Muscle Building Blog

Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness, which often accompanies chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure, according to researchers in the Netherlands, who studied the effects of the drug on healthy volunteers.

Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness, which often accompanies chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure, according to researchers in the Netherlands, who studied the effects of the drug on healthy volunteers. The drug, which is ...

Mammoth task of rebuilding shattered suburb not deterring residents and volunteers.

BIRMINGHAM , AL (WIAT)---Imagine waking up each morning, unable to move... Your muscles are weak; your body is limp. That’s how it feels to have muscular dystrophy. Today, dozens turned out for the MDA Muscle Walk at the Birmingham Zoo. Families and volunteers united, raising nearly $30,000 to help support area patients. We’re giving these families a hope in their fight in the battle of ...

The Red Cross needs volunteers in the White Lake area with muscle. The chapter is in need of people who are willing to help unload and load bloodmobiles at collection sites in Whitehall and Montague.