
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21Nov/13

Girl, seven, died of liver and heart failure three days after medics … – Daily Mail

November 21, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Daily Mail

Girl, seven, died of liver and heart failure three days after medics …
Daily Mail
But despite having blue lips – a sign of organ failure – Dr Raka Banerjee said the schoolgirl was ‘fine’ and sent her home. Discharged: Simran Dhesi, seven, was released from the Accident and Emergency department at Sandwell … But the following day …
Parents of tragic Simran say lessons must be learnedexpressandstar.com

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21Nov/13

Girl, seven, died of liver and heart failure three days after bungling medics … – Daily Mail

November 21, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Girl, seven, died of liver and heart failure three days after bungling medics …
Daily Mail
But despite having blue lips – a sign of organ failure – Dr Raka Banerjee said the schoolgirl was ‘fine’ and sent her home. Discharged: Simran Dhesi, seven, was released from the Accident and Emergency department at Sandwell … But the following day …

21Nov/13

Making life better for heart failure patients – Blackpool Gazette

November 21, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Making life better for heart failure patientsBlackpool GazetteThe 12-month project will offer patients treated for heart failure a 10-week programme of activities aimed at giving them the tools and information they need to self-manage their condition. …

21Nov/13

Woman files suit in dietary supplement case tied to liver failure – Honolulu Star-Advertiser

November 21, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Daily MailWoman files suit in dietary supplement case tied to liver failureHonolulu Star-AdvertiserA Hawaii island woman is suing two companies who made and sold a dietary supplement that was pulled from shelves as health officials investigate links to…

21Nov/13

UK's first gene therapy trial for patients with chronic heart failure begins … – News-Medical.net

November 21, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Science Codex

UK’s first gene therapy trial for patients with chronic heart failure begins …
News-Medical.net
The UK’s first gene therapy trial for advanced heart failure, CUPID 2, has officially begun at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital (GJNH); with the first candidate recently being administered with a dose of the MYDICAR treatment. The GJNH, home of the …
Study: Genes delivered directly to heart stymie heart failureFierceDrugDelivery
31 months of Gene Therapy Benefits Advanced Heart Failure PatientsNext Big Future
Long-lasting gene therapy benefits advanced heart failure patientsMedical Xpress

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20Nov/13

Government's decision to subsidise a chronic heart failure medicine – The International News Magazine

November 20, 2013Organ Failureadmin

The International News Magazine

Government’s decision to subsidise a chronic heart failure medicine
The International News Magazine
The National Heart Foundation of Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to subsidise a chronic heart failure medicine, saying it will help improve the quality of life for many of the 300,000 people living with the debilitating disease.

20Nov/13

FDA recall: OxyElite Pro linked to liver failure – Examiner.com

November 20, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Food Safety NewsFDA recall: OxyElite Pro linked to liver failureExaminer.comA cluster of acute liver failure/non-viral hepatitis cases prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a recall of the dietary supplement OxyElite Pro. In a Nov. 1…

20Nov/13

Treating heart failure with exercise – how much is enough? – Toronto NewsFIX

November 20, 2013Organ Failureadmin

Toronto NewsFIXTreating heart failure with exercise – how much is enough?Toronto NewsFIXOptimEx, a new 3.5-year study funded by the European Union and coordinated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), will look at whether exerci…

20Nov/13

LoneStar Heart Reports Positive Interim Results of Algisyl-LVR® for Advanced … – EIN News (press release)

November 20, 2013Organ Failureadmin

LoneStar Heart Reports Positive Interim Results of Algisyl-LVR® for Advanced …
EIN News (press release)
Entitled, “A Multicenter, Randomized Study Assessing the Efficacy of Left Ventricular Augmentation with Algisyl-LVR in the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure Patients with Ischemic and Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy,” the presentation was made by …

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