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Mortality Risk Quantified for Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Chronic kidney disease more than doubles mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers found.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:13:33 -0400
Genetic Data Nix Folate Role in Heart Disease (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The final nail may have been placed in the coffin of homocysteine-lowering therapy as a preventive measure for coronary heart disease.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:47:09 -0400
U.S. Congress approves tax package, including temporary fix to Medicare MD reimbursement cut.
Kaiser: Feb 21, 2012
In Friday action, the House and Senate OK'd legislation that prevented a 27.4 percent reduction in Medicare physician pay, which was scheduled to kick in on March 1.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:59:40 GMT
New treatment for BPH better than standard transurethral prostatectomy.
Daily Mail: In the procedure, which is carried out under local anaesthetic, a plastic tube is inserted into the urethra and pushed through to the part of the urethra that has been narrowed.
This movement widens the urethra, but it would soon narrow again once the tube was removed.
To prevent this happening, the inserted device contains a special needle.
Once the device is in place in the middle of the gland, the surgeon triggers the device to send the needle through the surrounding prostate tissue to the outside of the gland.
The needle is threaded with surgical thread. At the other end of the thread there is a tiny anchor which secures it on the inside of the gland.
The thread is then pulled tight, pulling the gland away from the urethra, taking the pressure off.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:51:25 GMT
Link between polyneuropathy and prediabetes questioned.
Mayo Clinic: In a reversal of two decades of medical reports, a Mayo Clinic study finds the frequency of nerve damage called diabetic polyneuropathy is similar in prediabetic patients and healthy people.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:47:54 GMT
Fresenius UK chooses the charity that it will support for the coming year.
Harborough Mail: Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd has chosen Kidney Research UK as its charity of the year and will be raising money for the organisation during 2012.
The firm, which supports 4,000 NHS patients through its 56 dialysis units, will begin fundraising for the charity on March 8 to mark World Kidney Day.
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:26:59 GMT
Password access problem to HDCN now fixed.
HDCN: There was a bug in the password access program that began early morning 21 Feb 2012. It now has been fixed as of 12:50 PM Chicago time 21 Feb 2012. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:54:08 GMT
Locale Plays Role in Kidney Transplant (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Kidney transplant recipients tend to do better if they live in counties with good community health indicators, researchers reported.
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:19:09 -0400
HDCN Update: ASH presentations on surgical ablation for refractory hypertension; Cardiovascular aspects of HD and PD (ADC audiofiles).
HDCN: Part 7 of the 2011 ASH Annual Meeting talks focus on surgical ablation results in refractory hypertension. The last batch of 2011 ADC audiofiles deals with cardiovascular aspects of HD and PD.
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:03:11 GMT
Annals review of controlled feeding trials debunks idea that fructose leads to obesity.
Annals: Conclusion: Fructose does not seem to cause weight gain when it is substituted for other carbohydrates in diets providing similar calories. Free fructose at high doses that provided excess calories modestly increased body weight, an effect that may be due to the extra calories rather than the fructose.
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:00:28 GMT
Biomarkers Identify Acute Kidney Injury in Emergency Patients
In an international study of 1,635 emergency-department patients, urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) was the most useful of five urinary biomarkers in predicting the severity and duration of acute kidney injury (AKI) at the time of hospital admission, with 81% specificity and 68% sensitivity at a cutoff of 104 ng/mL.
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT
Four new drugs will change prostate cancer care.
Science Blog: After a decade and a half of near stagnation, four new drugs could help make advanced prostate cancer a chronic illness instead of a terminal disease, a leading Colorado prostate cancer expert says.
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:00:30 GMT
Hypervirulent resistant Klebsiella bacterium is next superbug in waiting.
Science Daily: "But in the last 10 to 15 years, a new variant of it has begun causing community-acquired infection in young, healthy individuals," he says. "This variant causes serious, life-threatening, invasive infections and is able to spread to other organs from the initial site of infection."
