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In Patients With Kidney Disease, LDL Cholesterol Is A Poor Marker Of Heart Health -
Sun, 19 May 2013
Other measures are needed to assess patients' cardiovascular risks Among patients with chronic ......
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Following CDC Protocols Cuts Dialysis Bloodstream Infections In Half -
Fri, 17 May 2013
CDC provides tools to help all U.S.........
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Consuming Less Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Reduce Kidney Stone Risk -
Fri, 17 May 2013
Twenty percent of American males and 10 percent of American females will experience a kidney stone a......
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Robotic Kidney Transplants May Be Best Option For Obese Patients -
Fri, 17 May 2013
Obese patients who received robotic kidney transplants had fewer wound complications than patients w......
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Early Stage Testicular Cancer - Surveillance Is Best Follow-Up Strategy -
Fri, 17 May 2013
A long-term study of men with stage I seminoma, a common form of testicular cancer, suggests that su......
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Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Can Cause Osteoporosis -
Thu, 16 May 2013
Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Howev......
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Study Evaluates Long-Term Effectiveness Of Surgery For Pelvic Organ Prolapse -
Tue, 14 May 2013
Results after seven years of follow-up suggest that women considering abdominal sacrocolpopexy (surg......
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Hearing, Vision Loss And Kidney Disease May Be Impacted By Cilia Research -
Tue, 14 May 2013
Experiments at Johns Hopkins have unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowe......
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Living Close To Major Road May Impair Kidney Function -
Tue, 14 May 2013
May contribute to known impact of air pollution on heart disease/stroke risk Living close to a major......
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Antibiotic Coating Does Not Prevent Prosthetic Urinary Sphincter Infections -
Mon, 13 May 2013
SAN DIEGO -- Contrary to what might be expected, adding an antibiotic coating to an artificial urin......
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Disparities In Kidney Transplants For African-Americans -
Fri, 10 May 2013
While the percentage of kidney transplants involving live donors has remained stable for other minor......
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Bladder Cancer Could Reoccur Despite Bladder Removal -
Fri, 10 May 2013
Patients with advanced bladder cancers that are surgically removed might need additional therapy to ......
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Zapping Renal Nerves Durably Drives Down BP (CME/CE) -
Tue, 21 May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The dramatic blood pressure reduction with renal denervation appear......
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JNC 2013: Simplified BP Goal in Sight -
Tue, 21 May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The upcoming JNC 2013 update is likely to go with a hypertension tr......
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Absorbable Stents Take Spotlight at EuroPCR -
Tue, 21 May 2013
PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Whether bioabsorbable scaffolds have anything to add to the already excelle......
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No Single Reason for Readmission After GI Surgery (CME/CE) -
Mon, 20 May 2013
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- A number of patient, surgical, and postoperative factors were associated ......
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Add Olive Oil or Nuts to Guard Brain (CME/CE) -
Mon, 20 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- A Mediterranean diet heavy on extra-virgin olive oil or nuts does more to keep th......
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Automated BP Device Not Cutting It (CME/CE) -
Mon, 20 May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- An automated BP cuff billed as an in-office substitute for ambulato......
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Seasoning May Cut Salt Needs in Hypertension (CME/CE) -
Mon, 20 May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- A greater taste for salt among older hypertensive adults might be s......
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Diet Drug Trims Hypertension Too (CME/CE) -
Mon, 20 May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The weight loss achieved with extended-release phentermine/topirama......
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High-Salt Diet May Boost Cortisol (CME/CE) -
Mon, 20 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Eating a diet high in sodium increased levels of cortisol and other metabolites, ......
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Fewer Kids Die While Waiting for New Organs (CME/CE) -
Mon, 20 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Fewer children died waiting for organ transplants in the past decade after policy......
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Clinical Notes: Answer Emerges to MS Drug Puzzle -
Sun, 19 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- The mystery of why a drug for one autoimmune disease can cause another may have b......
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Lab Notes: Cell Therapy May Rescue Veins in CKD -
Fri, 17 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- An intravenous infusion of endothelial cells improved vascular function in a mous......
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Two Radiotherapy Treatments Show Similar Morbidity, Cancer Control After Prostatectomy -
Mon, 20 May 2013
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Use of the newer, more expensive intensity-modulated radioth......
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Among Patients Carrying BRCA Mutations, PARP Inhibitor Shows Activity In Pancreatic, Prostate Cancers -
Sat, 18 May 2013
In the largest clinical trial to date to examine the efficacy of PARP inhibitor therapy in BRCA 1/2 ......
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Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug Xofigo Approved By FDA -
Fri, 17 May 2013
Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) has been approved by the US FDA for symptomatic late-stage (metast......
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Comorbidities Taken Into Account Before Prostate Biopsy -
Fri, 17 May 2013
UC Irvine Health urologists and health policy experts report in a new study that two written assessm......
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Exercise Lowers Risk Of Lung And Colorectal Cancer Among Middle Aged Men -
Fri, 17 May 2013
New research conducted by researchers at the University of Vermont reveals that middle-aged men who ......
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Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Can Cause Osteoporosis -
Thu, 16 May 2013
Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Howev......
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Agent Orange Linked To Fatal Prostate Cancer -
Mon, 13 May 2013
A new study of US Veterans has found that exposure to Agent Orange is linked to a two-fold higher ri......
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Prostate Cancer Tool Tested By UC San Francisco Helps Identify Those Best Suited For Active Surveillance -
Sun, 12 May 2013
A new genomic test for prostate cancer can help predict whether men are more likely to harbor an agg......
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Soy And Tomato Combination May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer -
Sat, 11 May 2013
Soy and tomato foods are probably better at preventing prostate cancer when eaten in combination tha......
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Prostate Cancer Spread May Be Driven By Amplification Of A Stat5 Gene Which Produces Excess Oncogenic Protein -
Fri, 10 May 2013
An international group of investigators, led by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel ......
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Joint Guideline For Radiation Therapy After Prostatectomy Issued By ASTRO And AUA -
Thu, 09 May 2013
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) ar......
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Risk For Prostate Cancer Likely Increased By Sleep Problems -
Thu, 09 May 2013
Men who reported sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, had up to a......
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