Nephrology
<ѻýҕl class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in nephrology.ѻýҕl>
<ѻýҕl>EASD: Gestational Diabetes Guidelines Controversialѻýҕl>
LISBON -- International guidelines on screening for gestational diabetes that will likely raise the prevalence of the condition have sparked questions over appropriate diagnostic tools and cost efficacy, researchers said here.
Sep 14, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Diet, Exercise Sufficient to Reduce Triglyceridesѻýҕl>
While cholesterol control is often balanced between statins and lifestyle changes, reducing triglycerides can usually be accomplished with diet and lifestyle changes alone, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Apr 20, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Cardiologist Who Revealed Echo Errors Out of a Jobѻýҕl>
MILWAUKEE -- A cardiologist whose research at a national medical meeting revealed that other doctors at her hospital were misreading a substantial number of diagnostic echocardiograms has been fired by that hospital, the Journal Sentinel and ѻýҕl have learned.
Jan 14, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Take Rosiglitazone Off the Market, Says FDA Staffѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- Rosiglitazone (Avandia) should be pulled from the market because of the "serious" cardiovascular risk the diabetes drug poses, which exceeds that of competitor pioglitazone (Actos), FDA staff reviewers again recommended.
Jul 09, 2010
<ѻýҕl>ASCO GU: BP Reveals Hit or Miss for Targeted Txѻýҕl>
SAN FRANCISCO -- Early response to preoperative targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma may indicate efficacy, while treatment-induced hypertension may be another marker after surgery, according to studies reported here.
Mar 09, 2010
<ѻýҕl>Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) Plus Calcium Warning Extended to Adultsѻýҕl>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- For any patient at any age, calcium and ceftriaxone (Rocephin) are a dangerous combination that can increase the risk of lethal precipitates forming in the lungs and kidneys, according to the FDA.
Sep 12, 2007
<ѻýҕl>FDA Orders Black Box Warning for Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agentsѻýҕl>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA today ordered black-box warnings for all gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, detailing an increased risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with kidney-disease patients.
May 23, 2007
<ѻýҕl>Heartburn Remedy May Help Treat Heart Failureѻýҕl>
SUITA CITY, Japan -- Heart failure patients who added 30 mg of Pepcid (famotidine) to standard therapy significantly improved NYHA functional class and reduced plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels compared with those given 150 mg of teprenone.
Sep 25, 2006
<ѻýҕl>Cleansing the Bowel for Colonoscopy May Harm the Kidneys ѻýҕl>
NEW YORK - Oral sodium phosphate solutions are great at cleaning out the bowel prior to colonoscopy, but in some patients these powerful purgatives can also do a serious number on the kidneys, caution Columbia researchers.
Oct 18, 2005