Amgen drug Sensipar fails to meet trial goalReuters IndiaThe goal of the study was to show a reduction in the risk of death, heart attack, unstable angina or heart failure in patients with chronic kidney disease who were receiving dialysis. Although pa…
Gravely ill NY man who lost sister in kidney operation has transplant canceled
A gravely ill New York man whose sister died on the operating table trying to donate her kidney to him had yet another kidney transplant canceled at the last minute
Altered serum levels of IL-33 in patients with advanced systolic chronic heart … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Altered serum levels of IL-33 in patients with advanced systolic chronic heart …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Interleukin-33 (IL-33) has been linked to chronic heart failure (CHF) in animal studies, but data on serum IL-33 levels in human CHF a…
Double arm transplant patient feels new hands
A Mexican man whose arms were severely burned by electricity became the first patient in Latin America to receive a double arm transplant, doctors said Thursday.
U of M, AbSorber to evaluate XM-ONE in their Living Donor program – News-Medical.net
U of M, AbSorber to evaluate XM-ONE in their Living Donor programNews-Medical.net"Non-HLA antibodies, especially endothelial cell antibodies, play a significant role as risk markers of acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients" says Dr….
PM Says Ailing Wife Suffered "Heart Failure" – Channel 7 Daily News
Channel 7 Daily NewsPM Says Ailing Wife Suffered "Heart Failure"Channel 7 Daily NewsKim Barrow was rushed to the emergency room on Monday May 28th with heart failure. She was placed in the intensive care unit for three days, and released from…
Cystic Fibrosis No Longer a Kids' Disease
Patients with cystic fibrosis live well into their 30s and 40s, but their pyscho-social needs are often ignored during long hospital stays.
Study packs powerful one-two punch in the fight against heart failure – News-Medical.net
Study packs powerful one-two punch in the fight against heart failureNews-Medical.netA new study in the journal Circulation packs a powerful one-two punch in the fight against heart failure. The leading blow: Identification of a unique alliance of prot…
Steriods 'effective for three weeks' in sinusitis – Pulse
Steriods 'effective for three weeks' in sinusitisPulseBy David Swan | 08 Jun 2012 Intranasal corticosteroids are effective in reducing symptoms of acute sinusitis short-term, say the authors of a UK analysis. The authors looked at six randomise…
Rule combo accurately predicts organ failure in pancreatitis – Medical Xpress
Rule combo accurately predicts organ failure in pancreatitisMedical XpressA series of 12 predictive rules that combines existing scoring systems in patients with acute pancreatitis improves the accuracy of predicting persistent organ failure, according…