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Kidney Cancer: A New Approach
3 hours ago ago from Types of Cancer
Subscribe to updates Most people have two functional kidneys which help regulate electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Kidney tumors may change these important functions and can lead to a diagnosis of kidney cancer. On this program we spend time with courageous patients who are coping with their kidney cancer by seeking a new approach. Kidney Cancer is part of the award winning public television series ...
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22 hours ago ago from Diabetes News Hound
New research suggests that sulfonylureas, a popular class of oral Type 2 diabetes drugs, is linked to a higher risk of death and heart failure , according to a recent article published by Web MD . When compared to metformin (Glucophage), the most widely prescribed drug for Type 2 diabetes, patients taking only first- or second-generation sulfonylureas were 61% more likely to die. For the study researchers examined medical records of ...
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19 hours ago ago from Here and Now
Researchers report that diabetes patients who used sulfonylureas had a higher risk of death from all causes and a higher risk of heart failure than diabetes patients who used the most widely prescribed diabetes drug metformin.
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23 hours ago ago from Change.org's Health Care Blog
Next time you run into a teabagger fear-mongering about government healthcare rationing, why not get to the heart of the issue? Ask a simple question: who would s/he rather have rationing healthcare services, the government or well-meaning neighbors? The “well-meaning” part saves it from being a trick question, where the neighbor is actually a private health plan employee. Even removing a well-known villain from the equation, evidence ...
Related contentKidney Cancer Causes, Symptoms, Risks Factors and More
21 hours ago ago from Health and Lifestyles
Kidney cancer or renal carcinoma usually occurs in older people and accounts for about 2 to 3% of cancers in adults, affecting about twice as many men as women. In adults, the most common type of kidney tumor is renal cell carcinoma, which begins in the cells that line the small tubes within your kidneys. Kidney cancer rarely strikes children and young adults; the exceptions are a pediatric kidney cancer called Wilms tumor and some forms of ...
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