http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/kidney-failure-due-to-melamine-toxicity-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:18 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/around-120-machines-to-be-installed-in-delhi-for-free-dialysis-119262-1.htm In order to provide free dialysis and allied procedures to the poor and identified categories of patients, the Delhi government has decided to install 120 dialysis machines in six state-run hospitals. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. "The government while fulfilling its earlier assurance to provide free dialysis procedure for the poor has given its nod to a proposal to set up state-of-the-art dialysis centres in six Delhi government's major hospitals," said Dikshit....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/around-120-machines-to-be-installed-in-delhi-for-free-dialysis-119262-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sugar-sweetened-beverages-up-risk-of-kidney-stones-118955-1.htm Scientists in a recent study have explored the link between the consumption of sugar sweetened soda and punch with an increased risk of kidney stone formation. "Our study found that the relation between fluid intake and kidney stones may be dependent on the type of beverage consumed," explained Gary Curhan, MD, ScD, a physician in the Channing Division of Network Medicine at BWH and senior author of this study. "We found that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks was associated with a higher incidence of kidney stones....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sugar-sweetened-beverages-up-risk-of-kidney-stones-118955-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/breastfeeding-protects-against-high-blood-pressure-118939-1.htm A recent insight has revealed that mothers who breast feed are benefited with a lowered risk of developing high blood pressure later in life. The study conducted by researchers from The University of Western Sydney (UWS), found that women who breastfeed carry a nine percent lesser chance of having high blood pressure than women who never had children. "Hopefully this research will add to the discussion between women and their physicians and midwives," Dr Joanne Lind, from UWS School of Medicine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/breastfeeding-protects-against-high-blood-pressure-118939-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/grapes-may-help-reduce-heart-failure-associated-with-high-blood-pressure-118806-1.htm bGrapes can reduce the chances of heart failure associated with hypertension by influencing gene activities and metabolic pathways, according to the NIH funded study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. They improve antioxidant levels in the heart./b Heart failure is the leading cause of death in the aged. With more than 970 million hypertensive people worldwide, and more than double the number of people at risk for heart failure, scientists are now intensively looking for solutions....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/grapes-may-help-reduce-heart-failure-associated-with-high-blood-pressure-118806-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/more-women-more-complications-with-minimally-invasive-kidney-stone-surgery-118569-1.htm While the number of people, especially women, who have a minimally invasive procedure to remove kidney stones has risen in recent years, the rate of complications related to the surgery has also risen, a published study by Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit reveals. The research, from Khurshid R. Ghani, M.D., of Henry Ford Hospital's Vattikuti Urology Institute, is in press in the Journal of Urology. Those findings will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association in San Diego....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/more-women-more-complications-with-minimally-invasive-kidney-stone-surgery-118569-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/number-of-deaths-among-us-children-treated-with-dialysis-for-kidney-disease-has-gone-down-118509-1.htm The mortality rates among children and adolescents in the United States initiating end-stage kidney disease treatment with dialysis between 1990 and 2010 has gone down, according to a new study published in JAMA which involved more than 20,000 patients. "Individuals with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) face a significantly shortened life expectancy. In no group of ESKD patients is the loss of potential years of life larger than in children and adolescents. Although transplant remains the treatment ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/number-of-deaths-among-us-children-treated-with-dialysis-for-kidney-disease-has-gone-down-118509-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/exercise-helps-prevent-kidney-stone-risk-118479-1.htm In older women, exercise was found to cut kidney stone formation, find researchers. The study noted that even walking for a couple hours a week could cut the risk of developing this painful and common problem by about one-third, the New York Daily News reported. Dr. Mathew Sorensen of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, who led the study, said that just getting a minimum amount of exercise could help. The study was discussed Friday at an American Urological Association conference in San Diego....