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Under-Use Of Safer Kidney Cancer Surgery For Poorer, Sicker Medicare, Medicaid Patients -
Thu, 17 May 2012
An increasingly common and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is not as likely to be used for o......
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Gender Comparison In Kidney Cancer Surgery -
Thu, 17 May 2012
Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer pos......
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The Favored Treatment For Kidney Cancer Is Robot-Assisted Surgery -
Thu, 17 May 2012
Robot-assisted surgery has replaced another minimally invasive operation as the main procedure to tr......
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High Rate Of Malaria And Sexually Transmitted/Reproductive Tract Infections In Sub-Saharan Pregnant Mothers -
Wed, 16 May 2012
A review and meta-analysis of studies published in the May 16 theme issue of Global Health in JAMA r......
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Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Pazopanib Improves Progression-Free Survival -
Wed, 16 May 2012
According to results of the PALETTE trial, treatment with pazopanib increased progression-free survi......
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In Outcome Of Prostate Cancer Surgery, Higher Hospital Volume More Important Than Surgeon Experience -
Wed, 16 May 2012
Older, sicker, high-risk patients who undergo one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer ......
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Accurate Prediction Of Renal Failure In Sepsis Patients Via Urine Dipstick Test -
Tue, 15 May 2012
Henry Ford Hospital researchers have found that the presence of excess protein in a common urine tes......
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New Insights Into Urinary Tract Health Of Adolescent Males Revealed By Bacteria Study -
Tue, 15 May 2012
The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent mal......
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Kidney Donation Hindered By Obesity -
Sat, 12 May 2012
Researchers at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and Feinstein Institute for Medical Re......
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Rituximab Ineffective For Children With Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome -
Sat, 12 May 2012
The drug rituximab, an antibody that targets the immune system and is often used to treat immune dis......
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Predicting Risk Of Death In End-Stage Kidney Disease, New Equation More Accurate -
Thu, 10 May 2012
A study in the May 9 edition of JAMA reveals that fewer people were classified as having chronic kid......
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An Asian's Unique Physiology Is Key To Diagnosing And Treating Diabetes -
Thu, 10 May 2012
As the diabetes epidemic spreads worldwide, there is growing concern for Asian American populations,......
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Off-Pump CABG Easier on Bad Kidneys (CME/CE) -
Thu, 17 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- For patients with impaired renal function, performing CABG off-pump rather than o......
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BP Meds No Help Against Colorectal Cancer (CME/CE) -
Thu, 17 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- Long-term use of common beta-blocker drugs to combat high blood pressure does not......
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HF Congress Takes Aim at Devices (with video) -
Thu, 17 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- BELGRADE, Serbia -- Integrating the profusion of devices now available for heart ......
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Azithromycin May Up Risk of Cardiac Death (CME/CE) -
Wed, 16 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- Use of a common antibiotic, azithromycin, appears to significantly increase the r......
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Heavy Donors See Drop in Kidney Function -
Wed, 16 May 2012
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Overweight and obese patients who donate one of their kidneys for tran......
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Team Care Lowers ESRD Costs -
Wed, 16 May 2012
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A pilot program focused on collaborative care may improve outcomes and......
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Hemoglobin Down After ESA Pay, Label Change -
Tue, 15 May 2012
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Hemoglobin levels in dialysis patients have fallen in concert with Med......
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Facebook Status: Need Kidney -
Tue, 15 May 2012
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Promoting living kidney donation on social networks could increase the......
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HIV Linked to Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (CME/CE) -
Tue, 15 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- People with HIV have more than four times the risk of sudden cardiac death than t......
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Fractional Flow in Focus at EuroPCR (with audio) -
Mon, 14 May 2012
PARIS (MedPage Today) -- Ischemia-guided therapy for multivessel coronary artery disease interventio......
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Changes in Eye Vessels Signal Heart Troubles (CME/CE) -
Mon, 14 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- Changes in diameter of the tiny blood vessels in the retina predicted the later d......
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Urine Test Spots Kidney Injury in Sepsis Patients -
Sun, 13 May 2012
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A simple and inexpensive urine test appears to predict which sepsis pa......
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| Prostate |
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Teaching Hospitals With Fellowship Programs Have Less Radical Prostatectomy Complications -
Thu, 17 May 2012
Patients who undergo radical surgery for prostate cancer may expect better results, on average, if t......
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Racial Disparities Revealed In Prostate Cancer Surgery -
Thu, 17 May 2012
Black prostate cancer patients may not be getting the same quality of care as white patients, accord......
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Avoiding Repeat Biopsies In Prostate Cancer - MDxHealth Launches ConfirmMDx -
Wed, 16 May 2012
Each year, in the United States, more than 650,000 men receive a negative prostate biopsy result, wi......
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In Outcome Of Prostate Cancer Surgery, Higher Hospital Volume More Important Than Surgeon Experience -
Wed, 16 May 2012
Older, sicker, high-risk patients who undergo one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer ......
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Biomarkers Discovered For Prostate Cancer Detection, Recurrence -
Tue, 15 May 2012
Alterations to the "on-off" switches of genes occur early in the development of prostate cancer and ......
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In Prostate Cancer, Genetic Abnormalities In Benign Or Malignant Tissues Predict Relapse -
Tue, 08 May 2012
While active monitoring of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in men over 50 has greatly i......
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Younger And At-Risk Men Benefit From PSA Screening To Detect Prostate Cancer -
Tue, 08 May 2012
Screening younger men and men at risk of prostate cancer can be beneficial in reducing metastatic ca......
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Ancient Remedy Slows Prostate Tumor Cell Proliferation -
Tue, 08 May 2012
An over-the-counter natural remedy derived from honeybee hives arrests the growth of prostate cancer......
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Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Identified Among Low-PSA Cells -
Mon, 07 May 2012
Prostate cancer cells that defy treatment and display heightened tumor-generating capacity can be id......
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Gay Men And Minorities Have Poorer Quality Of Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment -
Wed, 02 May 2012
To improve the quality of life in gay men and minorities treated for prostate cancer, a greater awar......
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Boron-Nitride Nanotubes Show Potential In Cancer Treatment -
Mon, 30 Apr 2012
A new study has shown that adding boron-nitride nanotubes to the surface of cancer cells can double ......
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Cancer Survivors Told To Exercise, Eat Healthily, And Maintain Ideal Bodyweight -
Mon, 30 Apr 2012
If you are a cancer survivor and you want to minimize your risk of that cancer recurring, or another......
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