Women on Heart Transplant List Need Better CareMedPage TodayA new set of guidelines issued earlier this year by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation were aimed at improving patient selection for VADs. The guidelines stress that …
DASH Diet Benefits Heart Failure Patients With High Blood Pressure – Huffington Post
DASH Diet Benefits Heart Failure Patients With High Blood PressureHuffington PostEating a low-sodium diet could produce blood pressure benefits similar to taking anti-hypertension medicine for people with a common kind of heart failure, a small new stu…
Low-Sodium Diet May Help Heart Failure Patients Live Better – RedOrbit
RedOrbitLow-Sodium Diet May Help Heart Failure Patients Live BetterRedOrbitNew research presented at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) meeting in Orlando, Florida this week reveals that diet can dramatically lower hypertension and improve hea…
Kidney Transplant Antibodies Predict Graft Loss, Injury – Renal and Urology News
Kidney Transplant Antibodies Predict Graft Loss, InjuryRenal and Urology NewsPatients who have complement-binding donor-specific antibodies to human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) after kidney transplantation have a nearly five-fold higher risk of graft los…
Chronic kidney disease rates increasing in older Americans – NephrologyNews.com
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Chronic kidney disease rates increasing in older Americans
NephrologyNews.com Chronic kidney disease is becoming more common in Americans aged 80 and older, according to a research letter published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors used data from the National Health and Nutrition … Increasing number among U.S. seniors with chronic kidney diseaseHealth and Beauty News (blog) Don’t Screen for CKD? Beware!Medscape |
John McCamant Scans Under the Radar for Promising Biotechs – InvestorIdeas.com (press release)
John McCamant Scans Under the Radar for Promising BiotechsInvestorIdeas.com (press release)Vice president of sales Michael Crum arrived in January after 13 years at Genentech ( Roche Holding AG (RHHBY:OTCQX)), cross-trained in selling cancer treatments…
Medical Breakthrough for Chronic Kidney Disease Sufferers – SBWire (press release)
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Medical Breakthrough for Chronic Kidney Disease Sufferers
SBWire (press release) Los Angeles, CA — (SBWIRE) — 09/26/2013 — Dr. Robert Galarowicz, N.D. is a nephrologist (kidney specialist), and as such he’s treated countless patients for various forms of kidney disease. This includes patients on dialysis, as well as those … Northwest Kidney Centers to move, expand its Kirkland dialysis clinic next springKirkland Reporter |
Some childhood cancer survivors may face kidney problems – NephrologyNews.com
Health and Beauty NewsSome childhood cancer survivors may face kidney problemsNephrologyNews.comThe researchers found that compared with childhood cancer survivors who did not receive kidney-damaging treatments, those who were treated with ifosfamide o…
Newly identified antibodies effectively treat Alzheimer's-like disease in mice – Science Codex
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Newly identified antibodies effectively treat Alzheimer’s-like disease in mice
Science Codex Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the accumulation of particular toxic proteins in the brain that are believed to underlie the cognitive decline in patients. A new study conducted in mice suggests that newly identified antibody treatments can … Antibodies Could Halt Alzheimer’s And Dementia Onset, Improve Cognitive …Medical Daily |
Novel Drug Prevents Common Viral Disease in Stem-Cell Transplant Patients – Science Daily (press release)
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Novel Drug Prevents Common Viral Disease in Stem-Cell Transplant Patients
Science Daily (press release) Sep. 25, 2013 — A new drug can often prevent a common, sometimes severe viral disease in patients receiving a transplant of donated blood-making stem cells, a clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s … Chimerix Announces Publication of Positive Phase 2 Results of Brincidofovir …MarketWatch Cytomegalovirus—a ‘stealth’ pathogen—gains attention in the drug development …Nature Medicine blog (blog) CMX001 reduced cytomegalovirus disease after HSCTHealio |