Dyslipidemias, Obesity, and Smoking Raise CKD Risk
Like hypertension and diabetes, dyslipidemias, obesity, and current smoking are among the independent risk factors for CKD, according to Japanese investigators.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Oldest Dialysis Population Exploding
Researchers report a dramatic increase in the number of patients in their 80s and 90s starting dialysis.
Laparoscopic LDN Side May Not Matter
Right and left laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomies (LDN) are equivalent in operative parameters and postoperative results.
Drug for Baldness Affects PSA Testing
As little as 1 mg/day of finasteride can seriously distort the results of a PSA screening for prostate cancer, a recent study has found.
Anesthetic Spray May Work For Premature Ejaculation
An aerosol anesthetic spray may be a safe and effective treatment for premature ejaculation (PE), British researchers report.
Older Donors Are Suitable
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplants using organs from older donors are associated with reasonable graft survival and improved patient survival compared with waiting for a transplant from any donor, according to a study.
Lanthanum Not More Harmful
The phosphate binder lanthanum carbonate does not adversely affect cognitive function in hemodialysis patients compared with standard phosphate binders, according to a study published in Kidney International (2007;71:252-259).
Diagnostic Gleason Sums Often Wrong
Diagnostic gleason sums frequently differ from those determined by pathologic analysis of prostate biopsy specimens, a study shows. The discrepancies were due mostly to understaging.
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