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August 22, 2008
Kidneys with small tumors okay for transplantation
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The availability of kidneys for transplantation could be increased by using kidneys removed for small, incidentally detected tumors, the results of an Australian study suggest.
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May 13, 2008
Kidney injury after heart attack an ominous sign
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who suffer a heart attack often develop a kidney injury and this complication significantly increases the risk of death, new research shows.
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March 19, 2008
'Old' stored blood tied to poorer surgery outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients undergoing heart surgery, getting a transfusion of red blood cells stored for longer than 2 weeks is associated with increased risk of developing complications and reduced survival, new research indicates.
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January 1, 2008
Painkillers do not raise risk of kidney disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Analgesics other than phenacetin are not associated with an increased risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at a relatively young age, according to a study conducted in Germany. ESRD is the most advanced form of kidney disease.
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December 26, 2007
Diabetes-related kidney disease deadly: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study confirm that the outlook is poor for type 1 diabetic patients who develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) -- the most advanced form of kidney disease.
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December 14, 2007
Wearable kidney device may free dialysis patients
LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with chronic kidney failure could be freed from fixed dialysis machines, thanks to a wearable artificial kidney that has shown promising results in a pilot study.
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July 17, 2007
Trauma complication rates high among diabetics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetics hospitalized for trauma experience more severe complications than their non-diabetic counterparts, study results suggest.
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July 4, 2007
Kidney failure increasingly seen in CF patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), particularly children, have an increased risk of developing acute renal failure, relative to the general population, according to a UK study.
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June 29, 2007
Hong Kong drug addicts head to China to pop pills
HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - The ease of travel to the China mainland since Hong Kong's handover in 1997 has drawn the city's young people to a cheap and convenient playground just across the border in Shenzhen city.
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June 21, 2007
Ketamine linked to bladder, kidney dysfunction
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ketamine, widely abused as a party drug, has been linked to severe bladder and kidney dysfunction in 10 young adults in Hong Kong, doctors said.
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April 13, 2007
New treatment aids U.S. toddler with rare ailment
CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - A U.S. toddler who nearly died from a rare skin reaction to his father's smallpox shot is out of intensive care and on the mend, thanks to a novel combination of drugs that had never been tried in children.
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March 16, 2007
Urine test may predict diabetic kidney disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Looking at various proteins in urine may help doctors predict the development of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes patients well before they develop the condition, according to a report in the March Diabetes Care.
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February 15, 2007
Kidney patients often use high-risk drugs and herbs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with failing kidneys may frequently use "natural" or homeopathic products and over-the-counter medications that could worsen their kidney function, a new study shows. And these products are sometimes recommended by their physician or pharmacist.
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February 14, 2007
Methamphetamine use linked to heart condition
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Research suggests a link between a disease of the heart muscle called cardiomyopathy and use of methamphetamine -- a powerfully addictive illegal stimulant drug, also known as meth, crank, crystal, and speed.