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...s "water intoxication," the condition occurs when serum sodium concentration in the blood falls to dangero... cells in the body to stop excreting water. Normal serum sodium levels are between 135 and 145 millimoles per liter (mmol/L). Hyponatremia occurs when serum ...Fosrenol data show evidence of trends towards improved bone formation in CKD stage 5 patients
...y results showed that FOSRENOL effectively reduced serum phosphorus levels. In addition, FOSRENOL treatment was associated with lower serum calcium, higher serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and increased biochemical parameters indicative of b...SCAI issues recommendations to prevent kidney damage after imaging procedures
..., or eGFR. This test is superior to the often-used serum creatinine test. Make sure patients are adequate... signs of kidney failure. During this period, the serum creatinine test is useful for monitoring kidney function. In addition, patients should not resume ta...Involvement of the amygdala in systemic lupus erythematosus
... Batliwalla FM, Crawford D, et al. (2006) Elevated serum levels of interferon-regulated chemokines are biomarkers for active human systemic lupus erythematosus. PLoS Med 3(12): e491. PLEASE ADD THE LINK TO THE PUBLISHED ARTICLE IN ONLINEVERSIONS OF YOUR REPORT: http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/...High-normal uric acid linked with mild cognitive impairment in the elderly
...e. These findings suggest that older people with serum (blood) uric-acid levels in the high end of the no... physicians to ask elderly adults with high normal serum uric acid about any problems they might be having with their thinking, and perhaps refer those who e...Racial differences seen in steatosis in patients with hepatitis C
...resistance), body mass index, waist circumference, serum triglycerides, aminotransferase levels, and histological scores for inflammation and fibrosis. After adjusting for those features, they found that African-Americans had a dramatically lower risk of steatosis. For a given degree of overweight and obes...High level of cardiac biomarker may help predict risk of CVD events in patients with heart disease
...l factors, echocardiographic parameters, ischemia, serum biomarkers and functional limitations. "We observed the strongest association between NT-proBNP level and risk of incident heart failure. The ability to identify individuals at risk for developing heart failure has considerable appeal because the ea...The problem with treating spondylarthritis with anti-TNF strategies
...as induced with arthritis, using methylated bovine serum albumin. Four days later, these mice were given a single injection of etanercept. Three days later, on day seven, they were killed. Signs of arthritis were assessed and graded for cartilage destruction and bone erosion. ...EVEREST data on use of tolvaptan published in JAMA and featured at ACC
.../L) exhibited significantly greater corrections in serum sodium at day seven or discharge, if earlier, (p less than 0.001) and the effect was maintained through 40 weeks of treatment. "The EVEREST data suggest that the mechanism of action of tolvaptan may represent a new therapeutic strategy that could...Obesity may be linked to middle ear effusions in children
...range for age and sex," the authors write. "Using serum triglyceride concentration as the standard, we fou...entilating tube insertion were obese, whereas with serum total cholesterol concentration as the standard, only 19.2 percent were obese." "The frequency of ...Magnesium loss in patients given monoclonal antibodies
...ese antibodies. 95 (97%) of patients had decreased serum magnesium concentrations during treatment with the...d antibodies compared with baseline measures (mean serum magnesium slope 000157 mmol/L/day [95% CI 000191 to 000123]) and this change was significantly lower...Pistachios lower cholesterol, provide antioxidants
...ves the risk of cardiovascular disease by reducing serum oxidized LDL. "Our study has shown that pistachios, eaten with a heart healthy diet, may decrease a person's CVD risk profile," says Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition and primary investigator of the study....Exercise can cut coronary artery disease risk for some with MS
...nzymatic colorimetric methods were used to analyze serum total cholesterol, high-density and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose. Anthropometric (body weight, BMI, body fat percentage) measures and blood pressure were also taken at the same time. Results The researchers not...New data shows once a day LAMICTAL XR is effective in patients with partial epilepsy
...rmulation demonstrated fewer daily fluctuations in serum concentration and more stable blood levels over time." ABOUT THE ARMOR STUDY In the ARMOR study, patients nave to Lamictal, thirteen years of age or older with uncontrolled partial seizures, taking a stable regimen of 1 or 2 AEDs were enrolled in...Eggs promote weight loss and help close nutrient consumption gap
...smoking, alcohol consumption, high blood pressure, serum cholesterol, obesity, diabetes and sedentary lifestyle. After a thorough scientific review of the major studies concerning heart disease causation, it was found that eggs contribute just 0.6 percent of males' and 0.4 percent of females' coronary hear...Higher intake of fish and vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of age-related macular disease
...ated macular degeneration, while those with higher serum levels of vitamin D may have a reduced risk of the...cs, lifestyle habits and food intake. "Levels of serum vitamin D were inversely associated with early AMD but not advanced AMD," the authors write. When pa...Aspirin use during pregnancy could reduce risk of pre-eclampsia
...ith high blood pressure and proteinuria (excess of serum proteins in the urine). Dr Lisa Askie, University of Sydney, Australia, with funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, along with colleagues from Australia and the UK, formed the Perinatal Antiplatelet Review of Inte...Implanting dopamine generators in brain cells obtains improvement in Parkinson's in monkeys
...n those individuals receiving injections of saline serum instead of the cellular aggregates. The fact that the injection into the striate area of neurotrophic factors (those that favour cell growth), such as GDNF, also causes a significant increase in dopaminergic neurones in this region of the brain ind...Statin use linked with decreased prostate cancer mortality rates, lower PSA levels
...on score ranging 5-6. Researchers also found lower serum PSA levels and free/total PSA ratios in this population. Non-statin, lipid-lowering drugs were not associated with incidence, stage or grade. This abstract will be presented during Moderated Poster Session 53 on Wednesday, May 23 starting at 8:00...