Higher Salt Intake May Increase Risk of CVD among Patients with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap25 May 2016 2:40 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the May 24/31 issue of JAMA, Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,...
Increase vitamin D levels to cut kidney problems supriya kashyap kashyap18 Jun 2016 2:28 PM ISTLondon : A deficiency in the amount of vitamin D in the body may lead to high risk of chronic kidney diseases, especially in children, says a new...
KDOQI clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis adequacy supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:34 PM ISTWith the rising burden of CKD in the country, importance of Dialysis interventions cannot be undermined. At the same time, Interventions that can...
Vaccination against Seasonal Influenza in Adult High Risk Groups: API Recommendations supriya kashyap kashyap25 July 2016 5:30 PM ISTIn the recent issue ( July 2016) of Assocations of Pysicians of India, through their supplement issue, A Muruganathan1, Santanu Guha, YP Munjal, SS...
BP control regime may reduce premature death in CKD Patients Meghna Singhania15 Aug 2016 9:56 AM ISTNEW YORK: A stringent blood pressure control regime may reduce the potential risk of early death among individuals suffering with chronic kidney...
Blood Pressure Targets for Individuals with Kidney Disease: Study supriya kashyap kashyap11 Sept 2016 9:13 AM ISTSystolic blood pressure levels above 140 mmHg were linked with higher risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and death in patients...
Smoking May Block of The Benefits of Kidney Disease Medications supriya kashyap kashyap19 Nov 2016 1:39 PM ISTHighlights In a study of patients with chronic kidney disease, nonsmokers and smokers who successfully quit had slower worsening of their kidney...
Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap23 Nov 2016 2:00 AM ISTHighlights Two-thirds of the children with kidney disease were classified as vitamin D deficient. Children with kidney disease who took vitamin D...
Cancer death risk increases with chronic kidney disease: Study supriya kashyap kashyap7 Jan 2017 11:19 AM ISTNew York : Cancer patients are more likely to die from their disease if they have reduced kidney function, warns a new study, adding that the risk is...
Air pollution causes millions of cases of kidney disease each year Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTThe global toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to air pollution is significant, according to an analysis that will be presented at ASN...
Novel treatment benefits patients with metabolic acidosis and kidney disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTPatients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often develop a condition called metabolic acidosis, which is characterized by an imbalance in acid...
Metformin better than sulfonylureas as first-line therapy for patients with CKD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTIn an observational study, it has been found that Metformin was associated with a lower risk of mortality than sulfonylureas both overall and in all...
