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Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford ...


FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays (AP)

Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA

Technology / Other

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around ...


Abnormal cholesterol levels may raise risk of heart failure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even if you never have a heart attack, abnormal blood cholesterol levels may significantly raise your risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...


1 in 4 hospitalized heart failure patients with Medicare back in hospital within a month

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Almost a quarter of heart failure patients with Medicare are back in the hospital within a month after discharge, researchers report in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the American Heart Association.


Statins may worsen symptoms in some cardiac patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Although statins are widely used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disorders, new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some cardiac patients. A new study presented ...


Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Educating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce HF patients' sodium consumption, according ...


Invention will help speed development of drug treatments for heart failure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research conducted by University of Minnesota scientists, in collaboration with Celladon Corporation, has led to the invention of technology to more rapidly identify compounds for the treatment of heart failure.


Say yes to a clinical trial; it may be good for your health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with chronic heart failure who agree to take part in clinical trials have a better prognosis than those who do not, according to a study reported in the November European Journal of Heart Failure.(1) The finding, say th ...


PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University ...


Newer heart devices significantly improve survival, complication rate and quality of life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new generation of implanted devices that help a failing heart function properly is significantly more effective than the previous version, making these new devices an appropriate permanent therapy for many of the more than ...



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