ACC 2013 Report – Aliskiren fails in HF
The use of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren failed to improve outcomes for patients with stable heart failure at 6 months or at 12 months, researchers reported here… read more.
The use of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren failed to improve outcomes for patients with stable heart failure at 6 months or at 12 months, researchers reported here… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Fabienne Dobbels, Leuven Hospital, Belgium. The Adherence Measurement in Stable Renal Transplant Patients Following Conversion From Prograf to Advagraf (ADMIRAD)… read more.
Atrial fibrillation feels worse for women, although men are more likely to die from the arrhythmia, a sub-analysis of the ORBIT AF registry showed.
Adolescent type 1 diabetes patients face greater risk for heart attacks, strokes, blindness and kidney failure later in life if their transition from paediatric to adult care is… read more.
Abuse of common anesthetic has ‘rapid downhill course’, reports Journal of Addiction Medicine. Abuse of the anaesthesia drug propofol is a “rapidly progressive form of substance dependence” that… read more.
New research finds that for a number of patients physical therapy provides similar improvements in physical function and pain
One in 10 say they follow pediatricians’ advice ‘only occasionally;’ most likely to ignore guidance on discipline, sleep, watching TV. Paediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young… read more.
A survey of UK doctors found that 97% have prescribed placebo treatments to patients at least once in their career. Researchers discovered that 97% of doctors have used… read more.
Researchers have found that macrophages that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body’s red blood cells (RBCs)…. read more.
Exacerbation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be reliably assessed with the COPD Assessment Test™ (CAT), according to a new study from the UK.
Advocates and pain management groups aired concerns recently over a citizen petition to change opioid labeling during the first of a 2-day FDA hearing.
Taken from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) – by Bruce Sylvester – Deaths and liver transplants related to paracetamol overdoses have decreased significantly due to UK legislation which… read more.
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