13. October 2009 04:02
A study issued today by HealthGrades, Inc., the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, finds that Good Samaritan Hospital is among the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke and Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement. The nation’s nearly 5,000 nonfederal hospitals were all included in the sweeping study, which examined mortality rates and complication rates from government data from 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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Tags: Cardiology, Health and Human Services, Heart Failure, Hip Replacement, Hospital, Kidney Stone, Medicaid, Medicare, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pneumonia, Sepsis, Stroke
7. October 2009 02:54
A relatively new ultrasound probe procedure has the highest success rate for breaking down kidney stones in the lower "funnel" area of the kidney, rather than the shock wave treatment used for many years, according to a review of studies.
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6. October 2009 07:58
Continuing to drive innovation in endourology, Cook Medical will feature a series of product demonstrations and interactive presentations with a special emphasis on kidney stone management solutions, including the LMA Stonebreaker and Holmium Lasers at the 27th Annual World Congress on Endourology and SWL (shock wave lithotripsy) at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Munich, Germany from 6-10 October.
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17. September 2009 05:05
Ordinary, loud snoring doesn't seem to be harmful, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. But snorers still may want to seek treatment to stop snoring, reduce embarrassment and improve sleep for themselves and their bed partner.
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Posted in: Miscellaneous News
Tags: Bone, Calcium, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Constipation, Corticosteroid, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes, Diet, Kidney Stone, Multiple Sclerosis, Nausea, Osteoporosis, Periodontal Disease, Skin Cancer, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Smoking, Tuberculosis, Vitamin D, Vomiting, Weight Loss
13. August 2009 19:45
Researchers have found another reason to eat well: a healthy diet helps prevent kidney stones. Loading up on fruits, vegetables, nuts, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains, while limiting salt, red and processed meats, and sweetened beverages is an effective way to ward off kidney stones, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).
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21. July 2009 19:30
Children on the high-fat ketogenic diet to control epileptic seizures can prevent the excruciatingly painful kidney stones that the diet can sometimes cause if they take a daily supplement of potassium citrate the day they start the diet, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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30. June 2009 03:17
A discovery by scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, the Netherlands and Denmark has pointed to a common biological mechanism contributing to both kidney stones and decreased bone mineral density (BMD).
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17. June 2009 19:13
The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study. The overall risk, however, remains fairly small at about 8 percent.
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21. May 2009 19:14
Brooklynn Spencer's mother Samantha knew something wasn't right. The 8 month old had the flu recently, but it had been four weeks. She should have been better. The Elmira mother of four pushed for blood tests in early October 2007. A few hours later, there was a knock at the door.
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26. April 2009 22:21
Children with a history of consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones and other urological complications.
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26. April 2009 21:59
New research from the University of California, San Francisco suggests that the citrate and malate content in commonly consumed sodas may be sufficient to inhibit the development of calcium stones. The study was presented at the 104th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).
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24. March 2009 20:38
The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.
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Tags: Bone, Calcium, Carbohydrate, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Digestive System, Insulin, Kidney Stone, Nutrition, Phosphorous, Potassium, Type 2 Diabetes
24. March 2009 17:46
The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.
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Tags: Bone, Calcium, Carbohydrate, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Digestive System, Endocrinology, Insulin, Kidney Stone, Metabolism, Nutrition, Phosphorous, Potassium, Type 2 Diabetes
8. February 2009 18:26
A new Australian survey on fast foods has revealed that some manufacturers are delivering an astonishing amount of salt in some of their products.
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Posted in: Miscellaneous News
Tags: Blood Pressure, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Diet, Gastric Cancer (Stomach), Heart Failure, Kidney Disease, Kidney Stone, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Stroke
21. December 2008 22:07
A prototype of a therapeutic ultrasound device, developed by a Cornell graduate student, fits in the palm of a hand, is battery-powered and packs enough punch to stabilize a gunshot wound or deliver drugs to brain cancer patients.
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