Low Testosterone May Raise Death Risk in Men with CHD
A study of 930 men with coronary heart disease (CHD) showed that those who had testosterone deficiency were at increased risk of death.
Print Issue: December 01, 2010
Estrogen Therapy Appears To Raise Kidney-Stone Risk
Healthy postmenopausal women who receive estrogen therapy are at significantly increased risk of kidney stones
Study: Soy May Benefit Prostate Cancer Patients
Researchers led by Raymond Bergan, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, found that genistein—a natural substance in soy—inhibits prostate cancer (PCa) cells from becoming metastatic.
Urine Test May Help Thwart Acute Kidney Injury
The search for urinary markers for clinically silent acute kidney injury (AKI) appears to have advanced with the recent discovery of elevated levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1)
Pain Relievers in Pregnancy Can Hurt Male Fertility
Intrauterine exposure to mild analgesics can cause congenital cryptorchidism in male offspring
Risk Factors for S. aureus Infections Post-Tx
The infections are more likely to occur in younger transplant recipients.
Standardization: The Future of Testosterone Testing
Endocrinologist William Rosner, MD, Professor of Medicine at Columbia University in New York, explains to Renal & Urology News what impending testosterone-testing standardization—and the current lack of it—means to urology practice and research.
Doc Sued After Failing to Recommend a Pneumococcal Vaccination
Dr. W, 54, was a general practitioner with his own office. One patient who he was particularly impressed with was Mrs. S, 35. The patient had moved to the community five years ago, hoping that a smaller town would be a better place for her autistic child.
Protein-Energy Wasting Could Impair Wound Healing
CKD patients, especially those with diabetes, may be at increased risk for developing non-healing wounds.
HD Patients May Be Getting Too Much IV Iron
Hemodialysis (HD) patients may be receiving excessive intravenous (IV) iron that could contribute to iron overload and toxicity in the long term, suggest new data presented at Renal Week 2010 in Denver.
