Urologic and genital diseases

Albuminuria (1)
Cystitis (4)
Eclampsia (1)
Endometriosis (11)
Metritis (8)
Renal insufficiency (49)
Trichomoniasis (1)
Urinary tract infection (21)

Synopsis: 5. medicine & health: 1. diseases: Diseases: Urologic and genital diseases:

Does cranberry juice stop cystitis? Many women swear by the healing powers of cranberry juice, saying it not only helps cure painful bladder infections,

including cystitis, but also helps prevent future outbreaks as well. Given that bladder infections are one of the most common bacterial infections we face,

They can also get urinary tract infections, but they are fifty times rarer, probably because the male urethra is longer.

So it is plausible that drinking cranberry juice could help to prevent cystitis. A systematic review of studies published last year found that products containing cranberries reduced the risk of infection,

this time from the Cochrane Collaboration, examined 24 studies on the prevention of urinary tract infections and came to rather different conclusions.

The study in question divided 319 women with recent urinary tract infections into two groups: half were given cranberry juice to drink twice a day for the next six months;

because the authors had used a lower threshold to definite a urinary tract infection, but authors of the later review assessed it to be important enough to include in their study.

or when and if they would have the next bout of cystitis. So the only guaranteed treatment for urinary tract infections is antibiotics.

With the risk of increased antibiotic resistance, an alternative treatment for such everyday infections would be welcome.

1. Warding off urinary tract infections (UTIS) You may have heard that cranberries could prevent UTIS and perhaps thought it was an old wives'tale.

Images of Things That Make Us Sick 2. Promoting oral and gastrointestinal health The same anti-adhesion ability that works against E coli to help prevent urinary tract infections may also be effective against H. pylori a type of bacteria

or raisins can cause fatal kidney failure in some dogs. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ASPCA first noticed the danger in 1999.

People with kidney disease liver disease or diabetes and those taking medication for a chronic health condition should talk to their doctor before starting a high-protein diet Zeratsky said.

they've also been heralded for their reported ability to prevent and even treat urinary tract infections. But clinical research attempting to link cranberry consumption to a reduction in urinary tract infections remains somewhat inconsistent.

A 2012 study by a team from Taiwan and the U s. published in the Archives of Internal medicine found that consuming cranberries did seem to prevent urinary tract infections in certain populations

but qualified the findings with a strong word of caution against using the folk remedy as a treatment.

This is especially the case in bacteria that cause urinary tract infections. Motility is actually a really important factor in infection said Nathalie Tufenkji a chemical engineer at Mcgill University.

Cranberry meets Proteus mirabilis After observing E coli's impaired motility after exposure to cranberries Tufenkji tested the cranberry's effect on another bacteria common to urinary tract infections:

or treat a urinary tract infection. So it is difficult to say that ingesting high volumes of cranberries would have any effect on bacterial motility.

According to the Mayo Clinic dehydration can lead to other serious conditions such as low blood pressure seizures kidney failure or even death.

But for people with diabetes which is associated often with kidney disease the honey actually increased the risk of infection.

This is important because diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure so any therapy should work with normal and diabetic kidney dialysis patients.

The reasons for the diabetes-kidney failure link are understood not completely but diabetics often have both high blood glucose levels and high blood pressure both

And because diabetes and kidney disease are linked commonly and 9%of the patients treated with either therapy still died the bottom line is still that we need better therapies for bacterial infection whether natural or man-made.

or cure urinary tract infections researchers say. Cranberry juice has been touted for at least a century as a remedy for urinary tract infections (UTIS.

Yet doctors remain divided over whether the fruit is truly effective in treating UTIS. The largest analysis to date a review of 24 studies including more than 4400 patients published in 2012 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews suggests that any positive effect is minimal at best.

It's a painkiller given to people with urinary tract infections and converts pee into a Gatorade-like color.

Occasionally a urinary tract infection may trigger green pee. Blue The rarest of all on the pee rainbow blue urine often comes from chemicals

Indigo and Violet In this photo the deep purple urine comes from a patient with kidney failure. The dark black one is something that you usually see in kidney failure West said.

Your kidneys should be filtering your blood and getting rid of your waste and when you damage the kidneys there's a lot more blood in the urine she said.

