Bayer launches pill to treat chronic kidney disease linked to diabetes
The drug, touted as a potential blockbuster drug for the German pharmaceutical firm, will be sold under the brand name Kerendia in India. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nigeria: Implementing Nigeria's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax to Harness Domestic Resources for Health
[Nigeria Health Watch] In 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax. It is embedded in the Finance Act of 2021, which levies a ₦10 tax on each litre of all non-alcoholic and sugar sweetened carbonated drinks. Fiscal policies like this can help curb the excessive consumption of sugars as was seen in Mexico, which would have a positive benefit on population health, especially in the prevention of non-communicable disease (N CD) like diabetes and chronic kidney disease. There is also t (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 25, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Bayer introduces medication for chronic kidney disease
"The major focus of therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes is to prevent end-stage renal disease or kidney failure. Despite therapy, these patients often progress to kidney failure. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How Kidney Disease Plays Favorites With Sex How Kidney Disease Plays Favorites With Sex
Chronic kidney disease is more common in women, but men need kidney transplants more frequently. And kidney ailments are on the rise for everyone.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Kidneys' Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 -- Men and women have different experiences with declining kidney function as they age, so researchers set out to try to figure out what was happening.
What they knew was that more women have chronic kidney disease (CKD), while... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Pruritus in Chronic Kidney Disease Pruritus in Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritis is commonly experienced by chronic kidney disease patients. How is this condition best treated?Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
What to Know About Peripheral Artery Disease —and Its Connection to Diabetes
When we think of clogged arteries, most of us think about the heart. “But buildup of fatty plaques can happen in any artery, including those that carry blood away from the heart,” says Dr. Samuel Kim, a preventive cardiologist and lipidologist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.
The arteries that branch out and feed into our arms and legs make up the bulk of what we call peripheral arteries. And the narrowing in these vessels is referred to as peripheral artery disease (PAD), a common condition in which the legs or arms don’t receive sufficient blood flow. “Interestingly, arteries in our legs and...
Source: TIME: Health - August 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lala Tanmoy Das Tags: Uncategorized Disease freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Episode 2: How to Manage Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care Episode 2: How to Manage Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care
What do primary care providers need to know to improve care for people with chronic kidney disease? Drs Matthew Sparks and Ian de Boer provide key clinical takeaways that can ' t be ignored.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Episode 1: Chronic Kidney Disease and SGLT2 Inhibitors Episode 1: Chronic Kidney Disease and SGLT2 Inhibitors
Drs Sparks and Neuen discuss the proper use of SGLT2 inhibitors to prevent chronic kidney disease, including how to start them and monitor them and their possible side effects.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Women Face Lower Odds of Diagnosis, Appropriate Management of CKD
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 -- There are sex-related differences in the detection, recognition, monitoring, referrals, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online July 29 in the Journal of the American Society of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Aldosterone Linked to Kidney Failure Risk, Irrespective of Diabetes
(MedPage Today) -- Higher serum aldosterone levels were linked to a greater risk of kidney failure in chronic kidney disease (CKD), both for those with and without diabetes, a study showed.
Every doubling in aldosterone level was associated with... (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - August 9, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Serum Aldosterone Concentration Linked to CKD Progression
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 -- For individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), higher serum aldosterone concentrations are associated with increased risk for disease progression, regardless of concomitant diabetes, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 5, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Intrinsic Capacity, Obesity Predict Kidney Disease in T2D Intrinsic Capacity, Obesity Predict Kidney Disease in T2D
Decreased intrinsic capacity — a summary of mental and physical abilities that decline with age — significantly linked with increased chronic kidney disease risk in older people with type 2 diabetes.First Look (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - August 5, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Consumption of Fruits, Veggies Low in CKD Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 -- Low consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&Vs) is prevalent among U.S. adults, especially those with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online July 4 in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
Shirin... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals 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
