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Childhood kidney stones associated with atherosclerosis, study shows
• Children's Health • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Urine Problems • Sep 21 15

Childhood kidney stones associated with atherosclerosis

A recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics is the first to examine and identify a link between kidney stones in children and… Childhood kidney stones associated with atherosclerosis, study shows   

 
 

Surgical teams reduce urinary tract infection rate by focusing on catheter use in the OR
• Urine Problems • Jul 27 15

Surgical teams reduce urinary tract infection rate by focusing on catheter use in the OR

Surgical teams at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, are decreasing the rate of urinary tract infection (UTI) in their institution by paying scrupulous attention to… Surgical teams reduce urinary tract infection rate by focusing on catheter use in the OR   

 
 

Men who exercise less are more likely to wake up to urinate
• Physical activity -exercise • • Urine Problems • Sep 02 14

Men who exercise less are more likely to wake up to urinate

Men who are physically active are at lower risk of nocturia (waking up at night to urinate), according to a study led by a… Men who exercise less are more likely to wake up to urinate   

 
 

Mortality Rises With Changes in Urologic Care
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Aug 22 14

Mortality Rises With Changes in Urologic Care

The incidence of preventable inpatient deaths associated with common urologic procedures increased significantly over a 12-year period coinciding with a shift of more procedures… Mortality Rises With Changes in Urologic Care   

 
 

Parents want info about circumcision, not directives from health-care providers
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Jul 21 14

Parents want info about circumcision, not directives from health-care providers

Most parents expect healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don’t want a specific recommendation on the procedure, according to a… Parents want info about circumcision, not directives from health-care providers   

 
 

Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Mortality by 68 Percent in Hemodialysis Patients
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Jul 02 14

Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Mortality by 68 Percent in Hemodialysis Patients

An antibiotic therapy known to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients has been shown for the first time to reduce mortality, according to… Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Mortality by 68 Percent in Hemodialysis Patients   

 
 

Complications rare with baby circumcisions, rise with age
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • May 13 14

Complications rare with baby circumcisions, rise with age

There are few reported complications after boys are circumcised during their first year of life, but the risk rises considerably if the procedure… Complications rare with baby circumcisions, rise with age   

 
 

Drug pair cuts children’s urinary infections up to 80 percent
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Urine Problems • May 05 14

Drug pair cuts children's urinary infections up to 80 percent

Long-term use of a drug combination reduces the risk of recurrent urinary tract infection by up to 80 percent in children with the urinary… Drug pair cuts children’s urinary infections up to 80 percent   

 
 

Wayne State discovers potential treatment for better heart health in hemodialysis patients
• Heart • • Urine Problems • Jan 15 14

Wayne State discovers potential treatment for better heart health in hemodialysis patients

Researchers at Wayne State University have discovered a potential way to improve the lipid profiles in patients undergoing hemodialysis that may prevent cardiovascular disease… Wayne State discovers potential treatment for better heart health in hemodialysis patients   

 
 

UCSF research finds new link between obesity, early decline in kidney function
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • Dec 15 13

UCSF research finds new link between obeSity, early decline in kidney function

A new UCSF-led study of nearly 3,000 individuals links obesity to the development of kidney disease. The work also shows that, when properly measured,… UCSF research finds new link between obesity, early decline in kidney function   

 
 

Epigenetic changes may explain chronic kidney disease
• Genetics • • Urine Problems • Nov 22 13

Epigenetic changes may explain chronic kidney dIsease

The research of physician-scientist Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, at the Perelman School of… Epigenetic changes may explain chronic kidney disease   

 
 

Gene hastens kidney disease progression in African-Americans
• Urine Problems • Nov 10 13

Gene hastens kidney disEase progression in African-Americans

A gene variant common in African-Americans predicts that people with that gene who also have chronic kidney disease (CKD) are twice as likely to… Gene hastens kidney disease progression in African-Americans   

 
 

Antibiotic use to treat catheter-associated bacteriuria futile in decreasing risk of mortality
• Infections • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Oct 16 13

Antibiotic use to treat catheter-associated bacteriuria futile in decreasing risk of mortality

With 30 million indwelling bladder catheters placed annually nationwide, patients face an increased risk of developing catheter-associated bacteriuria (bacteria in the urine). Many patients… Antibiotic use to treat catheter-associated bacteriuria futile in decreasing risk of mortality   

 
 

Behavioral therapy provided during dialysis sessions may combat depression among kidney failure patients
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Urine Problems • Oct 12 13

Behavioral therapy provided during dialysis sessions may combat depreSsion among kidney fAilure patients

Behavioral therapy provided chair-side to kidney failure patients while they’re undergoing dialysis may help fight depression and improve patients’ quality of life, according… Behavioral therapy provided during dialysis sessions may combat depression among kidney failure patients   

 
 

Obesity suppresses cellular process critical to kidney health
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • Oct 05 13

ObeSity suppresses cellular process critical to kidney health

Obesity increases a chronic kidney disease patient’s risk of developing kidney failure.

Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according… Obesity suppresses cellular process critical to kidney health   

 
 

Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts
• Food & Nutrition • • Urine Problems • Oct 03 13

Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts

A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits, naringenin, successfully blocks… Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts   

 
 

Chronic Kidney Disease on Rise Among U.S. Seniors, Study Shows
• Urine Problems • Sep 26 13

Chronic Kidney Disease on Rise Among U.S. Seniors

The rate of chronic kidney disease in Americans aged 80 and older is increasing, a new study finds.

Previous research showed that the rate… Chronic Kidney Disease on Rise Among U.S. Seniors, Study Shows   

 
 

Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Death in Patients With Kidney Disease
• Heart • • Urine Problems • Jul 21 13

Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart DIsease

Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorus levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk of death than those… Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Death in Patients With Kidney Disease   

 
 

BPA linked to a common birth defect in boys
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Jun 17 13

BPA linked to a common birth defect in boys

A new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with… BPA linked to a common birth defect in boys   

 
 

Youth with type 2 diabetes at much higher risk for heart, kidney disease
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Urine Problems • May 25 13

Youth with type 2 DIabetes at much higher risk for heart

The news about youth and diabetes keeps getting worse. The latest data from the national TODAY diabetes study shows that children who develop… Youth with type 2 diabetes at much higher risk for heart, kidney disease   

 
 

Risk of death has decreased for children initially treated with dialysis for ESKD
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • May 05 13

In a study that included more than 20,000 patients, there was a significant decrease in the United States in mortality rates over time among… Risk of death has decreased for children initially treated with dialysis for ESKD   

 
 

Nonsurgical treatment turns back the clock, shrinks enlarged prostate
• Gender: Male • • Urine Problems • Apr 16 13

Men with a common condition that causes frequent nighttime trips to the bathroom can get relief with a minimally invasive treatment that shrinks the… Nonsurgical treatment turns back the clock, shrinks enlarged prostate   

 
 

Scientists make ‘laboratory-grown’ kidney
• Urine Problems • Apr 15 13

A kidney “grown” in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine, US scientists say.

Similar techniques to make… Scientists make ‘laboratory-grown’ kidney   

 
 

Beating Bedwetting: Avoiding The Horrible C’s
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Apr 11 13

Waking up to wet sheets. It’s what happens to up to seven million American kids. Bedwetting is a normal part of the potty training… Beating Bedwetting: Avoiding The Horrible C’s   

 
 

Fruits and vegetables may help protect the kidneys
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Urine Problems • Feb 08 13

Adding fruits and vegetables to the diet may help protect the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with too much acid build-up,… Fruits and vegetables may help protect the kidneys   

 
 
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