Rosuvastatin Again Linked With Risks to Kidneys Rosuvastatin Again Linked With Risks to Kidneys
Practice should more often heed FDA-recommended rosuvastatin dosages for patients with severe chronic kidney disease and step up monitoring for renal safety in such cases, experts say.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 21, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
How Heat Waves Could Have Long-Term Impacts on Your Health
Health officials from the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and Japan have been warning residents to stay out of the sun as the northern hemisphere experiences some of the highest early summer temperatures ever recorded. It’s not just to prevent heat-stroke, but to prevent the long-term consequences as well. As climate change drives summer temperatures even higher than usual, medical researchers are starting to find links between sustained heat exposure and chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to kidney stones, cardiovascular disease and even obesity. “While increased risk for heat stroke is an obvious manifes...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Evergreen healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news
What to Know About High Cholesterol in Kids
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but it’s not something we usually associate with kids. In many cases, however, the seeds of heart attacks and strokes may be sown in childhood.
That’s because high or abnormal cholesterol levels, which are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, are not uncommon in kids. “People may feel that cholesterol is mostly an adult issue, which is not correct,” says Dr. Nivedita Patni, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Health in Dallas and an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
About 1 in 5 child...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
People from low socioeconomic backgrounds could reduce chronic kidney disease risk with regular exercise, study suggests
New research has found people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who regularly exercise could substantially reduce their risk of chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is linked to poor quality of life and an increased risk of death. Its treatment is also associated with high healthcare costs, with diabetes and high blood pressure major factors that contribute to the disease. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - July 12, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Comprehensive Symptom Assessment Should Happen Early With CKD
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 -- Symptoms are related to health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 23 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Harith Eranga Yapa, Ph.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Eating Nuts Tied to Lower Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 -- Nut consumption is associated with a significantly lower prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and lower all-cause mortality with or without CKD, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dysfunction in dynamic, but not static balance is associated with risk of accidental falls in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study - Shirai N, Yamamoto S, Osawa Y, Tsubaki A, Morishita S, Narita I.
BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD) have a high incidence of falls. Impairment of balance function is a risk factor for falls in the general elderly, and no report examining the association between balance dysfunct... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A podcast: How a pancreas transplant can cure diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic condition that impairs the body's ability to regulate blood sugar due to inadequate insulin production. Producing insulin is a function of the pancreas — a long, flat gland that sits behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. People with diabetes can experience significant complications from the disease, including heart disease, chronic kidney disease, nerve damage and vision loss. While advances have been made in diabetes treatments, many people w ith diabetes struggle… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 1, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Hypertension-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease
Title: Hypertension-Induced Chronic Kidney DiseaseCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 10/27/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet High Blood Pressure General)
Source: MedicineNet High Blood Pressure General - June 28, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Screening to predict development of kidney disease underutilized, doctors say
Finding better ways to determine whether a person is at risk of chronic kidney disease could help introduce lifestyle changes to prevent a condition that affects roughly 38 million adults in the United States. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Birmingham biotech company receives $1.2M toward research
A Birmingham biotech company has received over a million dollars in funding toward research to treat a chronic kidney disease. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 16, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Laurel Thrailkill Source Type: news
Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients With Diabetes Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients With Diabetes
Dr Sylvia Rosas discusses managing chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes, as outlined in updated ADA 2022 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Aspirin Links With CVD Cut in Patients With Kidney Disease Aspirin Links With CVD Cut in Patients With Kidney Disease
Recent recommendations advise against aspirin for primary prevention of CVD events in people over 59 years old, but when chronic kidney disease is present it looks like a different story.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and CKD Face Poor COVID Outcomes
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Certain factors were highly predictive of severe COVID illness in hospitalized patients who had type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), a researcher reported.
In a single-center study of patients... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 15, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Potassium Abnormalities Boost Hospital Visits for Kidney Disease Potassium Abnormalities Boost Hospital Visits for Kidney Disease
Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease who have hyper- or hypokalemia are at higher risk for ER visits and hospitalization, especially those with high potassium levels.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
