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Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:52:05 +1000 720 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Heartbeat-may-provide-clues-to-kidney-health/15239 Individuals with a high resting heart rate and a low beat-to-beat heart rate variability have an increased risk of developing kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Heartbeat-may-provide-clues-to-kidney-health/15239 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Air-pollution-doesn't-increase-risk-of-preeclampsia,-early-delivery/15240 While pregnant women may worry about the effects of air pollution on their health and that of their developing child, exposure to carbon monoxide and fine particles in the air during pregnancy does no http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Air-pollution-doesn't-increase-risk-of-preeclampsia,-early-delivery/15240 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Metabolic-syndrome-in-living-kidney-donors-worsens-function-of-remaining-kidney/15216 People who donate one of their kidneys experience faster deterioration of their other kidney if they have the metabolic syndrome at the time of donation, a new study finds. The results were presented http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Metabolic-syndrome-in-living-kidney-donors-worsens-function-of-remaining-kidney/15216 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Vitamin-D-status-not-associated-with-risk-for-less-common-cancers/15208 Despite hopes that higher blood levels of vitamin D might reduce cancer risk, a large study finds no protective effect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma or cancer of the endometrium, oesophagus, stomach, k http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Vitamin-D-status-not-associated-with-risk-for-less-common-cancers/15208 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Popular-heart-drug-may-be-unsafe-for-some-kidney-patients/15202 For patients with kidney disease on dialysis, the widely used heart medication digoxin may lead to an increased risk of premature death, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Jour http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Popular-heart-drug-may-be-unsafe-for-some-kidney-patients/15202 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/High-fructose-diet-may-contribute-to-high-blood-pressure/15198 People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/High-fructose-diet-may-contribute-to-high-blood-pressure/15198 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Limiting-blood-flow-interruption-during-kidney-surgery-to-avoid-chronic-kidney-disease/15142 Interrupting the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease, a Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic colla http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Limiting-blood-flow-interruption-during-kidney-surgery-to-avoid-chronic-kidney-disease/15142 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Gout-drug-benefits-kidney-disease-patients/15133 A drug commonly used to treat gout may help maintain kidney disease patients' health, according to an analysis appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrol http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Gout-drug-benefits-kidney-disease-patients/15133 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Growth-hormone-safe-for-infants-with-chronic-kidney-failure/15125 Infants with chronic renal failure (CRF) grow slowly, a problem that usually improves with aggressive nutritional therapy. When it doesn't, growth hormone is a safe and effective treatment to promote http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Growth-hormone-safe-for-infants-with-chronic-kidney-failure/15125 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Calcium-supplements-Too-much-of-a-good-thing/15120 Negative health effects linked to taking too much supplemental calcium are on the rise, according to a commentary appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Calcium-supplements-Too-much-of-a-good-thing/15120 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Cut-the-salt-and-ditch-the-drugs-Controlling-blood-pressure-in-dialysis-patients/15102 For kidney patients trying to control their blood pressure, reducing fluid build-up in the blood is more effective than using antihypertensive medications, according to an analysis appearing in an upc http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Cut-the-salt-and-ditch-the-drugs-Controlling-blood-pressure-in-dialysis-patients/15102 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Gene-may-hold-key-to-kidney-cancer/15095 Researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have discovered a key gene that, when turned off, promotes the development of common kidney cancer. Their findings suggest that a combination of agents n http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Gene-may-hold-key-to-kidney-cancer/15095 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Gene-pattern-identifies-kidney-transplant-recipients-who-don't-need-life-long-anti-rejection-drugs/15086 Researchers have identified a distinct pattern of gene expression in the largest reported group of kidney transplant recipients who have not rejected the transplant kidneys even though they stopped ta http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Gene-pattern-identifies-kidney-transplant-recipients-who-don't-need-life-long-anti-rejection-drugs/15086 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Small-kidney-weight-to-recipient-weight-ratio-increases-risk-of-transplant-failure/15053 Receiving an organ low in weight in relation to the recipient's body weight increases kidney transplant recipients risk of complications and transplant failure, according to a study appearing in an up http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Small-kidney-weight-to-recipient-weight-ratio-increases-risk-of-transplant-failure/15053 Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Post-transplant-drug-may-also-help-patients-with-common-genetic-kidney-disease/15047 The immunosuppressive drug sirolimus considerably improves the kidney health of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Post-transplant-drug-may-also-help-patients-with-common-genetic-kidney-disease/15047 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +1000