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21 Research on cilia heats up: Implications for hearing, vision loss and kidney disease Full Text ScienceDaily, May 14, 2013

22 Announcement: National Blood Pressure Education Month - May 2013 Full Text Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2013

23 Hospital charges vary widely across region, nation. New site lets patients compare prices Full Text Orlando Sentinel, May 13, 2013

24 EMR and HIE see big adoption numbers Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 10, 2013

25 Phones, probes and sensors to transform healthcare Full Text EurekAlert!, May 10, 2013

26 The Biology of Kindness: How It Makes Us Happier & Healthier Full Text Time, May 10, 2013

27 Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension - United States, 2003-2010 Full Text Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 10, 2013

28 Health centers to help uninsured individuals gain affordable health insurance coverage HHS News Releases, May 10, 2013

29 Slowing health-care costs may be here to stay Full Text The Seattle Times, May 9, 2013

30 AHIMA helps consumers maximize mHealth Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 9, 2013

31 EHR boosts ROI, revenue for med group Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 9, 2013

32 CHIME seeks Stage 2 delay, defends MU Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 9, 2013

33 EHR incentive payments surge to $13.7B Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 8, 2013

34 AHIMA calls for coding guidelines Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 8, 2013

35 Many medical guidelines don't consider costs Full Text Reuters Health News, May 8, 2013

36 Strong Relationship Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Gout Confirmed Full Text Pain Medicine News, May 8, 2013

37 Obamacare is on the horizon, but will enough people sign up? Full Text Reuters Health News, May 7, 2013

38 Virtual health care gaining ground Full Text USA Today, May 7, 2013

39 Study: Exercise cuts kidney stone risk in women Full Text The Seattle Times, May 6, 2013

40 AMA: EHRs create 'appalling Catch-22' Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 6, 2013

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In patients with acute myocardial infarction, the hazard ratio (HR) for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) was highest in patients with chronic kidney disease and anemia.
Well-managed use of tobramycin long term is not associated with kidney failure. In a retrospective study among individuals with cystic fibrosis, the use of intravenous colistin, gentamicin, tobramycin or vancomycin did not correlate with increased BUN or creatinine after 8.5 years. Furthermore, only inhaled colistin correlated with kidney failure episodes
Evidence by the Study of Heart and Renal Protection trial showed cardiovascular benefit and absence of special safety concerns for statin administration in chronic kidney disease; yet some experts call for additional data on renal outcomes.

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Risk factors for acute cardiac events in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

As published in the Journal of Infection, patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute cardiac events (ACEs) have a higher fatality rate (19.4%) than patients with CAP but without ACEs (6.4%). Of 3291 patients with CAP over a 15-year period, 315 had ACEs (8%; arrhythmias, n=199; congestive heart failure, n=118; myocardial infarction, n=30). Based on multivariate analysis, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, tachycardia, septic shock, multilobar pneumonia, hypoalbuminemia, and pneumococcal pneumonia were associated with ACEs in patients with CAP.

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Serum amyloid A is a sensitive biomarker for advanced renal cancer

Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) have reported that serum amyloid A (SAA) has greater sensitivity in detecting advanced renal tumors than CRP or IL-6 levels. Specifically, the sensitivities and specificities of SAA, CRP, and IL-6 for advanced renal tumors were 78%, 69%, and 44%, and 82%, 82%, and 94%, respectively. Furthermore, the SAA levels were higher in patients with advanced renal tumors than patients with localized renal tumors.

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NSAID-associated AKI more severe in young children

As published in the Journal of Pediatrics, NSAID-associated acute tubular necrosis and acute interstitial nephritis occurred in 21 and 6 of 1015 children with acute kidney injuries, respectively. Correct dosing of NSAIDs was confirmed in 75% of the children. Children < 5 years of age had more severe disease, more often requiring dialysis (100% vs. 0) and ICU admission (75% vs. 9%), and increased length of stay (10 d vs. 7 d).

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Risk factors for acute cardiac events in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

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NSAID-associated AKI more severe in young children

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