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Coffee May Cut Diabetes Risk

Jody A. Charnow September 12, 2007

Moderate coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of having diabetes, according to researchers in Greece.

Acute Renal Failure Is On the Increase

Jody A. Charnow September 01, 2007

ACUTE RENAL failure (ARF) is on the increase in the United States, according to a study that researchers say provides the most accurate estimates of ARF incidence to date.

Anal Cancer Risk Higher in Solid Organ Recipients

Jody A. Charnow August 01, 2007

Recipients of solid organ transplants have a higher rate of anal cancer, but not colorectal cancer, than the general population, according to an Austrian study.

BP-Lowering Diet Is Widely Ignored

Jill Stein July 01, 2007

CHICAGO—Hypertensive patients seem to be ignoring a government-backed diet with proven BP-lowering efficacy, researchers said here at the 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension.

One in 10 Have An ESRD History

Jody A. Charnow April 25, 2007

NEARLY 10% of U.S. adults have a family history of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and these individuals may be at increased risk of developing kidney disease themselves, a study says.

Oldest Dialysis Population Exploding

Jody A. Charnow March 01, 2007

RESEARCHERS REPORT a dramatic increase in the number of patients in their 80s and 90s starting dialysis.

Pediatric PD Outcomes Differ By Gender, Race

John Schieszer March 01, 2007

OUTCOMES AMONG pediatric peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients differ by gender and race, according to a study.

Renal Tranplants Raise Cancer Risk

Jody A. Charnow February 01, 2007

Renal transplant recipients are at markedly increased risk of cancer at numerous anatomical sites, according to an Australian study.

13% of Donors Found to Have Bacteremia

John Schieszer December 01, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO—Bacteremia occurs in 13% of solid organ donors and the causative pathogens infect about 3% of recipients, according to Spanish investigators.

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