Bladder Instillation of Heparin May Prevent UTIs
Pilot study demonstrates positive results in women suffering recurrent urinary tract infections.
Print Issue: January 01, 2014
Gout Runs in the Family
Individuals with first-degree relatives affected by the condition are twice as likely as those in the general population to experienced gout.
Dialysis Patients Are At Higher Stroke Risk
Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients are more likely than non-dialysis patients to suffer an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
Should there be a federal medical license?
It is not uncommon for doctors to move around during their career, not just from one part of a state to another.
Penile Shortening After Prostate Surgery Temporary
Slight shrinkage occurs early after radical prostatectomy, but by six months, the length returns to what it was before surgery.
Obesity Ups Renal Decline Risk in Young Adults
After a 10-year follow-up, individuals with a BMI of 30.0-39.9 at baseline had a twofold increase risk of rapid decline in eGFR.
Kidney Cancer Prognosis Linked to Blood Type
Patients with blood group O have a lower risk of lymph node metastases but a higher risk of bilateral disease.
Renal Denervation Results Promising
Treatment shown to benefit patients with stage 3 or 4 CKD and treatment-resistant hypertension.
Experimental Drug Prolongs Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Tasquinimod found to improve symptomatic progression, especially among patients with bone metastases.
No Kidney Injury Risk from High-Potency Statins
Absence of a link found in a pooled analysis of two trials with a total of about 8,600 participants.
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