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• Urinary Tract Cancer Associated With Chinese Herbal Products Containing Aristolochic Acid

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 716
  The carcinogen aristolochic acid, which was found in many prescribed Chinese herbal products including Guan Mu Tong, is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract cancer, according to a new study published online December 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Many countries, such as Taiwan, have ...
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• Al Ain: Nephrologist

  
  International Jobs for Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health - atlasmed.com — Authority: 153
  Our client is a 400 bed hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates undergoing expansion and reconstruction. The hospital has a vacancy for a Consultant Nephrology Requirements: Candidates must hold a Board Certification from North America or Western Europe and a minimum of three years post board ...
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• Gene For Devastating Kidney Disease Discovered

  
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  Researchers from Childrens Hospital Boston and Brigham and Womens Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children, according to The NephCure Foundation. The study, published online December 20 by Nature Genetics, may ...
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• Hospital Re-Admission High For Dialysis Patients Treated In Long-Term Care Hospitals

  
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  A new study by University of Cincinnati (UC) nephrologists shows that most dialysis patients admitted to long-term care hospitals face readmission to acute care facilities, and those with acute kidney failure dont often recover full kidney function. This study is being published in the advanced online edition of the ...
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• Kidney Injury In Hospital Increases Long Term Risk Of Death

  
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  Patients with sudden loss of kidney function, called acute kidney injury (AKI), are more likely to die prematurely after leaving the hospital even if their kidney function has apparently recovered, according to an upcoming study in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). "Our study found that risk of ...
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• Enzyme may help offer new approach to hypertension therapy

  
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  Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): An enzyme called ACE2 may help offer an alternative therapy for treating some types of hypertension, a new study has found.The research by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine will appear in the January issue of Hypertension in a paper by lead author Jan Wysocki, a ...
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• Toviaz 8 Mg Was More Effective Than Detrol LA In Treating Urge Urinary Incontinence In Patients With Overactive Bladder

  
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  Patients treated with Toviaz® (fesoterodine fumarate) 8 mg extended release tablets had greater and statistically significant reductions in urge urinary incontinence episodes at week 12 (P=0.017) compared with Detrol® LA (tolterodine tartrate extended release capsules) in a placebo-controlled randomized clinical ...
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• New CLINITEK(R) Status Urine Analyzers Offer Innovative Quality Checks And Connectivity

  
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  Siemens expands its point-of-care urinalysis portfolio with two new systems-the CLINITEK Status®+ Analyzer, featuring several new automated quality checks (Auto-Checks) when used with Siemens urinalysis strips, and the CLINITEK Status® Connect System, featuring innovative connectivity features to enhance testing ...
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• NHS Marks Five Years Of Progress In Kidney Care, UK

  
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  The Department of Health has published an update on progress made in kidney care since the National Service Framework was developed five years ago. It shows that the NHS has significantly improved diagnosis of kidney disease and treatment for those living with it. It is estimated that 1 in 8 people in England ...
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• McAllen, Tx: Transplant Nephrologist

  
  International Jobs for Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health - atlasmed.com — Authority: 153
  Transplant Nephrology Position in South TexasSouth Texas Health Health System is recruiting a Transplant Nephrologist to join two Transplant Surgeons in our UNOS-certified program in McAllen, TX.   The program is 1.5 years old, and averages 20 to 30 patients per week (both pre and post transplant).  Full backup ...
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• Search Job Portal

  
  International Jobs for Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health - atlasmed.com — Authority: 153
  Welcome to AMI Health Services, one of the leading retained and contingency search firms to the healthcare industry. We recruit for Jobs for Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health for Hospitals in North America and International. Our portfolio includes Executive Management and Finance Professionals as well as Operation ...
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• Sonic Hedgehog Pathway Variations Linked To Recurrence, Survival And Response To Therapy Of Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients

  
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  Genetic variations in the Sonic Hedgehog pathway increase the likelihood of recurrence, reduce survival time and limit response to therapy for people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported at the American Association for Cancer Research ...
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• Controversial Kidney Transplant Technique Could Provide Lifeline For Very Ill Patients

  
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  Surgeons who successfully performed kidney transplants after removing small cancerous and benign masses from the donated organs, have published their results in the December issue of the urology journal BJUI. The technique, carried out by US surgeons at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, ...
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• Enzyme May Hold The Key To Treating Kidney Disease And Diabetes

  
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  Over £320 000 has been jointly awarded to Nottingham Trent University and The University of Sheffield by The Wellcome Trust, to fund important research into an enzyme which is believed to hold the key to treating kidney disease and diabetes. The NHS spend £2.1 billion each year in the UK dealing with kidney ...
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• Bartters and Gitelmans Syndromes

  
  MRCP Part 1 and 2- Blog that helps you to pass your MRCP !! — Authority: 103
  Bartters and Gitelmans Syndromes in MRCP I hate syndromes because I always cant remember them well. My Professor once said, clinicians term something as syndrome when they do not know much about an illness. Having said that, some syndromes are important for your MRCP,I am going to talk about Bartters and ...
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• Geriatric nephrology: old or new subspecialty.

  
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  Abstract In the 1980s geriatric nephrology was introduced as a subspecialty in anticipation of the increased number of elderly and very elderly people during the 21st century.source : www.topix.com
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• Analysis Of Symptoms, Endoscopy And Urothelial Morphology In Bladder Pain Syndrome/interstitial Cystitis Shows Treatment Results Unpredictable

  
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  UroToday.com - In a study designed to assess the course of bladder pain syndrome and whether the treatment algorithm can be modified according to baseline data, no dramatic findings were identified to aid the clinician. Dr. Libor Zamecnik and colleagues from Prague characterized and followed 58 patients with ...
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• Technique Of Laparoscopic-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery Radical Nephrectomy

  
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  UroToday.com - The development of scarless Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site surgery (LESS) appears to be the next evolutionary step of laparoscopy. In this article we described the technique of LESS radical nephrectomy and we reviewed our experience in a cohort of 10 patients. The results indicated that LESS ...
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• Model Predicts Dialysis Patients Likelihood Of Survival

  
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  A new model can help physicians determine if a kidney disease patient on dialysis is likely to die within the next few months, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). This clinical tool could help medical professionals initiate discussions ...
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• Predictive Biosciences Presents Novel Multi-Analyte Approach To Diagnostic Assay Development At Annual Meeting Of The Society Of Urologic Oncology

  
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  Predictive Biosciences today announced that Company scientists will be presenting a novel multi-analyte approach to the development of a non-invasive, urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay during the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO). The research was done under collaboration agreements ...
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