KDIGO Guidelines on Living Kidney Donors: A Call for A Paradigm Shift Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTThe much-anticipated KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors was recently published. It is available in...
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...
Alternative therapies effective in patients depressed with a chronic diseases : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTScientists are finding more evidence that commonly prescribed antidepressants aren't effective in people battling both depression and a chronic...
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...
AHA/ACC Issues New Hypertension Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli23 Nov 2017 7:01 PM IST In 2014, the ACC and AHA, in partnership with 9 other professional societies (representing the major professional organizations who agreed to provide...
Flexion deformity of the finger caused by tophaceous gout of the flexor tendon supriya kashyap kashyap24 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTThe case of Flexion deformity of the finger caused by tophaceous gout of the flexor tendon has been published in BMJ Case Reports.A 53-year-old,...
Bicarbonate Supplementation Slows Progression of CKD Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Dec 2017 7:28 PM ISTAccording to a randomized, open-label study by Dr.Ione de Brito-Ashurst and associates, Daily supplementation with sodium bicarbonate decelerates the...
Asian dust and acute myocardial infarction: prediction and prevention supriya kashyap kashyap30 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTBarcelona : When Asian dust clouds blow into Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture, hospitals in the region handle a surge of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI)...
Cardiac Tamponade: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTCardiac tamponade is a medical emergency in which blood or fluids fill the space between the sac that covers the heart and the heart muscle.This...
Clotting risk factors in chronic kidney disease Ruby khatun khatun18 Jan 2018 7:23 PM ISTBoston: In late 2017, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) discovered and published (Science Translational Medicine, (9) 417,...
Patients suffering from chronic diseases have increased cancer risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe researchers based in the US and Taiwan investigated the combined effect of eight common chronic diseases or disease markers (for example, high...
Proton Pump Inhibitors : Complications and Emerging Concerns of use Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli5 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTDr.Avinash K. Nehra and associates in a review article published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings by title Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging...