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/exercise-helps-prevent-kidney-stone-risk-118479-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/dialysis-or-transplant-is-required-by-over-five-lakh-kidney-patients-in-india-118026-1.htm The Indian Council of Medical Research has said that around 5.5 lakh patients in the country require dialysis or kidney transplant. Dialysis facility is available with central government hospitals like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, and Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dialysis-or-transplant-is-required-by-over-five-lakh-kidney-patients-in-india-118026-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-operation-could-cure-high-blood-pressure-117846-1.htm In Britain, a simple surgery which could effectively cure hypertension is being tested on patients. The breakthrough treatment could save thousands of lives each year after the trials showed a substantial and permanent reduction in blood pressure and a decrease in drugs needed, the Daily Express reported. It is hoped the technique will end the need for powerful drugs and help many patients come off daily medication completely. Cardiologists in London and Eastbourne carried out ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-operation-could-cure-high-blood-pressure-117846-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/treatment-access-for-dialysis-patients-improved-by-117522-1.htm According to 12-month trial results being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, kidney failure patients on dialysis derive long-term benefit from the minimally invasive placement of a stent that improves the function of dialysis access grafts. "Results of the study exceeded our expectations, and that is a boon for dialysis patients," said Ziv J Haskal, M.D., FSIR, lead author and professor of vascular and interventional radiology ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/treatment-access-for-dialysis-patients-improved-by-117522-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-shows-how-obesity-and-heart-disease-lead-to-high-blood-pressure-117331-1.htm Scientists have discovered a protein that acts as a communication hub for controlling blood pressure, and suggested that abnormal activation of this protein may be a mechanism that links heart disease and obesity to high blood pressure. "Our study identifies the protein called mTORC1 in the hypothalamus as a key player in the control of blood pressure. Targeting mTORC1 pathways may, therefore, be a promising strategy for the management of cardiovascular risk factors," said Kamal Rahmouni, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-shows-how-obesity-and-heart-disease-lead-to-high-blood-pressure-117331-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/racial-differences-for-end-of-life-care-among-kidney-failure-patients-117300-1.htm Highlights: Substantial regional variation has been noticed in the cases of racial differences in end-of-life care among US adults suffering from kidney failure. Black-white differences in dialysis discontinuation and hospice referral are most pronounced in regions with the highest levels of end-of-life spending. More than 590,000 Americans in 2010 were treated for kidney failure. Washington, DC (April 11, 2013) - At the end of life, black patients with kidney failure receiving chronic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/racial-differences-for-end-of-life-care-among-kidney-failure-patients-117300-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/watermelon-new-weapon-against-high-blood-pressure-117284-1.htm Consumption of watermelons was found to lower blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, states recent study. Food scientists at Florida State University found that consumption of six grams of L-citrulline from watermelon extract for six weeks normalized the blood pressure of all nine adults in the study who previously had elevated blood pressure, The News reported. Dr. Arturo Figueroa, lead researcher of the new study, claimed that they are the first ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/watermelon-new-weapon-against-high-blood-pressure-117284-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/two-in-five-keralites-suffer-from-high-blood-pressure-117032-1.htm Around two in five people in Kerala may be suffering from high blood pressure, the state's health minister, V S Sivakumar said ahead of World Health Day. WHO's theme for health day this year is hypertension, or high blood pressure. Addressing reporters here, Sivakumar said the state would engage in extensive awareness-raising programmes to spread information about the lifestyle disease, hypertension. "Starting Sunday, we are launching a one-year-long campaign, 'Amritham Arogyam'. A ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/two-in-five-keralites-suffer-from-high-blood-pressure-117032-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/25-percent-of-cubans-suffer-from-high-blood-pressure-117021-1.htm A quarter of Cubans suffer from hypertension and the number is increasing, especially among the young, says the health ministry. The data released by the ministry Sunday showed that more than 2.8 million Cubans, out of a total population of 11.2 million, are afflicted with the condition. A recent research among children and teenagers shows a growing incidence of high blood pressure among these groups, basically among children who are obese or whose parents have the disease, reported Xinhua....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/25-percent-of-cubans-suffer-from-high-blood-pressure-117021-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hispanics-live-longest-whites-shortest-among-dialysis-patients-study-116565-1.htm According to a study, among kidney failure patients on dialysis, Hispanics tend to live the longest and Whites the shortest, with Blacks survival time in between these two. The study is appearing in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (CJASN) Examining the reasons for these survival differences could help improve care for all patients with kidney disease. While Blacks have a shorter average lifespan than Whites in the general US population, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hispanics-live-longest-whites-shortest-among-dialysis-patients-study-116565-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/complications-due-to-minimally-invasive-kidney-stone-surgery-continue-to-rise-with-increase-in-number-of-surgeries-116538-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital reveals that the number of complications caused by minimally invasive procedures to remove kidney stones has risen with the number of people undergoing the surgery. The research, from Khurshid R. Ghani, M.D., of Henry Ford Hospital's Vattikuti Urology Institute, appears in the current issue of iJournal of Urology/i. The focus of the investigation was the procedure, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or PCNL, in which a surgeon