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Drug fails to help kidney transplant recipients
• Urine Problems • Jan 13 13
A drug that protects the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease does not seem to provide the same benefit to kidney transplant recipients,…
Decreased kidney function leads to decreased cognitive functioning
• Brain • • Neurology • • Urine Problems • Nov 19 12
Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a…
Drug doesn’t significantly lower risk of major heart problems in dialysis patients
• Heart • • Urine Problems • Nov 04 12
In one of the largest and longest trials involving patients with kidney failure, a study led by an international team of researchers found that…
Overweight, obesity in adolescents linked with increased risk for end-stage renal disease over time
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Urine Problems • Oct 29 12
Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period, according…
Low adoption by large hospital ICUs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection precautions
• Infections • • Urine Problems • Oct 23 12
Hospital size matters when it comes to intensive care units (ICUs) adopting even the most routine prevention policies for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI),…
Shape of urine can indicate prostate issues
• Urine Problems • Oct 17 12
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that the characteristic shape of a man’s urine stream could be used to help diagnose…
Quiz, already used in elderly, could determine death risk for kidney dialysis patients of all ages
• Aging and Gerontology • • Urine Problems • Oct 12 12
A simple six-question quiz, typically used to assess disabilities in the elderly, could help doctors determine which kidney dialysis patients of any age are…
German cabinet approves bill allowing circumcision of boys
• Public Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Oct 10 12
Germany’s cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday protecting the right to circumcise infant boys, which it says will end months of legal…
Study: Non-genetic factors play role in non-diabetic kidney disease among African-Americans
• Diabetes • • Urine Problems • Oct 09 12
The high rate of non-diabetic kidney disease in African-Americans is strongly associated with variations in a particular gene. Yet, not everyone who inherits these…
Women twice as likely to suffer infection with kidney stones and other urinary blockages
• Urine Problems • Sep 27 12
While more men than women develop kidney stones and other obstructions in the urinary tract, women are more than twice as likely to…
Study confirms uncircumcised boys’ UTI risk
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Jul 10 12
Baby boys who are uncircumcised have an increased risk of urinary tract infection - whether their foreskin is “tight” or not, a study published…
Discovery helps mice beat urinary tract infections
• Infections • • Urine Problems • Jun 18 12
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple…
Second-Hand Smoke Affects Bladder Function in Children
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Urine Problems • Jun 08 12
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, parents are responsible for 90 percent of children’s exposure to environmental (second-hand) tobacco smoke. Children with mothers who…
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • May 27 12
The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones has almost doubled since 1994, researchers report, and the obesity epidemic is the most likely reason…
Obese patients face increased risk of kidney damage after heart surgery
• Heart • • Obesity • • Surgery • • Urine Problems • May 24 12
Oxidative stress may put obese patients at increased risk of developing kidney damage after heart surgery, according to a study appearing in an upcoming…
Antibiotics prevent UTIs better than probiotics
• Infections • • Urine Problems • May 18 12
Antibiotics are still better than probiotics at preventing urinary tract infections, but at least “good bacteria” don’t add to a person’s antibiotic resistance, a…
Lupus Nephritis - New Guidelines Issued
• Urine Problems • May 04 12
Lupus nephritis is a kidney disorder caused by a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Unlike previous guidelines, the new ACR guidelines are specific…
Drinking tea and coffee didn’t too much increase the risk of urinary incontinence, in fact somewhat decrease the risk
• Dieting • • Urine Problems • Apr 30 12
Several studies has suggested that drinking coffee can causes or worsening the urinary incontinence or bladder leakage or overactive bladder, despite the results itself…
Children Today Face Reduced Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
• Urine Problems • Apr 27 12
A policy instituted in 2005 has reduced racial disparities in kidney transplantation among children, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of…
Less Invasive Prostate Removal Shown to Be Safer for Patients Than Traditional Surgery, Large Study Says
• Gender: Male • • Urine Problems • Apr 20 12
Researchers Question Why Complications Including Death from Open procedure Increased over Time: Call for Further Study
For the first time ever, surgeons who operate…
No link seen between painkillers, enlarged prostate
• Urine Problems • Apr 05 12
In contrast to some recent research, a new study finds no evidence that men who use aspirin or ibuprofen are at any lower risk…
Nocturia
• Urine Problems • Feb 29 12
Frequent nighttime urination is a condition known as nocturia. Elderly men often suffer from this condition as a symptom of other diseases, medications being…
What Are the Causes of Nocturia in Elderly Men?
• Urine Problems • Feb 29 12
Nocturia is a part of life for most older persons, especially men, nearly 90% of whom experience at least one episode of nighttime…
Phosphate enemas may be deadly in elderly: report
• Aging and Gerontology • • Urine Problems • Feb 27 12
Sodium phosphate enemas, used to relieve constipation, may cause older people to suffer kidney failure or even die, a new report suggests.
The study,…
Bedwetting can be due to undiagnosed constipation, research shows
• Urine Problems • Jan 30 12
Bedwetting isn’t always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit;…