State-of-the-art handwashing sinks installed in the intensive care unit and some patient rooms in Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital actually became the reservoir of a pesky drug-resistant bug that infected or colonized 66 patients from the fall of 200…
SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Recipient Excited to Adopt New Baby One Year After Heart Transplant
“I Feel Better Than I’ve Felt in Years, Maybe Even My Entire Life,” Says Shawn GallowayTucson, AZ (PRWEB) July 25, 2012 On Sept. 20, 2011, 39-year-old Shawn Galloway was given new life when she received a donor heart transplant after 60 days of s…
Unknown Heart Woes May Hurt the Old – ABC News
ABC NewsUnknown Heart Woes May Hurt the OldABC NewsOlder people living with heart abnormalities that could lead to heart failure may have never had those abnormalities diagnosed, meaning they miss out on treatments that could help, according to a new s…
Texas Mother Bridged to Heart Transplant with SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Excited to Adopt New Baby One Year Later
TUCSON, Ariz., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — On Sept. 20, 2011, 39-year-old Shawn Galloway was given new life when she received a donor heart transplant after 60 days of support with the SynCardia temporary …
Heart failure often missed in the very elderly – OnMedica
BBC NewsHeart failure often missed in the very elderlyOnMedicaOne in four very elderly people are suffering from undiagnosed heart disease that could be easily treated, research has revealed. Authors of the study – published today in Heart – said t…
DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN: Q&A with the doctors
Drs. Oz and Roizen answer reader's questions.
DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN: Answers to questions about bacteriotherapy and donating blood
The Drs. answer questions about an infection from a bug called C. difficile and soothe worries about donating blood.
Salty diet can lead to kidney stones and osteoporosis – India.Com Health
Salty diet can lead to kidney stones and osteoporosisIndia.Com HealthPeople who have high salt diets tend to develop a variety of illnesses. A new study has found that high salt diets cause people to develop kidney stones and osteoporosis, a bone disea…
Free screening offered Aug. 1 – Morris Daily Herald
Free screening offered Aug. 1Morris Daily HeraldCREST HILL — Millions of people at risk for chronic kidney disease may be able to prevent the need for dialysis and kidney transplantation with early identification and a dedication to healthy habits. T…
Hidden risks in kidney transplants
KIDNEY transplant patients have twice the risk of bowel cancer as other Australians, Adelaide medical researchers have revealed.