Urinary System
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CPR Not Always Given at Dialysis Clinics When Needed
When kidney failure patients undergoing treatment at dialysis clinics suffer cardiac arrest, the clinic staff usually...
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Connecting the Dots Between Heartburn Drugs and Kidney Damage
Just because a medication is available over the counter doesn’t mean it won’t have side effects...
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Kidney Disease More Deadly for Men
Chronic kidney disease is more likely to progress to kidney failure and death in men than...
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- Posted November 29, 2018
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Health Tip: Symptoms of Kidney Stones
(HealthDay News) — Kidney stones are hard masses that form in the urinary tract,...
- Posted November 9, 2018
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Is the U.S. Throwing Away Too Many Donor Kidneys?
When deciding which donated kidneys can help desperate patients on waiting lists, the United...
- Posted October 29, 2018
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Obese Patients Often Denied Kidney Transplants. Should They Be?
Obese patients in need of a kidney transplant may find themselves denied one because...
- Posted October 26, 2018
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Coffee May Have Another Perk for Kidney Patients
Could that morning cup of joe bring a health boost to people battling kidney...
- Posted September 14, 2018
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Health Tip: Maintain a Healthy Heart While on Dialysis
(HealthDay News) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in people with...
- Posted September 6, 2018
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Melania Trump Treated for Benign Kidney Condition
Melania Trump underwent an “embolization procedure” Monday morning to treat a benign kidney condition....
- Posted May 15, 2018
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?
A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.
Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.
“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.
There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.
Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.