removes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/complications-due-to-minimally-invasive-kidney-stone-surgery-continue-to-rise-with-increase-in-number-of-surgeries-116538-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/education-for-kidney-failure-patients-may-improve-chances-of-receiving-living-donor-transplants-study-116301-1.htm According to a study, patients with kidney failure who have greater transplant knowledge and motivation are ultimately more likely to receive a kidney transplant from a living donor. The study is appearing in an upcoming issue of thei Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (CJASN). The findings suggest that improving patient education may help reduce disparities in transplantation. A kidney transplant is the best treatment for patients with kidney failure, offering patients a longer and healthier life than dialysis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/education-for-kidney-failure-patients-may-improve-chances-of-receiving-living-donor-transplants-study-116301-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/energy-drinks-could-trigger-irregular-heartbeats-and-high-blood-pressure-116197-1.htm Energy drinks increases the blood pressure and could cause irregularity in heartbeats, warns a recent research. Professor Sachin Shah from the University of the Pacific in California and his team analyzed seven previous researches to determine the effect of energy drinks on the cardiac health. Analysts found that a segment of heart rhythm, QT interval, was prolonged by 10 milliseconds in people who had just consumed one to three cans of energy drinks. This disturbance in the rhythm could ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/energy-drinks-could-trigger-irregular-heartbeats-and-high-blood-pressure-116197-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-that-nearly-a-third-of-antibiotic-prescriptions-for-dialysis-patients-inappropriate-115787-1.htm Patients who receive hemodialysis are at a significant risk of developing infections. It is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this patient population. A new study highlights the need to improve antibiotic use in outpatient dialysis facilities as data shows nearly a third of antibiotic prescriptions are deemed inappropriate. The study is published in the April issue of iInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology/i, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-that-nearly-a-third-of-antibiotic-prescriptions-for-dialysis-patients-inappropriate-115787-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/girl-babies-exposed-to-pesticide-ddt-while-in-pregnant-mums-wombs-may-develop-high-blood-pressure-in-adulthood-115692-1.htm A new study found infant girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT while still inside the womb are three times more likely to develop hypertension or high blood pressure when they become adults. The study was led by the University of California, Davis. Previous studies have shown that adults exposed to DDT(dichlorodiplhenyltrichloroethane) are at an increased risk of high blood pressure. But this study, published online March 12 ini Environmental Health Perspectives/i, is the first ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/girl-babies-exposed-to-pesticide-ddt-while-in-pregnant-mums-wombs-may-develop-high-blood-pressure-in-adulthood-115692-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/high-risk-of-death-for-children-on-dialysis-who-have-anemia-115510-1.htm According to a study, children on dialysis who have anemia and who require high doses of drugs to treat it have an increased risk of dying prematurely. The study is appearing in an upcoming issue of the iJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (JASN). The findings provide new insights that may help improve the health of children with kidney failure. Many patients on dialysis develop anemia, which can be treated with erythropoesis stimulating agents (ESAs) to boost hemoglobin, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/high-risk-of-death-for-children-on-dialysis-who-have-anemia-115510-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-factor-for-heart-failure-among-kidney-dialysis-patients-identified-115493-1.htm In patients with kidney failure undergoing dialysis, carbamylation protein was found to contribute to heart disease risk, say researchers. A blood test to measure carbamylated albumin protein can help clinicians better gauge the effectiveness of dialysis and identify patients at risk of cardiac complications. The findings additionally suggest the need for further investigation to determine if therapy with supplemental amino acids could help to prevent the carbamylation process. "Patients ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-factor-for-heart-failure-among-kidney-dialysis-patients-identified-115493-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-treatment-similar-to-dialysis-removes-bad-cholesterol-from-blood-115262-1.htm Loyola University Medical Center is offering a treatment called LDL apheresis, which is similar to kidney dialysis. This treatment is for patients who have been unable to control cholesterol with lifestyle changes and medications. Once every two weeks, a patient spends two to four hours connected to an apheresis unit that removes 70-to-80 percent of the patient's LDL (bad) cholesterol, then returns the blood to the body. The good HDL cholesterol is not removed. Loyola is among a handful ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-treatment-similar-to-dialysis-removes-bad-cholesterol-from-blood-115262-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/many-lives-may-be-saved-by-using-ultrasound-to-detect-lung-congestion-in-dialysis-patients-115145-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the iJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (iJASN/i) reveals that asymptomatic lung congestion increases dialysis patients' risks of dying prematurely or experiencing heart attacks. The study also found that using lung ultrasound to detect this congestion helps identify patients at risk. Lung congestion due to fluid accumulation is highly prevalent among kidney failure patients on dialysis, but it often doesn't cause any symptoms....