Underlying Metabolic Abnormalities Cause Many HIV-associated Kidney Stones
Friday, 07 February 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - HIV-infected patients with urinary lithiasis should undergo a complete metabolic evaluation, because more often than not, their renal stones are composed of calcium salts or uric acid rather than crystallized protease inhibitor.
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Gene Mutations Associated with Nephrolithiasis and Osteoporosis
Wednesday, 25 September 2002
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with urolithiasis or bone demineralization, heterozygous mutations in the NPT2a gene may cause hypophosphatemia and urinary phosphate loss, French researchers report in the September 26th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Differences in Renal Function may Explain Racial Disparity in Urolithiasis in S. Africa
Friday, 20 September 2002
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In South Africa, differences in the renal handling of dietary calcium and oxalate may explain why kidney stones are much less common among black populations than their white counterparts, according to a report published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology.
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CT Better than IVP in Diagnosing Acute Urolithiasis
Tuesday, 10 September 2002
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Noncontrast helical CT (NHCT) scanning is a more accurate method of diagnosing acute urolithiasis than intravenous pyelogram (IVP), according to researchers who conducted a meta-analysis of previously published data.
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Low-carbohydrate, High-protein Diet Delivers a Marked Acid Load to the Kidney
Tuesday, 13 August 2002
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Consumption of a low-carbohydrate, high-protein (LCHP) diet delivers an exaggerated acid load to the kidney, increasing the risk for kidney stone formation and possibly for bone loss, according to results of a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
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Independent Link Between Gout and Kidney Stones Suggests Shared Etiology
Friday, 02 August 2002
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III) point to an independent association between nephrolithiasis and gout.
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