MEDICATION-RESISTANT HYPERTENSION LINKED WITH KIDNEY DISEASE
More than 50 percent of individuals with moderate kidney disease have hypertension that is resistant to medications, and those who are black or have a larger waist circumference, diabetes, or a history of heart attacks or strokes are at highest risk, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
FDA targets bogus supplements for treating diabetes
The Food and Drug Administration sent out warning letters this week to 15 companies in the United States and abroad telling them to stop selling diabetes treatment that violate U.S. drug laws.
Obese kidney failure patients receive survival benefit from transplantation
Most obese individuals with kidney failure can prolong their lives by receiving a kidney transplant, although this survival benefit is lower in severely obese individuals.
In patients with kidney disease, calcium linked to increased risk of heart disease and death
Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorous levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk of death than those who take other non-calcium based treatments, according to a new study by Women’s College Hospital’s Dr. Sophie Jamal.
Age Adds to Diabetes Disability Burden
Seniors with diabetes were at more than a 50% increased risk for physical disability and disability in daily living activities, researchers found.
Kidney Stones Linked to Higher Heart Risk
Women with a history of kidney stones had a modestly increased risk of coronary heart disease, two large prospective cohort studies showed.
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