More Kidney & Urinary News

• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of Anabolic Steroids

  Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Anabolic steroids, taken by some athletes to build muscle and ...

• Preventive Antibiotics Help Some Kids Fend Off Urinary Infections

  Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are predisposed to recurrent urinary tract infections are ...

• Intensive Dialysis Doesn't Save Lives of the Sickest

  Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Giving seriously ill patients high-intensity dialysis is no better at ...

• Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant

  Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A test to determine whether a person's heart is healthy ...

• Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients

  Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Dialysis may not be worth undertaking for many older Americans ...

• Impotence, Incontinence Risk Casts Doubt on High-Tech Prostate Surgery

  Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Heightened risks for post-operative incontinence and impotence may outweigh any ...

• Exercise Extends Life of Kidney Patients

  Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise may help extend the lives of people with kidney ...

• Progress Made Toward Vaccine for Urinary Infections

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine to prevent urinary tract infections shows early promise ...

• Diet, Exercise May Slow Kidney Disease Progression

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Shedding pounds may be good for most people, but especially ...

• Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients

  Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A longer period of preventive treatment after kidney transplant can ...

• Kidney Injury While Hospitalized May Lead to Future Dialysis

  Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients who encounter serious kidney problems while hospitalized, those ...

• Dopamine May Boost Odds of Transplant Success

  Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Giving the neurotransmitter dopamine to brain-dead organ donors may help ...

• Home Dialysis a Good Option for Kidney Disease Patients

  Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- People with kidney disease may do just as well receiving ...

• 'Electronic Nose' Could Spot Kidney Disease

  Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- An "electronic nose" that can sniff out chronic renal failure ...

• Single Kidney Transplant From Young, Deceased Donors Works Well

  Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Adult kidney transplant recipients who receive a single kidney from ...

• Wearable Kidney May One Day Replace Dialysis

  Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A wearable artificial kidney may someday make life much easier ...

• Kidney Donor's Sex Could Affect Women's Outcomes

  Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Female kidney recipients whose donated organ came from a deceased ...

• Spleen May Help Heart Recover From Disease

  July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Though its reputation doesn't rank down there with the appendix, ...

• For Some Kidney Patients, Home Dialysis Is Better

  July 25 (HealthDay News) -- More than 340,000 Americans are on dialysis to treat kidney ...