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/many-lives-may-be-saved-by-using-ultrasound-to-detect-lung-congestion-in-dialysis-patients-115145-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/catheters-can-be-lethal-for-dialysis-patients-114702-1.htm Use of catheters to access the blood may put dialysis patients at increased risk of death, infections, and cardiovascular events compared to those who use other types of vascular access, according to an analysis. The authors note that more research is needed to determine individual patients' risks, however. Use of catheters to access the blood may increase the risk of death, infections, and cardiovascular events in dialysis patients than those who use other types of vascular access, according to an analysis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/catheters-can-be-lethal-for-dialysis-patients-114702-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-technique-reduces-dialysis-patients-risk-of-dying-early-114336-1.htm A study has suggested that a technique that removes additional toxins during dialysis decreases kidney failure patients' risk of dying early. It also reduces patients' risk of dying from heart-related causes or infections. In light of these results, the technique may become standard for dialysis patients. Retrospective studies suggest that on-line hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF)-which is different from standard dialysis in that it uses so-called high convective transport to remove additional ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-technique-reduces-dialysis-patients-risk-of-dying-early-114336-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/frequent-dialysis-can-cause-complications-to-kidney-disease-patients-114077-1.htm Compared with standard dialysis, frequent dialysis can poses risks for kidney disease Patients, according to a study. The complications are related to repeated access to the blood, requiring patients to undergo more repair procedures to the site through which blood is removed and returned. Frequent hemodialysis requires accessing the blood more often than conventional hemodialysis. This is usually done via a long-lasting site through which blood can be removed and returned. While daily or nightly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/frequent-dialysis-can-cause-complications-to-kidney-disease-patients-114077-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-may-benefit-dialysis-patients-113966-1.htm Omega 3 fatty acids may protect hemodialysis patients from sudden cardiac death. A study published Feb. 6 online in the journal iKidney International/i, which included 100 patients who died of sudden cardiac death during their first year of hemodialysis and 300 patients who survived, is the first to examine this question. Allon N. Friedman, M.D., associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the Indiana University School of Medicine and first author of the study, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-may-benefit-dialysis-patients-113966-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-c-supplements-up-kidney-stone-risk-113869-1.htm Intake of vitamin C supplements boosts the risk of developing kidney stones in men, finds study published in JAMA. The research is based on data from a large population-based study of men from Vastmanland and Orebro counties, who were monitored for 11 years. A total of 23,355 men were identified who had no history of kidney stones and who took either no dietary supplements or supplements in the form of vitamin C only. During the study period, 436 of the participants developed kidney stones that required medical attention....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-c-supplements-up-kidney-stone-risk-113869-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chemical-in-melamine-tableware-can-cause-health-problems-113289-1.htm There is a possibility that the chemical melamine, found in bowls, plates and other types of tableware could somehow get into our food and cause a range of health problems, recent research has revealed. "The amount of melamine released into food and beverages from melamine tableware vary by brand, so the results of this study of one brand may not be generalized to other brands," said researchers. The chemical is also known to cause kidney and bladder stones in animals and even cancer, according to The World Health Organization....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chemical-in-melamine-tableware-can-cause-health-problems-113289-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/kidney-stones-linked-with-end-stage-renal-disease-esrd-113217-1.htm A study published in the iBritish Medical Journal/i indicates that bkidney stones damage kidneys and are associated with End stage renal disease (ESRD/b). Patients with ESRD have non-functioning kidneys and require chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation. The Canadian study evaluated data from the Alberta Kidney Disease Network database, specifically pertaining to adults aged (and) #8805;18 years who resided in Alberta between April 1997 and March 2009. Three parameters were ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/kidney-stones-linked-with-end-stage-renal-disease-esrd-113217-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/irregular-heart-rhythm-increases-kidney-failure-risk-113151-1.htm People with chronic kidney disease who also have atrial fibrillation, the most common forms of irregular heart rhythm, are at an increased risk of developing kidney failure. The finding by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research opens the way for further studies into the relationship between the two factors, which could lead to new treatment approaches that would improve outcomes for people with chronic kidney disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/irregular-heart-rhythm-increases-kidney-failure-risk-113151-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-elucidates-factors-linked-with-survival-differences-between-black-white-kidney-failure-patients-113093-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the iJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (JASN) suggests that complex socioeconomic and residential