Patients with catheters can develop a rare complication called purple urine bag syndrome linked to a urinary tract infection and highly alkaline urine.

which can cause kidney failure. Â The researchers also found that cases of sporadic infections meaning they occurred in relative isolation as opposed to being part of an outbreak of infections may greatly outnumber the cases linked with outbreaks.

Beware Kidney disease Are apples bad for the kidneys? The answer is yes if you're talking about an apple-shaped body in

and buttocks can significantly raise the risk of kidney disease even among people with a modest-size belly

While the connection between obesity and kidney disease has long been established this latest study is the first to show how just a small increase in abdominal fat begins to strain the kidneys reducing the blood flow to these organs

Nevertheless chronic kidney disease is on the rise. More than 10 percent of American adults now have some form of kidney disease according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.

Among diabetics 35 percent have kidney disease. Most forms of kidney disease have no cure except through a kidney transplant from a healthy donor.

Kidney disease is the eighth leading cause of death in the United states according to the CDC and approximately 90000 Americans are waiting for a transplant.

To further investigate the known connection between obesity and kidney disease researchers led by Arjan Kwakernaak a medical doctor

and a Ph d. candidate at the University Medical center Groningen in The netherlands analyzed kidney profiles and waist-to-hip ratios in 315 healthy individuals with an average body mass index (BMI) of about 25 kg

/m2. The waist-to-hip ratio is a measure of central body fat distribution; and a BMI of 25 is considered the upper border or normal weight.

and whether a person has kidney disease or high blood pressure said study researcher Dr. Xu Yuming a neurologist at Zhengzhou University in China. 7 Ways to Raise Your Risk of Stroke Before you begin taking any supplements you should always talk to your doctor Yuming said.

and gravy style of canned pet food that caused rapid kidney failure and death in hundreds and possibly thousands of animals.

Strawberry cervix describes the inflamed red appearance of the neck of the uterus in women with a parasite infection called trichomoniasis

Supplement makers also say Vitamin b12 supplements can help treat conditions such as Lyme disease gum disease some skin infections liver disease and kidney disease.

Hypertension is a leading risk factor for stroke heart disease kidney disease and shortened life expectancy. The condition affects one in three U s. adults according to the CDC.

Doctors sometimes recommend magnesium supplements to treat people with high blood pressure preeclampsia eclampsia heart attacks premenstrual syndrome (PMS) irregular heartbeat or an unhealthy ratio of HDL (high density-lipoprotein lipoprotein) cholesterol to LDL (low-density

which is something that those with chronic kidney disease may want to avoid. Given that sweet potatoes are in general very nutritious you don t need to cut them out of your diet

and was part-funded by the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney diseases,

If the antibiotic is on the FDA s list of drugs that are used related to drugs to fight infections in people including everything from bronchitis to urinary tract infections to Lyme disease to infections after surgeries then the agency is asking companies to stop their use for fattening up pigs chickens

One person that was suffering from kidney failure was diagnosed as having eaten three times a day for a month at a local Mcdonald's restaurant.

and other vegetables to follow in part to be eaten by people with kidney disease or on dialysis who cannot handle vegetables with high levels of potassium.

#Endometriosis risk linked to two pesticidesa Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research center-led study has found that two organochlorine pesticides are associated with an increased risk of endometriosis a condition that affects up to 10 percent of reproductive

and mirex had a 30-to 70-percent increase in endometriosis risk. The findings are published online ahead of the print issue of Environmental Health Perspectives a journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences part of the National institutes of health.

Endometriosis is a noncancerous condition that occurs when the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus or womb grows outside of the organ

For many women the symptoms of endometriosis can be chronic and debilitating negatively affecting health-related quality of life personal relationships

Since endometriosis is driven an estrogen condition we were interested in investigating the role of environmental chemicals that have estrogenic properties such as organochlorine pesticides on the risk of the disease she said.

This research is important as endometriosis is a serious condition that can adversely affect the quality of a woman's life yet we still do not have a clear understanding of why endometriosis develops in some women

The study involved 248 women newly diagnosed with endometriosis and for comparison 538 women without the disease.

and were associated with increased endometriosis risk Upson said. The take-home message from our study is that persistent environmental chemicals even those used in the past may affect the health of the current generation of reproductive-age women with regard to a hormonally driven disease.

and ovaries as well as hormone production Given these actions it's plausible that organochlorine pesticides could increase the risk of an estrogen-driven disease such as endometriosis Upson said.

