More Kidney & Urinary News

• Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Clinical practice may be trumping science when it comes to ...

• Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk

  May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming large amounts of acrylamide, a chemical commonly found in ...

• Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases

  May 8 (HealthDay News) -- A gene called erythropoietin (EPO) is linked to severe diabetic ...

• Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Few patients who have short-term kidney dysfunction while awaiting a ...

• Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly

  May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies show that anticholinergics, a commonly prescribed group ...

• Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer

  May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Spanish researchers report they may have found a way to ...

• 3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Three women who received derriere-enhancing injections at an unlicensed clinic ...

• Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- The idea that prostate cancer can be treated successfully just ...

• Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Another successful clinical trial suggests that a bioartificial kidney to ...

• Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble

  April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Readily available phosphate-binding drugs could help prevent heart disease in ...

• Muscle Mass May Not Explain High Creatinine in Black Kidney Patients

  April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in muscle mass related to younger age or body ...

• Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Their Skin

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Mice can sense oxygen through their skin, says a new ...

• Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Common medications known as anticholinergic drugs -- used to treat ...

• Celebrex Plus Lipitor Could Fight Prostate Cancer

  April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two widely used drugs -- one lowers cholesterol and one ...

• Study Points to New Treatments for Polycystic Kidney Disease

  April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Compounds called CFTR inhibitors show promise in slowing the progression ...

• Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- The osteoporosis drug raloxifene is safe and effective for women ...

• Kidney Dysfunction Puts Women at Risk of Sudden Death

  April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Older women with malfunctioning kidneys are at increased risk for ...

• Scientists Block Prostate Cancer Cells' Spread

  April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Interrupting communication between cancer cells and cells that promote inflammation ...

• Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?

  April 7 (HealthDay News) -- In 2004, Medicare reduced its reimbursement rates to doctors for ...