factors may account for differences in survival between Black and White kidney failure patients. The findings could help researchers design interventions to prolong patients'' lives. Among kidney failure patients on dialysis in the United States, Blacks tend to live longer than Whites with higher income. To investigate why, Paul Kimmel, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-elucidates-factors-linked-with-survival-differences-between-black-white-kidney-failure-patients-113093-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/irregular-heart-beat-ups-kidney-failure-risk-113021-1.htm In patients who have atrial fibrillation are at a greater risk of kidney failure, states study. The finding opens the way for further studies into the relationship between the two factors, which could lead to new treatment approaches that would improve outcomes for people with chronic kidney disease. Doctors have known that patients with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease commonly have atrial fibrillation and as a result are more likely to have a stroke or to die. However, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/irregular-heart-beat-ups-kidney-failure-risk-113021-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/low-income-may-predispose-individuals-to-high-blood-pressure-112568-1.htm Researchers at University of California have found that people who earn less have a higher risk of suffering from high blood pressure with the risk more prominent among women and those who are between 25 and 44 years of age. The researchers followed up more than 5,650 couples three times over a period of three years and on comparing wages with blood pressure levels; they found that low wages increased the risk of a hypertension diagnosis by 16 percent. The researchers concluded that doubling ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/low-income-may-predispose-individuals-to-high-blood-pressure-112568-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/minimally-invasive-surgery-can-lower-high-blood-pressure-111875-1.htm Renal denervation, a minimally invasive surgery, can lower blood pressure (BP) that refuses to yield to drugs, according to a study. The findings build on results released in 2010. It showed that six months of treating the arteries around the kidneys with radio waves lowered drug-resistant high BP. Results show that risk of heart attack and stroke could be reduced by 40 percent. Renal denervation involves inserting a catheter through an artery located near the groin. Once there, a tip ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/minimally-invasive-surgery-can-lower-high-blood-pressure-111875-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/discovery-on-role-of-white-blood-cells-in-kidney-failure-leads-to-better-treatment-options-111722-1.htm Following a key discovery about the role of white blood cells in kidney inflammation, better targeted treatments for 20 per cent of renal failure patients. In a study published today in iNature Medicine/i, researchers from Monash University tracked the movements of white blood cells, or leukocytes, leading to a new understanding of their behaviour in both healthy and diseased kidneys. Leukocytes play important protective roles in the body's immune system, but in some cases they cause damaging inflammation....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/discovery-on-role-of-white-blood-cells-in-kidney-failure-leads-to-better-treatment-options-111722-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/high-blood-pressure-tops-global-killer-list-111523-1.htm High blood pressure has claimed over 9 million lives in 2010, making it the biggest killer worldwide, according to the experts. Smoking and alcohol use have also overtaken child hunger in the last two decades to become the second and third leading risks globally, according to a study estimating the disease burden attributable to 43 risk factors in 1990 and 2010. The analysis was undertaken by an international consortium of scientists as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, which is published in iThe Lancet/i today....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/high-blood-pressure-tops-global-killer-list-111523-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/popular-weight-loss-drug-may-cause-liver-kidney-failure-111356-1.htm Orlistat - popular weight loss drug inhibits a key enzyme that may lead to severe toxicity of internal organs such as the liver and kidney, says University of Rhode Island researcher. The inhibition is irreversible and can be caused by a low level of the drug. Professor Bingfang Yan's study funded by the National Institutes of Health, also found that the drug alters efficacy of medicines, and particularly limits the effectiveness of some anti-cancer drugs. Orlistat, which was ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/popular-weight-loss-drug-may-cause-liver-kidney-failure-111356-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/more-sleep-could-help-ward-off-high-blood-pressure-110937-1.htm An extra hour in bed every night could help lower high blood pressure, finds study. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is thought to be responsible for half of all heart attacks and strokes, and lack of sleep and a stressful lifestyle have long been associated with an increased risk of the condition. But the new study, carried out at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, is one of the first to prove that blood pressure can be brought under control by simply increasing sleep duration, the Daily Mail reported....