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Stories from the dialysis comunity across the globe.
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US Government radically changing dietary advice |
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FOR two generations, Americans ate fewer eggs and other animal products because policy makers told them that fat and cholesterol were bad for their health. Now both dogmas have been debunked in quick succession.
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Bourbon virus - a previously unknown Thogotovirus, associated with AKI after tick bite. |
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NBC News: Scientists are reporting on a new virus, never seen before anywhere, that apparently killed a Kansas man last year. They're calling it Bourbon virus, after the county in Kansas where the previously healthy man lived. He'd been bitten by ticks before he got sick so doctors believe the virus is carried by ticks.
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Rapamycin in bloomberg.com as an anti-ageing drug. |
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Bloomberg: Over the past decade, it’s shown promise as a drug that not only can extend life by delaying the onset of aging-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s disease, but also postpone the effects of normal aging. With an eye toward changing the way millions grow older, Novartis, the $260 billion Swiss pharmaceutical giant, has begun taking the first steps to position a version of rapamycin as the first true anti-aging drug.
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BMJ study: Intensify BP treament when SBP > 150, but do it promptly. |
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BMJ (Xu et al): Conclusions Systolic intensification thresholds higher than 150 mm Hg, delays of greater than 1.4 months before medication intensification after systolic blood pressure elevation, and delays of greater than 2.7 months before blood pressure follow-up after antihypertensive medication intensification were associated with increased risk of an acute cardiovascular event or death. These findings support the importance of timely medical management and follow-up in the treatment of patients with hypertension.
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Rapid and unexpected weight gain after fecal transplant |
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EurekAlert: A woman successfully treated for a recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with stool from an overweight donor rapidly gained weight herself afterwards, becoming obese, according to a case report published in the new journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
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