Sunday, April 12, 2009

Drug-eluting Stents Found Safe, Superior To Bare Metal Stents, Study Suggests

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Drug-eluting stents were safe and superior to bare metal stents in preventing death and heart attacks among 262,700 "real-world" p...

Partner Behavior Better Predicts STD Risks

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Risky behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for contracting sexually transmitted d...

New Mexican Health-care Program Successful At Reducing Crippling Health Care Costs

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Seguro Popular, a Mexican health care program instituted in 2003, has already reduced crippling health care costs among poorer households, a...

Hispanics Appear To Face Poorer Quality Nursing Home Care

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Nursing homes serving primarily Hispanic residents provided poorer quality care compared to facilities whose patients were mostly white, acc...
Saturday, April 4, 2009

Diabetes Insipidus

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What is diabetes insipidus? Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare disease that causes frequent urination. The large volume of urine is diluted...

Kidney Disease of Diabetes

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The Burden of Kidney Failure Each year in the United States, more than 100,000 people are diagnosed with kidney failure, a serious conditi...

Chronic Kidney Disease: A Family Affair

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the permanent loss of kidney function. CKD may be the result of physical injury or a disease that damages th...

High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease

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What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure measures the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels. Extra fluid in the body in...

Kidney Biopsy

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What is a kidney biopsy? A biopsy is a diagnostic test that involves collecting small pieces of tissue, usually through a needle, for exam...

Medical Tests for Prostate Problems

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The prostate is a walnut-sized gland in men that produces fluid that is a component of semen. The gland has two or more lobes—or sections—en...