A prospective study by Wei Zheng, Ph.D., M.D., and colleagues delivers the first direct epidemiological evidence that increased production of a chemical compound called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), as measured by metabolites ...
Dec 8, 2017
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Residents and workers in a major Pakistan city are exposed to harmful levels of pesticides, new research reveals.
Nov 30, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Could ingesting undercooked poultry give you a urinary tract infection?
Oct 9, 2017
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Organisms causing urinary tract infections (UTI) are increasingly proving to be ineffective or showing resistance to drugs that are used to kill the germs. This phenomenon has been increasing worldwide, especially to commonly ...
Aug 3, 2017
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A new study finds that moderate exercise does not impair kidney function in some people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study—the first to analyze the effects of exercise on kidney disease that does not require dialysis—is ...
Jul 13, 2017
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Night shift work may hinder the body's ability to repair DNA damage caused by normal cellular processes, suggests a small study published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Jun 26, 2017
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One of the primary ways physicians diagnose urinary tract infections is with a test that detects bacteria in urine.
Jun 3, 2017
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The majority of women suffering with pain when urinating, or needing to urinate often or urgently probably do have a bacterial infection, even when nothing is detected by standard urine testing.
Apr 27, 2017
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Doctors request a urine test to help diagnose and treat a range of conditions including kidney disorders, liver problems, diabetes and infections. Testing urine is also used to screen people for illicit drug use and to test ...
Apr 26, 2017
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Testing for molecular markers in the urine of kidney transplant patients could reveal whether the transplant is failing and why, according to research presented at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious ...
Apr 23, 2017
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