Kidneys
Sodium phosphate enema causes death in elderly
Monday, February 27th, 2012A new study has revealed that sodium phosphate enemas are likely to cause kidney failure in elderly people. The drug used to treat constipation may even result in the death of old people, says the study. The study was conducted by Dr. Yaacov Ori and his research team from Rabin Medical Center in Petah-Tikva, Israel. [...]
No Positive Cardiac Benefits from Vitamin D for Kidney Disease
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012A recently concluded multinational clinical trial found that vitamin D therapy did not improve diastolic dysfunction or reduce left ventricular mass in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease.
The left ventricular mass of patients on vitamin D was measured after 48 weeks of treatment, and the change measured was the same as that of patients [...]
Kidney dysfunction link to stroke bolstered
Monday, October 4th, 2010Source: MedWire News
People with reduced kidney function have an increased risk for stroke, meta-analysis results confirm.
The meta-analysis includes 21 prospective studies, comprising 284?,672 participants who suffered 7863 strokes during a follow-up period of 3.2-15.0 years.
As all studies were observational, Bruce Ovbiagele (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) and colleagues stress that their findings do not [...]
Blood pressure drug helps kidney patients - study
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Source: Reuters
Large doses of AstraZeneca’s high blood pressure drug Atacand (candesartan) may protect people with kidney disease from developing kidney failure and the need for dialysis or a transplant, researchers said on Wednesday.
Daily doses of eight times the normal amount of the drug, also known as candesartan, lowered abnormal amounts of protein in the urine, called [...]