#Healthy diet, moderate alcohol linked with decreased risk of kidney disease in patient with diabeteseating a healthy diet

or progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to a report published by JAMA Internal medicine a JAMA Network publication.

Patients with both type 2 diabetes and kidney disease may be frustrated by the numerous dietary restrictions that are recommended by their health care team.

and kidney disease is the same as the advice for those who want to avoid chronic kidney disease

#How cranberries impact infection-causing bacteriaconsuming cranberry products has been associated anecdotally with prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIS) for over 100 years.

In severe cases malaria can cause kidney failure coma and death. Worldwide malaria infected about 219 million people in 2010

Hyperuricemia has been associated with metabolic syndrome hypertension type 2 diabetes mellitus chronic kidney disease gout and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

#Why do people with apple-shaped bodies have increased an risk of kidney disease? High blood pressure in the kidneys of people with apple-shaped bodies may be increased responsible for their risk of developing kidney disease later in life according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN.

The findings suggest that these individuals may benefit from treatments that reduce kidney blood pressure. People with apple-shaped bodies--when fat is concentrated mostly in the abdominal area--are more likely than those with pear-shaped bodies to develop kidney disease.

The mechanisms underlying this risk are understood not well. To study the issue Arjan Kwakernaak MD/Phd candidate (University Medical center Groningen in The netherlands)

This suggests that elevated blood pressure in the kidneys of individuals with apple-shaped bodies may be increased responsible for their risk of developing kidney disease later in life.

Tobacco as a chronic kidney disease risk factor is of great concern given the high prevalence of use

This project was supported by award R18dk069901 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney diseases.

A weapon in the fight against kidney disease caused by high-fat dietsnew insight into grape seed extract as a therapeutic and preventative measure to fight obesity-induced kidney damage is presented in a new study.

In our research obesity-induced leaky kidney and proteinuria are shown to be prevented by GSSE which suggests the use of GSSE as a preventive nutriceutical for high-risk patients said co-author Kamel Charradi a researcher with the Laboratory of Bioactive Substance at the Center of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria (CBBC) in Tunisia.

and vegetables to the diet may help protect the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with too much acid build up according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

Our study suggests that these interventions will help maintain kidney health in those with kidney disease added Dr. Goraya.

and without dietary intervention in patients with chronic kidney disease is needed urgently. Study co-authors include Jan Simoni Phd and Chan-Hee Jo Phd.

Patients with kidney disease can use dialysis and those with cardiac problems have ventricular assist devices

Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changeswashington State university researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease ovarian disease and obesity in future generations.

Supports earlier epigenetic findingswhen Skinner and his colleagues exposed gestating rats to methoxychlor at a range typical of high environmental exposures they saw increases in the incidence of kidney disease ovary disease

Infection can result in anemia kidney failure and bladder cancer. This research shows it may have been spread by the introduction of crop irrigation in ancient Mesopotamia the region along the Tigris-Euphrates river system that covers parts of modern-day Iraq Iran Kuwait Syria

#First metritis vaccine protects dairy cowscornell scientists have created the first vaccines that can prevent metritis one of the most common cattle diseases.

The new vaccines prevent metritis infection of the uterus from taking hold and reduce symptoms when it does a prospect that could save the United states billions of dollars a year

Metritis develops after a cow gives birth when bacteria take advantage of the open vagina and cervix to settle in the uterus.

Metritis affects as many as 25 percent of the roughly 9 million dairy cows in the United states costing nearly $400 per case in lost productivity and treatment costs.

Three of the vaccines Bicalho's lab created lowered metritis incidence and lessened its symptoms in the cows that received them showing promise for alternatives to antibiotics in addressing the disease.

We created multivalent vaccines complex cocktails with several components we've identified as important to causing metritis.

and puerperal metritis shorter disease periods and improved reproductive performance compared to those that did not receive the vaccines.

and high acetate concentration have been shown to upregulate the expression of ECP in human E coli strains that cause urinary tract infections meningitis and diarrheal diseases.

or bacterial infection or in those individuals undergoing dialysis for kidney failure. Clinical trials at the US National Cancer Institute and other world centers have indicated that Astragalus can strengthen immunity

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