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As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
5/25/2012 - More Americans now suffer from kidney stones than from heart disease, stroke or diabetes ...

Study Ties Secondhand Smoke to Bladder Irritation in Kids
5/21/2012 - Children aged 4 to 10 were at particular risk from exposure ...

First, Second Kidney Transplants Have Similar Success: Study
5/11/2012 - No differences seen in infections or new kidney survival ...

Germs Behind Urinary Tract Infections Becoming More Resistant to Drugs
5/4/2012 - Common antibiotics are not as effective as they used to be, researchers warn ...

New Guidelines Issued for Severe Lupus
5/3/2012 - More can be done to prevent permanent kidney damage, says American College of Rheumatology ...

Women Can Waive Test Before Incontinence Surgery: Study
5/2/2012 - Researchers found similar success rates whether or not patients got the expensive evaluation ...

Fish Oil Doesnt Cut Failure Rate of Hemodialysis Grafts
5/1/2012 - However, kidney patients taking fish-oil supplements had fewer problems with clots, study says ...

Routine Kidney Disease Screening Not Worthwhile, Experts Say
4/30/2012 - But checking those with diabetes, high blood pressure makes sense, doctors agree ...

Kids Kidney Transplant Rules May Have Shrunk Race Gap
4/26/2012 - Before 'Share 35,' black and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive organ than whites, researchers say ...

Donor Kidney Re-Used in Second Patient After Failing in First
4/25/2012 - Breakthrough approach could stretch the supply of donor organs, experts say ...

Chemo + Radiation Best for Bladder Cancer, Study Finds
4/18/2012 - Adding fluorouracil, mitomycin C led to significantly better survival rates ...

Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear
4/17/2012 - Certain blood pressure-lowering drugs most effective treatment, reports review ...

Kidney Cancer Patients Fare Better With Tumor Removal Only
4/17/2012 - Survival rates were higher than for those whose kidney was taken out, researchers say ...

Herbal Remedy Ingredient Tied to Cancer, Kidney Failure
4/12/2012 - Study of Taiwanese patients found potential dangers in aristolochia ...

Urinary Incontinence Drugs May Be More Trouble Than Theyre Worth
4/9/2012 - Analysis found many women stop taking the medications because of bothersome side effects ...

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