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Intravenous Fluid Associated with Increased Risk of Death, AKI

CHICAGO – In an analysis of studies that examined critically ill patients requiring an increase in blood fluid volume, intravenous use of the fluid hydroxyethyl starch, compared with other resuscitation solutions, was not associated with decreased mortality, according to an ...More

February 20, 2013

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Higher Levels of Obesity Associated with Increased Risk of Death

CHICAGO—In an analysis of nearly 100 studies that included approximately three million adults, relative to normal weight, overall obesity (combining all grades) and higher levels of obesity were both associated with a significantly higher all-cause risk of death, while ...More

January 2, 2013

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Overweight, Obesity in Adolescents Appears Associated with Increased Risk for ESRD Over Time

CHICAGO—Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. ...More

October 30, 2012

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Regardless of Age, Measures of Kidney Function Remain Predictors of Kidney Disease and Death

CHICAGO—In a large, collaborative study that included more than 2 million individuals from around the world, two measures of poor kidney function, low estimated glomerular filtration rate and high albuminuria, were associated with risk of death and end-stage renal disease ...More

October 30, 2012

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Thin and Diabetic: Dangerous Combo

NEW YORK— Being overweight or obese is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, but it turns out that these heavier patients may have an advantage: people who are overweight when they are diagnosed with diabetes live longer than their thinner peers, reported TIME. ...More

August 8, 2012

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Meta-analysis Examines Intensive Glycemic Control, Renal Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

CHICAGO–A review of data from seven clinical trials suggests that intensive glucose control is associated with reduced risk of microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria (conditions characterized by excessive levels of protein in the urine usually resulting from damage to the ...More

May 28, 2012

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Improved Method for Diagnosing Kidney Disease

BLATIMORE— Assessing glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using kidney filtration markers in blood is the standard means for determining kidney function, diagnosing kidney disease and measuring its progression. ...More

May 9, 2012

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Patient Care Targeted

WASHINGTON—The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Initiative (PCORI), established by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has set five priorities as the group's research agenda for the coming years, with the overall goal of advancing clinical effectiveness ...More

April 18, 2012

Posted in News, Government & Regulation

HBP Medication, Losartan, Not Linked with Increased Risk of Death

CHICAGO—Although observational studies have suggested that losartan, a drug used primarily for the treatment of hypertension, may be associated with an increased risk of death among patients with heart failure compared with other medications in the same class of drugs ...More

April 11, 2012

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Stem Cells Improve Transplant Outcomes

CHICAGO–According to a study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing living-related kidney transplants, the use of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal (cells that can differentiate into a ...More

March 21, 2012

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