מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older individuals taking lipid-lowering medications have a lower risk of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, compared with those not

מתוך medicontext.co.il By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hydration with normal saline, rather than saline and glucose, more than halves the incidence of

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, the apolipoprotein E genotype is associated with poor outcomes, according to a report

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with chronic renal failure treated with recombinant human erythropoietin, the formation of neutralizing antierythropoietin antibodies can

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with fluvastatin causes a significant reduction in LDL cholesterol in patients with chronic renal insufficiency, researchers report

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increasing physical activity seems to compensate for the potentially deleterious effects of the apoE4 genotype on the lipid

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with type 2 diabetes who are poorly controlled on a sulfonylurea agent, the addition of troglitazone

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients in acute renal failure benefit from daily hemodialysis, with lower mortality and shorter time to resolution, without

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Paula Moyer NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Neither the allograft nor patient survival is compromised when a renal transplant patient becomes pregnant,

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A newly developed hemodialyzer membrane improves neutrophil function, oxidative stress, and LDL concentrations in patients with end-stage renal failure, according

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In asymptomatic individuals, high coronary calcium scores are associated with an extremely elevated

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Faith Reidenbach NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Capecitabine (Xeloda, Hoffman-La Roche), an oral prodrug of fluorouracil, deserves further investigation as a therapy

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Emma Hitt, PhD ATLANTA (Reuters Health) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting a previously undescribed fibrosing

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels determine whether kidneys will atrophy or hypertrophy in chronic

By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Immunosuppression should be halted in patients whose renal transplants have failed and who have returned to

New dietary regimen prevents kidney stones better than low-calcium diet By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A diet low in animal protein and

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The results of a recent meta-analysis suggest that lipid and blood pressure lowering in patients with type 2

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous radio frequency ablation appears to be an effective, well-tolerated treatment for renal tumors 3 cm or less

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Faith Reidenbach NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Earlier referral to a nephrologist and more aggressive blood pressure lowering is warranted for many

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – With the advent of semi-rigid, fibre-optic based ureteroscopes and deflectable, flexible ureteroscopes, holmium laser lithotripsy can safely and effectively treat