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Thyroid, kidney cancers rise slightly in kids; overall childhood cancer rate is stable: Study
2014-09-09 11:55:22| Biotech - Topix.net
Children's kidney and thyroid cancers have increased in recent years, and though the diseases are rare, experts wonder if the rising rates could be related to obesity. The rate for all childhood cancers combined, 171 cases per million children, remained stable from 2001 to 2009 although slight increases were seen in blacks and adolescents, according to a report from researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Thyroid, kidney cancers up in kids but still rare
2014-09-08 06:39:45| Biotech - Topix.net
Children's kidney and thyroid cancers have increased in recent years, and though the diseases are rare, experts wonder if the rising rates could be related to obesity. The rate for all childhood cancers combined, 171 cases per million children, remained stable from 2000 to 2009 although slight increases were seen in blacks and adolescents, according to a report from researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Keryx pill for kidney disease patients cleared, but with safety warnings attached, shares fall
2014-09-05 22:05:57| Biotech - Topix.net
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals shares fell Friday as the company received U.S. approval for its pill to treat kidney disease complications but the clearance required unexpected safety warnings. The Food and Drug Administration approved the company's ferric citrate drug to treat patients on dialysis with hyperphosphatemia, or elevated levels of phosphates, which can increase the risk of heart disease, bone density problems and death.
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Phosphoric acid causes kidney disease, lowers bone density, is in...
2014-08-29 09:04:05| Beverages - Topix.net
Coca-Cola's global sales have dropped for the third straight year. For the first time in 15 years, Coca-Cola's global soda sales volumes fell in the first quarter of the year.
Climate change increases risk of kidney stones
2014-07-12 14:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tech Times: There is an increase in the number of people seeking medical treatment for kidney stones as climate change worsens, says a new study published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The researchers discovered a connection between the presence of hot days and the detection of kidney stones that affected 60,000 people in many cities in the U.S. found to have varying climates. "We found that as daily temperatures rise, there is...
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