24Jan/13

New hope for chronic heart failure patients as the drug Inspra is approved for … – This is South Wales

New hope for chronic heart failure patients as the drug Inspra is approved for
This is South Wales
THOUSANDS of patients across Wales who have suffered chronic heart failure are now being offered hope through a new drug. Research shows that the now approved treatment called Inspra (eplerenone), in use with standard therapies, can help reduce the
Pfizer’s heart failure drug Inspra accepted in WalesZenopa

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23Jan/13

New license plate promotes organ donation – Detroit Free Press


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New license plate promotes organ donation
Detroit Free Press
The cost of the plates includes a $25 donation to promote organ donation. Life of Michigan President Richard Pietroski says Michigan alone has more than 3,000 waiting for organ transplants. About 3 million people now are on the state’s organ donation
Vermont Organ Donor Registry grows by 700 percentBarre Montpelier Times Argus
Join organ donor list to be a heroThe Star
Organ donor icon now on licenses in 47 statesUSA TODAY
The Harlan Daily Enterprise –WKYT –Equities.com
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23Jan/13

Medicare Patients with Heart Failure, Attack, Pneumonia Return to Hospital for … – SeniorJournal.com


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Medicare Patients with Heart Failure, Attack, Pneumonia Return to Hospital for
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Jan. 23, 2013 – Among approximately 3 million Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure, heart attack, or pneumonia, re-admissions were frequent throughout the 30 days following the hospitalization, and resulted from a wide variety of diagnoses
20 Statistics on Hospital ReadmissionsBecker’s Hospital Review
Medicare Readmissions Common, Diagnoses NewMedPage Today
Spectrum of 30-day readmission risks seen after HF, acute MI hospitalizationsTheHeart.Org
Atlanta Journal Constitution –Nashville Business Journal –Newsmax Health
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