Anaconda had lung, heart ailmentsTimes of IndiaThe zoo has attributed heart failure and anorexia as the reasons for the sudden death of the female anaconda in January. It had said that autopsy revealed severe adhesion and necrosis around the heart regi…
China Fights to Go Beyond Organs Harvested From Executed Prisoners – New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog)China Fights to Go Beyond Organs Harvested From Executed PrisonersNew York Times (blog)HONG KONG — A senior official with the Chinese Ministry of Health says the country must end its dependence on organs taken from executed priso…
Indian Academy of Paediatrics demand inclusion of pneumonia vaccine in … – Times of India
Indian Academy of Paediatrics demand inclusion of pneumonia vaccine in …Times of IndiaShe said infants, neonates, premature babies between 24-59 months with underdeveloped lungs, narrow airways, poor nutrition and immature immune system are at high r…
Boy in need of bone marrow transplant gets rousing sendoff
A 6-year-old Colorado Springs boy with a rare blood disease is headed to Minnesota for a bone marrow transplant.
Diuretics Best Ultrafiltration in Heart Failure – MedPage Today
Diuretics Best Ultrafiltration in Heart FailureMedPage TodayExplain that ultrafiltration was not found to be superior to stepped diuretic treatment in patients with decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome. Note that creatinine levels were…
A simpler way to predict heart failure – HealthCanal.com
AFPA simpler way to predict heart failureHealthCanal.comHouston, TX – The most widely used models for predicting heart failure rely on a complex combination of lifestyle, demographic, and cardiovascular risk factor information. But today Vijay Nambi, M…
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study – Newsday
NewsdayHeart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: StudyNewsdayMoreover, cancer appeared to increase the risk of death in heart failure patients by 46 percent, according to lead researcher Dr. Tal Hasin, with the cardiology department at t…
Blood donation and health awareness camp tomorrow – Oman Daily Observer
Blood donation and health awareness camp tomorrowOman Daily ObserverSALALAH — A blood donation-cum-health awareness camp is to be held in Salalah tomorrow. The camp is being organised jointly by the Tamil and Charity wings of the Indian Social Club S…
Novel Therapies Offer Hope for Acute Heart Failure – MedPage Today
MedPage TodayNovel Therapies Offer Hope for Acute Heart FailureMedPage TodayLOS ANGELES — In this exclusive InFocus video report, Mariell Jessup, MD, discusses emerging therapies for heart failure culled from a spate of late-breaking clinical trials r…
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study – U.S. News & World Report
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: StudyU.S. News & World ReportMoreover, cancer appeared to increase the risk of death in heart failure patients by 46 percent, according to lead researcher Dr. Tal Hasin, with the cardiology depar…