Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New medication class may safely and effectively treat anemia

Investigational drugs that produce effects in the body similar to what occurs at high altitudes may offer a new way to stimulate red blood cell production and treat patients with anemia, according to studies appearing in ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Depressed with a chronic disease? Consider alternative therapies

Scientists are finding more evidence that commonly prescribed antidepressants aren't effective in people battling both depression and a chronic medical disease, raising a critical question of whether doctors should enact ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

High dietary sodium and potassium may worsen chronic kidney disease

High dietary intake of sodium and potassium may speed the progression of kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings could ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Catalyst for genetic kidney disease in black people identified

Between 15 and 20 percent of black people carry a genetic mutation that puts them at risk for certain chronic kidney disease, but only about half of them develop the illness - a variance that long has puzzled researchers. ...

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