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/more-sleep-could-help-ward-off-high-blood-pressure-110937-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/open-heart-surgery-may-top-angioplasty-for-dialysis-patients-110785-1.htm Open heart surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting) appears to be safer than angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI) for kidney failure patients, states study published in the iJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (JASN). While 30% to 60% of kidney failure patients on dialysis have blocked arteries surrounding the heart, there is little information regarding how to optimally fix the life-threatening problem in these individuals. That's because dialysis patients ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/open-heart-surgery-may-top-angioplasty-for-dialysis-patients-110785-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnant-women-with-high-blood-pressure-may-benefit-from-exercise-110104-1.htm A new study has highlighted the beneficial effects of exercise before and during pregnancy for women who develop high blood pressure during gestation. Gilbert's team observed that placental ischemia-induced hypertension in rats was alleviated by exercise and was accompanied by a restoration of several circulating factors that have recently been shown to be important in causing the high blood pressure associated with preeclampsia. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnant-women-with-high-blood-pressure-may-benefit-from-exercise-110104-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cinacalcet-does-not-reduce-risk-of-major-heart-problems-in-patients-with-kidney-failure-109519-1.htm A commonly prescribed drug cinacalcet, given to patients with kidney failure or secondary hyperparathyroidism, does not reduce the risk of death or major cardiovascular events, new large scale international study found. The results of the trial known as EVOLVE, which enrolled nearly 4,000 kidney patients from several continents and stretched over five years, were mixed, researchers said. "The results of the EVOLVE trial suggest that cinacalcet favorably alters bone and mineral metabolism, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cinacalcet-does-not-reduce-risk-of-major-heart-problems-in-patients-with-kidney-failure-109519-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/explanation-on-why-antibiotics-prescribed-for-chemotherapy-cause-kidney-failure-given-by-neutrons-109429-1.htm New insights into the origin of the side effects of an antifungal drug prescribed all over the world were provided by neutron scattering experiments. The analysis follows 40 years of debate and could help drug developers reduce these harmful complications. It was conducted by scientists at King's College London and the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, and published in iScientific Reports/i. Wherever you are in the world, indoors or outdoors, the air you breathe contains fungal spores....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/explanation-on-why-antibiotics-prescribed-for-chemotherapy-cause-kidney-failure-given-by-neutrons-109429-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-finds-high-blood-pressure-damages-the-brain-in-early-middle-age-109320-1.htm A study led by researchers at UC Davis has found that uncontrolled high blood pressure damages the brain's structure and function as early as young middle-age. The study also found that the brains of middle-aged people who clinically would not be considered to have hypertension have evidence of silent structural brain damage. The investigation found accelerated brain aging among hypertensive and prehypertensive individuals in their 40s, including damage to the structural integrity of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-finds-high-blood-pressure-damages-the-brain-in-early-middle-age-109320-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-risk-is-dominant-in-kidney-failure-patients-108899-1.htm HighlightsulliKidney failure patients have high levels of sugar coating constituents in the blood and less sugar coating along the insides of their blood vessels. liDamage to this sugar coating may be responsible for kidney failure patients' increased risks of heart problems. Heart disease is the number one killer of individuals with kidney disease./ulWashington, DC (October 18, 2012) - Individuals with kidney failure often develop heart problems, but it's not clear why. A study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-risk-is-dominant-in-kidney-failure-patients-108899-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-quiz-may-help-determine-death-risk-of-dialysis-patients-108422-1.htm A new research has found that a simple quiz may help to determine the death risk of dialysis patients. The six question quiz, already used to assess disabilities in the elderly, could help doctors to find out the death risk of patients of any age. Believing that kidney failure mimics an accelerated body-wide aging process transplant surgeon Dorry L. Segev, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues turned to geriatric experts to examine mortality risk in patients undergoing dialysis. They found that those ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/simple-quiz-may-help-determine-death-risk-of-dialysis-patients-108422-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-overcome-barriers-and-establish-a-successful-home-hemodialysis-program-108072-1.htm Most patients with chronic kidney disease who undergo hemodialysis put up with a grueling treatment regimen that involves going into a clinic several days a week and sitting through a three-to-four hour dialysis session at each visit. Home hemodialysis is more accessible than ever, though, with the advent of newer systems that are easier for patients to learn, use, and maintain, according to a review appearing in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (CJASN)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-overcome-barriers-and-establish-a-successful-home-hemodialysis-program-108072-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/childs-iq-linked-with-mothers-high-blood-pressure-during-pregnancy-108048-1.htm High blood pressure during pregnancy can impact the child's intelligence negatively, according to a new research. A research conducted on male offspring found that, those born to mothers who had high blood pressure in pregnancy, had inadequate mental skills as compared to children born to healthy mothers. "High blood pressure and related conditions such as preeclampsia complicate about 10 percent of all pregnancies and can affect a baby's environment in the womb. Our study suggests that even declines ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/childs-iq-linked-with-mothers-high-blood-pressure-during-pregnancy-108048-1.htm