Kidney disease sufferers doubled in India in 15 years supriya kashyap kashyap21 Aug 2016 9:08 AM ISTNew Delhi : The number of Indians suffering from chronic kidney ailments has doubled in the past 15 years, and at present 17 in every hundred citizens...
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...
MRSA blood infections are less fatal in kids, but cause significant complications supriya kashyap kashyap8 May 2017 9:44 AM ISTChildren with bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a common antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are less...
Researchers discover MRI can measure kidney scarring and predict future kidney function Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Aug 2017 9:15 AM ISTResearchers from St. Michael's Hospital have made what are believed to be two world first discoveries: an MRI can measure kidney damage and can...
HES no longer recommended for patients of sepsis or burn due to serious risks Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTHydroxyethyl-starch(HES) solutions for infusion belong to the class of medicines known as colloids.These are used for the management of hypovolaemia...
Resolvin D-1 prevents kidney damage associated with heart attacks Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTDr. Ganesh Halade, of University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Medicine and colleagues have found that resolvin D-1 limits heart...
Terlipressin more effective than noradrenaline in patients with hepatorenal syndrome Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Sept 2018 7:10 PM ISTInfusion of terlipressin in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients with hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) resulted in...
Ciprofloxacin induces acute kidney failure-A case report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Isabella Maria Costa da Cunha at Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil and colleagues have reported a case of acute kidney failure induced by...
Case of Atypical thromboembolism due to cancer in pregnancy Hina Zahid25 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTA Case of Atypical thromboembolism due to cancer in pregnancy has been published in the Journal of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics.Peripartum...
Caffeinated drinks during exercise may cause kidney damage, reveals study Deepanjana Sarkar25 Feb 2019 8:28 PM ISTDrinking sugary caffeinated soft drinks during exercise can cause kidney injury reveals a recent study. The study instead suggested water as an ideal...
ADA 2019 Highlights: Primary And secondary Prevention Outcomes From CREDENCE Dr. Kartikeya16 Jun 2019 7:02 PM ISTThe CREDENCE Trial outcomes came as a big win for patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus(T2DM) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), considering the high...
Restricted Red Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery Patients prevent kidney injury: Clinical Trial Hina Zahid25 Jun 2019 7:30 PM ISTRestricted Red Cell Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery Patients turned out to be safer and helped prevent acute kidney injury, finds a Clinical Trial.In...
