Latest Organ failure Stories
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study from researchers at Northwestern University has found that lifetime risk for heart failure is similar for blacks and whites. The study also found that in both races the risks were higher than expected, ranging from 20 to 45 percent. The research, which is published online this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), is the first to explore the long-term risk of heart failure in different race...
SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celladon Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular diseases, announced today that Krisztina Zsebo Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer will present an overview of the company at the 2013 BioCentury Future Leaders in the Biotech Industry Conference. The presentation will take place at the Millennium Broadway Hotel & Conference Center in New York...
Tests of resistance could help doctors monitor and treat patients Highlights: -Suboptimal kidney response to the hormone FGF-23 may put chronic kidney disease patients at increased risk of premature death and cardiovascular events. -Resistance to the hormonal actions of FGF-23 in the kidney may identify novel aspects of kidney dysfunction. -60 million people globally have chronic kidney disease. The kidneys' response to a particular hormone may affect kidney disease patients' heart...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus Regional Hospital was recognized today as the first community based independent hospital to achieve Heart Failure Center Re-accreditation by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium in 2013. The Colloquium has pioneered "continual accreditation" which requires hospitals to add additional heart failure services for their communities each year. Columbus Regional Hospital has launched a new effort at reducing sudden cardiac death for...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health, along with the National Kidney Foundation and the Kidney Foundation of Central Pennsylvania, gave free kidney screenings today in Harrisburg. A total of nine organizations participated in the event, arranged for World Kidney Day. Visitors to the event were given information and educational materials, free blood pressure screenings and kidney health risk assessments. In addition, a...
Public Encouraged to Learn About Their Kidneys and Understand Their Risks on World Kidney Day, March 14, 2013 MADISON, N.J., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On World Kidney Day, Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced its support of the updated global version of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-KDOQI) Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) guideline recently released by Kidney Disease:...
Link found between kidney disease and hearing loss. Hyannis, MA (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 Cape Cod Hearing Center is joining the Better Hearing Institute in promoting National Kidney Month in March . Cape Cod Hearing Center will be raising awareness of the threat that kidney disease poses and of the link between kidney disease and hearing loss. As part of its outreach efforts, Audiologist Theresa Cullen is urging people with chronic kidney disease to get their hearing checked. A free,...
Former patients and System One dialyzors to share experiences achieving work-life-dialysis balance with NxStage therapy LAWRENCE, Mass. and SEATTLE, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADC 2013 Booth 417 -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that it will host a special educational event at the 33(rd) Annual Dialysis Conference (ADC) on Sunday, March 10, 2013 featuring celebrity and former NxStage System One(TM)...
Kidney Diet Secrets is a new e-book created by Rachelle Gordon, who promises to give people the kidney disease diet to help them cure kidney diseases such as kidney failure, diabetic kidney illness or kidney stones. A full Kidney Diet Secrets review in a series of health reviews shows if the method is useful for people to use. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) March 07, 2013 Kidney Diet Secrets is the newly updated program designed by Rachelle Gordon, who promises to give people the kidney disease...
Findings show that measurements of carbamylated albumin may help doctors in monitoring dialysis patients; further suggests that amino acid supplementation could offset protein carbamylation Kidney failure affects 25 million individuals in the U.S. and many more throughout the world. Loss of kidney function means the majority of these patients must undergo dialysis treatments to remove excess fluids and waste products. Although dialysis therapy coupled with medication has improved the life...
