Cardiology
Kidney procedure might help ease tough-to-treat high blood pressure
(HealthDay)—A new therapy may help lower tough-to-treat high blood pressure in people with chronic kidney disease, a new study finds.
Nov 20, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
There's no place like home—for dialysis
Most patients with chronic kidney disease who undergo hemodialysis put up with a grueling treatment regimen that involves going into a clinic several days a week and sitting through a three-to-four hour dialysis session at ...
Oct 4, 2012
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Medications
Adjuvant nivolumab + ipilimumab lacks efficacy for localized renal cell carcinoma
Disease-free survival (DFS) does not differ with adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) compared with placebo in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at high risk for postnephrectomy relapse, according ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Health
BPA linked to potential adverse effects on heart and kidneys
Exposure to a chemical once used widely in plastic bottles and still found in aluminum cans appears to be associated with a biomarker for higher risk of heart and kidney disease in children and adolescents, according to an ...
Jan 9, 2013
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Medications
Afinitor approved for advanced breast cancer
(HealthDay) -- Afinitor (everolimus) has been approved in combination with the drug exemestane to treat postmenopausal women with advanced hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Jul 23, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How comorbidities increase risks for COVID patients
Comorbidities such as heart disease, respiratory disease, renal disease and cancer lead to an increased risk of death from COVID-19 according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk and Norwich ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers report new findings on familial primary distal renal tubular acidosis
In addition to regulating the body's fluid balance by excreting greater or smaller amounts of urine, the kidneys also maintain the proper balance of electrolytes (salts) and the pH (an acid-base equilibrium) of the body. ...
Feb 20, 2019
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Medical research
Clinical trials and research priorities in dialysis patients: Time for a new approach?
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience extremely high morbidity and mortality, and there are virtually no therapeutic interventions besides dialysis treatment which are proven, in properly designed randomized ...
Jun 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No evidence higher doses of cholesterol-lowering drug increase risk of acute kidney damage
New Zealanders taking a higher dose of simvastatin, one of the cholesterol-lowering statin drugs used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, do not appear to have a higher risk of acute kidney damage than those taking a lower ...
Jul 31, 2017
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Cardiology
Median follow-up results from the ALTITUDE study
Preliminary results from the Aliskiren Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Using Cardio-Renal Endpoints (ALTITUDE) do not support administration of aliskiren on top of standard therapy with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) ...
Aug 27, 2012
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