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Intra-Arterial Safer Than Intravenous Administration of Contrast Medium
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Nephropathy associated with iodinated contrast medium exposure can be fatal, physicians report in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. However, the mortality risk is even higher when contrast is administered intravenously than when it is injected into an artery, their findings suggest. Reuters Health Information
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Tailored Therapy May Improve Kidney Cancer Survival
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A study of nearly 1,500 patients treated for kidney cancer at the University of California-Los Angeles in the last 15 years indicates that patients may benefit from an individualized treatment approach. Reuters Health Information
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Gains in Survival After Dialysis Initiation Seen in the Elderly
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Survival among elderly patients initiating hemodialysis in Canada improved significantly from 1990 to 1999, despite an increasing burden of comorbidity, researchers report in the October 23 issue of CMAJ, the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Reuters Health Information
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