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Kidney disease, dialysis treatment options workshop offered
By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF WRITERFresenius Medical Care El Centro is hosting a free Treatment Options Program to educate new and potential dialysis patients on kidney disease and the different forms of dialysis services available to them. The event starts at 10 a.m. and runs until...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Kidney, Human Body, Dialysis, Fresenius Medical Care
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Study casts doubt on some findings about sodium
Are Americans getting mixed messages about how much sodium they should be consuming? Lately, yes, and some of those messages are muddled because studies themselves are muddled, a panel of doctors has concluded. The Institute of Medicine panel...
Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Gastric cancer, Heart Failure, Diabetes
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People eat too much salt but surprising report questions if eating too little could be harmful
AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it's not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much...Tags: Medical Research, Restaurants, Diabetes, Politics, Consumer Goods Industries
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Should old, sick patients get skin cancer surgery?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than two-thirds of people with non-melanoma skin cancer underwent surgery to treat the condition, according to a new study - including patients who were at least 85 years old or had multiple other chronic diseases....Tags: Medical Research, Dermatology, American Cancer Society, Internists, Diabetes
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Amgen aims to restock its medicine cabinet
Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. The Thousand Oaks company's top-selling products include arthritis medication Enbrel,...
Tags: Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Ovarian Cancer, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Medical Research, Prescription Drugs, Sports, Diabetes, Allergies
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Race and geography may influence late-stage kidney care
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At the end of life, black kidney disease patients are more likely than white patients to continue intensive dialysis instead of choosing hospice care, according to a new study. Researchers also found that racial differences in...Tags: Medical Research, Dialysis, Diseases and Illnesses, Geography, University of Washington
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New Kidney Center helps those at risk
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Nephrologists traditionally are brought in to care for patients who are suffering from chronic or end-stage kidney disease and approaching the need for dialysis. But two doctors at the Memorial Kidney & Hypertension Center want to intervene...Tags: Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Diabetes
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The skinny on fasting
First, a couple of definitions: Intermittent fasting is when you eat your regular, fairly sensible way, say five days a week, and then take in only about 600 calories a day for the remaining two days. Calorie restriction is living on fewer than the...
Tags: Medical Research, Diabetes, Asthma, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
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Herbal remedies demand more study
An estimated 38 million adults in the United States use herbal medicinal products and dietary supplements. Unlike prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, herbal products are not well regulated by the Federal Food and Drug Administration....Tags: Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Failure, Diabetes, Heart Disease
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Astellas, GSK vie to make 'high altitude' anaemia pill
Reuters* Drugs mimic body's response to being at high altitude * Experimental tablets an alternative to injections of EPO * Astellas and partner FibroGen in lead with Phase III pill * GSK CEO says excited by potential of its Phase II product By Ben Hirschler...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, World Anti-Doping Agency, Dialysis, University of Oxford, Vaccines
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Pauline H. "June" Brannan, artist
Pauline H. "June" Brannan, an artist and former owner of a Mount Washington frame shop, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure and kidney disease at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The longtime Ruxton resident was 85. The daughter of farmers, Pauline...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, Virginia), Heart Failure, Arts and Culture, Glen Burnie
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