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:57:19 GMT
NNCC launches 2 new exams: Advanced CCHT and LPN/LVN
NNCC: As noted previously, the Commission carefully reviewed recent Practice Analysis and Role Delineation Surveys for technicians and LPN/LVNs and it was determined that there are significant differences in practice between entry level technicians and those who have been working for five or more years. It was also noted that there are definite differences in practice between all technicians and LPN/LVN’s working in dialysis facilities. Given this information, the Commission members have elected to increase the number of certification exams offered as described below. It is anticipated that these exams will be available the fall of 2012.
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:50:21 GMT
Novaflux reuse technology maintains high-flux characteristics with reuse, improves filter life.
Renal Business Today: The Company‘s reuse devices all use NovaFlux’s patented “Two-Phase (Gas-Liquid) Flow” technology. The NovaFlux reuse devices each generate a high-velocity turbulent flow that is used to clean previously-used medical devices. This flow consists of a mixture of gas and liquid that is able to better penetrate and clean narrow tubes and channels than currently available technology that relies on one-phase (liquid only) flow through the device to be cleaned.
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:47:55 GMT
New link identified between insulin resistance and gut inflammation via fatty acid synthase.
EurekAlert: In the new research, scientists studied mice that are unable to make fatty acid synthase (FAS) in the intestine. FAS, an enzyme crucial for the production of lipids, is regulated by insulin, and people with diabetes have defects in FAS. Mice without the enzyme in the intestines develop chronic inflammation in the gut, a powerful predictor of diabetes.
"Diabetes may indeed start in your gut," says principal investigator Clay F. Semenkovich, MD. "When people become resistant to insulin, as happens when they gain weight, FAS doesn't work properly, which causes inflammation that, in turn, can lead to diabetes."
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:10:05 GMT
University of Alberta makes progress in developing hepatitis C vaccine.
EurekAlert: Houghton, also the Li Ka Shing Chair in Virology at the University of Alberta, says the vaccine, developed from a single strain, has shown to be effective against all known strains of the virus. It took more than 10 years to develop and started while he was working for the drug company Novartis. Following previous vaccine tests funded by the National Institutes of Health that yielded promising results, he said there remained two critical questions.
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:08:04 GMT
Polystyrene nanoparticles block gut iron absorption.
EurekAlert: Shuler said the research serves to underscore how such particles, which have been widely studied and considered safe, cause barely detectable changes that could lead to, for example, over-absorption of other, harmful compounds. Human exposure to nanoparticles is only increasing, Shuler said.
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:06:07 GMT
Mifepristone Wins Nod for Use in Cushing's Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Mifepristone, best known as the "abortion pill" once called RU-486, has been approved for treating hyperglycemia associated with endogenous Cushing's disease, the FDA said.
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:58:00 -0400
Pregnancy Issues Portend CV Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and gestational diabetes are associated with a greater predicted risk of future cardiovascular disease, a British study affirmed.
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:13:02 -0400
Lab Notes: Stroke Recovery Loves Company
(MedPage Today) -- Topping this week's Lab Notes, mice showed more extensive neuron loss when they were housed alone after induced strokes, suggesting that lack of companionship may interfere with stroke recovery.
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:01:00 -0400
Methotrexate Shortage Eases
(MedPage Today) -- Fresh supplies of methotrexate are slated for release this month, relieving a serious shortage of the important oncology and rheumatology drug, according to the FDA.
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:54:49 -0400
Preemie Gets Pacemaker
(MedPage Today) -- A baby born nine weeks premature with congenital heart block is the smallest-ever pacemaker recipient -- she weighed just 3.5 lbs and her heart was the size of a walnut.
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:48:28 -0400
Data Lacking on Women and PAD (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Although women suffer peripheral arterial disease in rates at least as high as men, data exploring gender-specific differences in presentation, testing, and treatment are lacking, according a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:19 -0400
More Tailored Treatments for Kidney Cancer Possible
Two newly published studies provide a unique foundation for a more complete understanding of distinct kidney cancer subtypes.
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT
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