Treatment urinary tract infections : Antibiotics better avoided in old patients Ruby khatun khatun5 Jun 2017 4:59 PM ISTIn a new research paper published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Thomas E. Finucane, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Center at...
Kidney transplants from diabetic donors will save more lives, sooner: ASN Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:57 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs are in short supply:...
Stereotactic radiotherapy highly effective for kidney cancer: Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 May 2017 12:15 PM ISTKidney cancer patients may soon have more treatment choices that provide a higher quality of life, thanks to research completed by physician...
Potential new treatment for kidney failure in cancer patients supriya kashyap kashyap30 April 2017 10:25 AM ISTKidney dysfunction is a frequent complication affecting more than 50 percent of all cancer patients, and is directly linked to poor survival. Despite...
Study quantifies kidney failure risk in living kidney donors supriya kashyap kashyap28 April 2017 1:55 PM ISTResearchers have developed a risk calculator to provide personalized risk estimates of developing kidney failure after donation. The findings, which...
Assessment of Global Kidney Health Care Status: JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap25 April 2017 9:33 AM ISTSurvey results representing 125 countries indicate there is significant variability in the current capacity for kidney care across the world,...
New test identifies patients with diabetes who are at high risk of kidney failure supriya kashyap kashyap20 April 2017 9:11 AM ISTResearchers from Joslin Diabetes Center have developed a prognostic tool that accurately predicts the risk of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in...
Low dose Apisaban helpful in dialysis patients: American Society of Nephrology supriya kashyap kashyap19 March 2017 11:00 AM ISTNew research suggests that an alternative to warfarin, when given at a low dose to dialysis patients, can be maintained in the blood at safe levels...
Dolphin genes could help treat kidney failure supriya kashyap kashyap28 Feb 2017 2:11 PM ISTNew York : A new database of genes from the bottlenose dolphin may unveil clues to treat diseases such as stroke and kidney failure in humans, say...
Popular Proton Pump Inhibitors linked to gradual yet silent kidney damage: Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Feb 2017 2:07 PM ISTTaking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including kidney failure. The sudden onset of kidney...
Limiting Salt Consumption Lowers BP In Patients in CKD: ASN Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 Feb 2017 10:00 AM ISTHighlights Receiving advice on limiting salt consumption helped kidney disease patients lower their systolic blood pressure by an average of 11...
Researchers develop potential treatment for fatal kidney disease supriya kashyap kashyap19 Feb 2017 10:39 AM ISTResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, working with a California biotech firm, have developed a potential drug to treat polycystic kidney...
