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Artificially and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to New Chronic Kidney Disease
Artificially and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to New Chronic Kidney Disease
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Lithium Therapy and Risk of CKD in Patients With Mood Disorders
Lithium Therapy and Risk of CKD in Patients With Mood Disorders
The following is a summary of “Risk of chronic kidney disease in individuals on lithium therapy in Iceland: a nationwide retrospective cohort study,” published in the December 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Gislason et al. The link between lithium use and chronic...
2000 to 2024 Saw Rise in Physician Union Petitions
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MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The number of union petitions with physicians in the bargaining units filed and certified increased in 2023 to May 2024, according to a research letter published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical...
Artificially and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to New Chronic Kidney Disease
Artificially and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to New Chronic Kidney Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Higher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 25 in...
Arsenic in Drinking Water Tied to Kidney Cancer Risk
Arsenic in Drinking Water Tied to Kidney Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Even low levels of arsenic exposure in drinking water may increase the risk for kidney cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Environmental Pollution.Nishat Tasnim Hasan, Dr.P.H., from Texas A&M...
Cloudy Effluent Has High Predictive Value in Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis
Cloudy Effluent Has High Predictive Value in Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis
Research shows the presence of cloudy effluent in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis is highly predictive of vancomycin-sensitive infections.
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