Diabetes drug increases risk of bladder cancer, warns study supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2016 1:27 PM ISTLondon : A drug used in the treatment of diabetes can increase the risk of bladder cancer, warns a new study adding that the risk increases with the...
Only one in 10 Indians aware of damage to blood vessels during diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap7 April 2016 2:20 PM ISTNew Delhi : With Diabetes being the theme for World Health Day this year, health experts have said that only 10 percent of Indians were aware that...
How to revive a Fistula advice to kidney patients undergoing dialysis supriya kashyap kashyap17 April 2016 11:42 AM ISTGurgaon : For those who have suffered a kidney failure, dialysis provides a new lease of life. During dialysis, the blood from a patient's body is...
Premature infants more likely to develop chronic kidney disease supriya kashyap kashyap31 July 2016 1:31 PM ISTNew York : Premature infants are twice as likely to develop chronic kidney diseases like acute kidney injury (AKI) and kidney failure compared with...
New strategy may help prevent kidney failure in patients with diabetes : JASN Study supriya kashyap kashyap10 Sept 2016 12:32 PM ISTHighlights A newly developed compound inhibits the deleterious effects of high blood sugar on kidney cells and slows the progression of kidney...
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...
Dialysis patients may have altered blood clots that increase their risk of dying prematurely: ASN study supriya kashyap kashyap11 Jan 2017 2:00 PM ISTHighlights Hemodialysis patients tend to have denser blood clots than individuals without kidney disease. Dense blood clots were linked to an...
Many Kidney Failure Patients Lack Advance Directivies Near The End of Life: ASN supriya kashyap kashyap13 Jan 2017 10:00 AM ISTHighlights Among nursing home residents in the last year of life, patients with kidney failure were far less likely to have advance directives that...
Patients on dialysis reluctant to treat depression: ASN Study supriya kashyap kashyap28 Jan 2017 2:24 PM ISTWashington : A new study finds that due to increased hospitalisations, many kidney failure patients are reluctant to receive treatment to fight their...
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...
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...
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...
