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Early Dialysis Start Not Advantageous

Jody A. Charnow August 01, 2010

MUNICH, GERMANY—Planned early initiation of dialysis does not improve survival or clinical outcomes among patients with end-stage renal disease, study findings show.
 

Risk Factors For Male UI Identified

Jody A. Charnow July 12, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Researchers have identified medical conditions that are independently associated with moderate to severe urinary incontinence (UI) in men. These include major depression, hypertension, and prostatic enlargement.
 

BP Lowering Better with a Triple Regimen

John Schieszer July 12, 2010

NEW YORK—An investigational triple regimen of olmesartan medoxomil (OM), amlodipine besylate (AML), and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) may result in significantly greater mean reductions in BP compared with a combination of any two of these drugs in patients with moderate to severe hypertension, new data show.
 

AKI After Angiography Raises Risks

Rosemary Frei, MSc July 08, 2010

MONTREAL—Patients who experience acute kidney injury (AKI) after undergoing coronary angiography have more than double the long-term risk of dying and a 74% greater likelihood of being hospitalized for heart failure than those who do not develop AKI, a study found.
 

DNA Test May Aid PCa Detection

John Schieszer June 23, 2010

CHICAGO—DNA blood tests under development may provide a more accurate way to detect prostate and breast cancer, according to findings presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.
 

Renal Outcomes Linked to LVMI

John Schieszer June 10, 2010

NEW YORK—In men at high risk of cardiovascular events, left ventricular mass index (LVMI) may help better predict renal outcomes, including the need for hemodialysis (HD), researchers reported here at the American Society of Hypertension 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition.
 

Histrelin Implant Works Long Term

Jill Stein June 10, 2010

BARCELONA—Investigators say they have confirmed the long-term efficacy and tolerability of an annual histrelin acetate implant in men with advanced prostate cancer.
 

Improved Survival with RP vs. Radiation

Jody A. Charnow May 30, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—Radical prostatectomy (RP) is associated with significantly better intermediate-term survival than radiation treatment among men with clinically localized prostate cancer, data suggest.
 

Weight Gain Raises PCa Relapse Risk

John Schieszer May 11, 2010

Obesity one year after radical surgery also boosted risk.
 

AKI Need Not Rule Out Kidney Donation

Jody A. Charnow May 04, 2010

SAN DIEGO—Deceased donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) offer excellent short term patient and graft survival, investigators reported here at the 2010 American Transplant Congress.
 

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