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[1] [2] Kempner had many patients with malignant hypertension with kidney failure, and there were no good treatments for those patients. He believed that the kidney had two functions, one excretory and the other metabolic, and "he theorized that if the protein and electrolyte load on the kidney was reduced to a minimum, the kidney might better ...
The damage spread to Taiwan where Kobayashi Pharmaceutical red yeast rice was sold. Six cases of acute kidney failure and other health problems were reported, prompting a recall of the ingredients and products using them from about 100 companies. [8] Taiwanese companies recalled 154 products linked to the contaminated red yeast rice supplements ...
A low-protein diet is used as a therapy for inherited metabolic disorders, such as phenylketonuria and homocystinuria, and can also be used to treat kidney or liver disease. Low protein consumption appears to reduce the risk of bone breakage, presumably through changes in calcium homeostasis. [ 1 ]
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese health officials searched a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory on Saturday after the drugmaker reported five deaths possibly linked to dietary supplements using red yeast ...
Brown rice is a whole grain, meaning it contains all three parts of the grain: the fiber-containing bran, the nutritious germ, and the carb-rich endosperm. This makes it a valuable addition to a ...
Researchers say a new study of kidney cancer offers hope for treating the disease using existing drugs. ... researchers looked at more than 270,000 single cells from 12 patients with kidney tumours.
Breast cancer patients choosing alternative medicine were 5.68 times more likely to die within five years of diagnosis. [ 10 ] Although they are more likely to die than non-users, some users of alternative treatments feel a greater sense of control over their destinies and report less anxiety and depression. [ 24 ]
Vitamin and mineral management for dialysis patients is a required treatment for people undergoing dialysis because during end-stage kidney disease and dialysis the kidneys are functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. [1] As a consequence, certain vitamin and mineral restrictions and supplementations are needed. [2]