Beta blocker use in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus and systolic heart …7thSpace Interactive (press release)The prognostic benefits of beta-blockers (BB) in patients with systolic heart failure (SHF) are known but despite this, in patients wit…
Study: Mobile phone-based heart failure monitoring convenient, easy to use – mobihealthnews
mobihealthnewsStudy: Mobile phone-based heart failure monitoring convenient, easy to usemobihealthnewsA recently published study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that mobile phone-based heart failure telemonitoring was an easy to use s…
Organ donor bill reaches Patrick's desk – WWLP 22News
ABC Action NewsOrgan donor bill reaches Patrick's deskWWLP 22NewsBOSTON (State House News Service) – The House and Senate on Monday gave final approval to legislation clarifying the consent process and streamlining organ donation procedures, a bill…
A new face – and a chance at life – The West Australian
The West AustralianA new face – and a chance at lifeThe West AustralianA Turkish man who was seriously disfigured in a house fire has seen his new face for the first time after surgeons carried out the country's first face transplant surgery, nearl…
Researchers aim to cut risk of cornea transplant rejection – Irish Times
Researchers aim to cut risk of cornea transplant rejectionIrish Times“Normally corneal transplantation has a good prognosis of graft survival,” he said. “However, many patients who have had previous transplants or have problems with infections in…
Opt-out on organ donation planned – The Independent
Opt-out on organ donation plannedThe IndependentWales is looking to become the first UK country to introduce an opt-out scheme for organ donation – where a patient is considered to have given consent for their organs to be used unless they have made …
LETTER: Hepatitis C can be cured – New Haven Register
LETTER: Hepatitis C can be curedNew Haven Register… MD, New Haven The article on former emergency medical technician Joseph Tomaso sheds light on the plight of patients with advanced liver disease who have to endure the arduous process of insurance p…
Get Control of Your Asthma – dailyRx
Get Control of Your AsthmadailyRxSmall-airway diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), feature similar symptoms and treatments, such as reduced lung function and inhaled corticosteroids, as asthma. Understanding small-airways fun…
Study shows children with IBD have difficulty in school, mostly due to absences – Science Codex
Study shows children with IBD have difficulty in school, mostly due to absencesScience CodexCorticosteroids affect learning and memory and intravenous medication requiring hours in an infusion clinic." Some research suggests that youth with IBD ma…
JIA Cancer Rates Not Linked to Medication – Family Practice News Digital Network
JIA Cancer Rates Not Linked to MedicationFamily Practice News Digital Network… TNF inhibitors (etanercept, infliximab, or adalimumab); and other immunomodulatory agents (abatacept, alefacept, anakinra, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, ef…