LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough....
three timesStudy: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enoughHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 09/21/2011 - 18:57
New rules may increase patients on home dialysisHeadlines from the Associated Press Sat, 01/08/2011 - 02:15
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- People undergoing dialysis have to go to a clinic three times a week and get hooked up to a machine for hours at a time.... Tags:
Death Rate High Among People With Persistent SeizuresWebMD Health Wed, 12/22/2010 - 18:47
Researchers who followed 245 children with epilepsy into adulthood found that 24% died over a 40-year period, a rate that was three times higher than expected in the general population. Should medical marijuana be a factor in transplant decisions?Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Fri, 05/02/2008 - 19:23
The death this week of a musician who was three times denied a liver transplant highlights a new ethical concern: When dying patients need a transplant, should it be held against them if they've used marijuana with a doctor's blessing? |
