Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Dietary patterns linked to chronic kidney disease risk

Compared with other dietary indices, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) provide chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk discrimination, according to a study published online ...

Oncology & Cancer

Surgeons are at higher risk of cancer, study suggests

Harvard Medical School investigators have discovered that U.S. surgeons have a cancer mortality rate more than two times that of nonsurgeon physicians and around 20% higher than most non-physician workers. While still maintaining ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chronic kidney disease may be tied to higher risk for tooth loss

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) appears to be associated with a higher risk of tooth loss, with a higher prevalence of CKD seen among individuals with fewer than 20 teeth, according to a study published online July 20 in Renal ...

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