Nephrology
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Chronic kidney disease may raise cancer risk
Major finding: Patients with chronic kidney disease had an adjusted 55% increased risk of cancer-related mortality during a mean 8.9 years of...
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Herbal medicines and supplements carry risk of hepatoxicity
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Lorazepam not superior to diazepam in pediatric status epilepticus
Major finding: Status epilepticus ceased by 10 minutes and did not recur for at least 30 minutes in 101 (72.1%) patients treated with diazepam and...
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Pulsatile tinnitus looms large in fibromuscular dysplasia
Major finding: Pulsatile tinnitus was a presenting symptom in one-third of a large group of patients with fibromuscular dysplasia.Data source:...
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Chronic inflammation linked to high-grade prostate cancer
Major finding: Men with at least one prostate biopsy core with inflammation had 2.24 times the odds of high-grade prostate cancer as men who had...
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Urine culture essential for UTI diagnosis in febrile neonates
Key clinical point: A urine culture is needed to diagnose a UTI in neonates with a fever.Major finding: When a urine culture was taken in 651...
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Walking doesn’t hurt, may help in CKD
Major finding: Both a single, "acute" bout of walking and a regular walking program improved several blood markers of systemic inflammation and...
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VIDEO: Exploring SYMPLICITY’s failure, Part 2
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Ineffective renal denervation blamed for trial’s failure
Major finding: Renal denervation produced an average 14 mm Hg drop in systolic blood pressure, compared with an average 12 mm Hg decline in...
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VIDEO: What explains SYMPLICITY HTN-3’s failure?
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Childhood glomerular disease associated with adult hypertension
Major finding: Of men with a history of resolved childhood glomerular disease, 13.6% developed hypertension as adults, compared with 7.4% of men...