Diet changes may help head off kidney stone recurrence
People with lower levels of dietary calcium and potassium were more likely to have a follow-up episode of kidney stones than were those whose diets included more of those minerals. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
High Blood Pressure and Diabetes Are Linked. Here ’ s How to Reduce Your Risk for Both
High blood pressure—also known as hypertension—and Type 2 diabetes are two of the most common medical conditions in the U.S. Unfortunately, they often occur together. Some research has found that 85% of middle-aged or older adults who have Type 2 diabetes also have hypertension, and both conditions elevate a person’s risk for heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease.
These increased risks are significant, and in some cases grave. Researchers have found that people with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than those who don’t have the conditio...
Source: TIME: Health - August 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Disease freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Final Analysis of Phase 2 GRIFFIN Study Presented for DARZALEX ® (daratumumab)-based Investigational Quadruplet Regimen in Patients with Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Eligible Multiple Myeloma
LOS ANGELES, August 27, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the final results from the randomized Phase 2 GRIFFIN study evaluating the investigational use of DARZALEX® (daratumumab) in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid®), bortezomib (VELCADE®) and dexamethasone (DARZALEX®-RVd), followed by maintenance therapy with DARZALEX®-lenalidomide (R), compared to RVd followed by maintenance therapy with R alone, in patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible multiple myeloma. Data were presented in the plenary session at the 19th International Myeloma Society (IMS)...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - August 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Janssen Marks First Approval Worldwide for TECVAYLI ® (teclistamab) with EC Authorisation of First-in-Class Bispecific Antibody for the Treatment of Patients with Multiple Myeloma
BEERSE, BELGIUM, August 24, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) of TECVAYLI® (teclistamab) as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Patients must have received at least three prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy.[1] Today’s milestone marks the first approval worldwide for teclistamab, a first-i...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - August 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Stroke: Taking two vitamin supplements together could hike your risk of stroke by 17%
SUPPLEMENTS can be vital to those who struggle to get a certain vitamin organically - either through diet or other means. And taking supplements such as vitamin D and calcium are fairly common. But research suggests this could actually be putting your health at risk. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low Dietary Calcium, Potassium Intake Tied to Kidney Stone Recurrence
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 -- Lower dietary calcium and potassium intake are risk factors for symptomatic kidney stone recurrence, according to a study published in the August issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Api Chewcharat, M.D., from the Mayo... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cardiogenic shock due to yew poisoning rescued by VA-ECMO: case report and literature review - Schreiber N, Manninger M, P ätzold S, Reisinger AC, Hatzl S, Hackl G, Högenauer C, Eller P.
Ingestion of leaves of the European yew tree (Taxus baccata) can result in fatal cardiac arrhythmias and acute cardiogenic shock. This cardiotoxicity derives from taxine alkaloids that block cardiac voltage-gated sodium and calcium channels. Prompt initiat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The statin side effect that could signal a calcium leak in the blood - may affect mealtime
THE DIFFUSION of statin treatment has revolutionised the war on heart disease, helping millions of people swerve major cardiac events each year. In rare cases, however, the drugs produce undesirable side effects. One such complication, that may show during mealtime, could signal high levels of calcium in the blood. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Lp(a) a Marker for Aortic Calcium Onset? Is Lp(a) a Marker for Aortic Calcium Onset?
A link between elevated lipoprotein(a) and new-onset aortic valve calcification is found, but not necessarily calcium progression.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Low Calcium, Potassium Key Risk Factors for Kidney Stones Low Calcium, Potassium Key Risk Factors for Kidney Stones
Low dietary calcium and potassium intake are key risk factors for the development and recurrence of symptomatic kidney stones.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Diets higher in calcium and potassium may help prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones, Mayo Clinic study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Kidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If you've experienced a kidney stone once, you have a 30% chance of having another kidney stone within five years. Changes in diet are often prescrib ed to prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones. However, little research is available regarding dietary changes for those who have one incident of kidney stone formation versus those… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 1, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Why Most Healthy People May Not Need Vitamin D Supplements, According to a New Study
More research suggests it’s time to abandon the craze over vitamin D.
Taking high doses of “the sunshine vitamin” doesn’t reduce the risk of broken bones in generally healthy older Americans, researchers reported Wednesday.
It’s the latest in a string of disappointments about a nutrient once hoped to have wide-ranging protective effects. That same study of nearly 26,000 people already had found that popping lots of vitamin D pills didn’t prevent heart disease, cancer or memory loss either.
And while getting enough vitamin D is important for strong bones, “more is not better,”...
Source: TIME: Health - July 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauran Neergaard/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research wire Source Type: news
Taking this popular vitamin won't protect your bones
Taking a higher dose of vitamin D to protect your bones isn't necessary if you are a healthy middle-aged or older adult with no existing bone disease or vitamin D deficiency, a new study found. Vitamin D is needed by the body to fully absorb calcium and phosphorus from food. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Intravital calcium imaging in myeloid leukocytes identifies calcium frequency spectra as indicators of functional states
Decoding intracellular calcium signals in immune cells in live mice reveals their functional status during inflammation. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - July 26, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Carbide gun-related ocular injuries: a case series - Arora A, Priyadarshini SR, Das S, Mohanty A, Shanbhag SS, Sahu SK.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to report a case series of sight-threatening ocular injuries caused by calcium carbide guns used as fire crackers. METHODS: Medical records of 15 eyes of 14 patients with ocular injuries caused while using car... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
