Archive for the 'Urology / Nephrology' Category


Antibiotic Beats Cranberry Capsules In Preventing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections - Antibiotic Resistance A Concern

A human study found that trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), an antibiotic, was more effective at preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) among premenopausal females than cranberry capsules. The researchers, from the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, reported their findings in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine…


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Pycnogenol Lowers Elevated Urinary Protein Levels And Improves Blood Flow To The Kidneys

An estimated one in ten adults suffers from kidney disease, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. A leading cause of kidney disease is hypertension, which effects one out of every four U.S. adults...
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Kidney Injury Linked To Greater Risk Of Death Among Pneumonia Patients

Patients hospitalized with even mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) are more likely to die after discharge than pneumonia patients whose kidneys remain healthy, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study in the February issue of Kidney International...
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Use Of Traditional Chinese Medicine In The Management Of Urinary Stone Disease

UroToday.com - As we reviewed the best level of evidence concerning the use of Chinese medicine in urinary stone disease in the English language Literature to accomplish this paper, we also faced the barrier imposed by the lack of knowledge of other languages such as Mandarim or Japanese...
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Meditate Your Way To Better Bladder Health

After nine years of suffering in silence and living in fear of leaving the house, Anna Raisor, 53, turned to physicians at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) for alternative measures to treat the embarrassing side effects of incontinence. LUHS physicians enrolled Raisor in a clinical trial using cognitive therapy to manage her overactive bladder.
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