Navajo lawmakers approve junk food tax
The Navajo Nation Council has approved a tax on junk food sold on the country's largest reservation.
Nov 15, 2014
Archive: 15/11/2014
Potassium additives may make low-sodium meats unsafe for patients with kidney disease
Potassium additives are frequently added to sodium-reduced meat products in amounts that may be dangerous for patients with kidney disease, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11-16 ...
Nov 15, 2014
Air pollution associated with higher rates of chronic kidney disease
Air pollution may play a role in the development of kidney disease, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11-16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Nov 15, 2014
Access to specialized kidney care varies by geographic area and race
Patients' access to specialized care before kidney failure develops varies significantly across the United States and among different racial groups, according to studies that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November ...
Nov 15, 2014
Home dialysis may be better than in-center hemodialysis for patients with kidney failure
Home dialysis therapies may help prolong the lives of patients with kidney failure compared with hemodialysis treatments administered in medical centers, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 ...
Nov 15, 2014
Perceived racial discrimination may impact kidney function
Perceived racial discrimination may contribute to disparities related to kidney disease, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11-16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, ...
Nov 15, 2014
Use of antibiotic following kidney transplantation does not prevent virus infection
Among kidney transplant recipients, a 3-month course of the antibiotic levofloxacin following transplantation did not prevent the major complication known as BK virus from appearing in the urine. The intervention was associated ...
Nov 15, 2014
Aspirin or blood pressure medication before and after surgery does not reduce risk of AKI
In patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, neither aspirin nor clonidine (a medication primarily used to treat high blood pressure) taken before and after surgery reduced the risk of acute kidney injury, according to a study ...
Nov 15, 2014
Hopes and fears as health law sign-up season opens
The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health overhaul opens Saturday, and the hope is that consumers will have a positive experience this time.
Nov 15, 2014
