Monday, October, 26, 2009
Chf Diseases
October 03, 2008
A new medication to treat acute congestive heart failure (CHF) has
shown positive results in late-stage clinical trials. The med,
currently called KW-3902, helped improve shortness of breath and
eased renal-function deterioration in CHF patients in the Phase III
trials.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Dr. Gross
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Health Expert
In a recent column, I spoke of "well trained philosophers" who are the equivalent of certain basic...
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By Dr. Bill Quick
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Health Expert
The latest news about the diabetes drugs Avandia (rosiglitazone) and its close relative Actos...
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By Dr. Larry Weinrauch
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Health Expert
In many cultures throughout history and even today, the methods of bathing are different from ours....
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By Jane M. Martin
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Health Expert
We need leadership that is focused to a much greater degree on Chronic Disease Management....
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Health Guide
Overview
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of abnormal and depressed function of the heart for any reason. The most common presentations of this syndrome are the development of shortness...
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Every Crisis Is an OpportunityDr. Andrew Puckett is a busy man with an impressive list of titles after his name. The 60-year-old associate dean for medical education at Duke University, in Durham,...
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Breathing difficulties involve a sensation of difficult or uncomfortable breathing or a feeling of not getting enough air. See also difficulty breathing - first aid. ...
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CHF; Congestive heart failure Prevention Follow your health care provider's recommendations for treatment of conditions that may cause congestive...
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Alzheimer's disease is a disease of the central nervous system that causes "dementia." Dementia is a condition that is marked by the loss of the ability reason, plan, think, and remember. Dementia...
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