Drinking Water of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease—Get the Lead Outdoi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0901Polasko, Alexandra L.Hsu, Chi-yuanChien, MayJAMA Internal Medicine
19, 2024 -- Even low levels of arsenic exposure in drinking water may increase the risk for kidney cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Environmental Pollution.Nishat Tasnim Hasan, Dr.P.H., from Texas A&M University in College Station, and colleagues assessed the ...
I often stress the importance of drinking water for my patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Given the choice of beverages available, water seems to be the healthiest option. While I don't "prescribe" water to my patients and I try to avoid the debate of bottled versus tap water, ...
Despite advances in reducing the amount of lead in drinking water, low levels of contamination remain widespread throughout the United States. This may be especially dangerous for the 30-40 million Americans living withchronic kidney disease, who have heightened susceptibility to the toxic effects of...
A new study, published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, found that coaching patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) to drink more water does not slow down
Many patients with kidney disease will appear edema, and drinking more water is likely to increase the burden of edema. In addition, when drinking water, many people will choose to add salt, but this is not advisable, or it is better to carry out a less salt diet. In general, drinking...
Sri Lanka is plagued by a chronic kidney disease with unknown etiology (CKDu). Local authorities suspect that the major cause of this kidney disease spreading in the island nation is the shortage of clean drinking water. "We are happy to inform you that the number of kidney...
Water analysis showed significantly higher amount of hardness, electrical conductivity and glyphosate levels in abandoned wells. In addition Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr, Fe, Ti, V and Sr were high in abandoned wells. Surface water from reservoirs in the endemic area also showed contamination with glyphosate ...
The objectives of this study were to (1) examine the relationship between total trihalomethanes (TTHM) levels in public water supplies and risk of development of kidney cancer and (2) determine whether hardness levels in drinking water modify the effects of TTHM on risk of kidney cancer induct...
In the fourth study, which included adolescents, drinking 2,000 ml (8.5 cups) daily for six months wasn’t associated with weight. A pair of studies looked at the effect of increased water intake on risk of nephrolithiasis, or kidney stone disease. Your urine isn’t just liquid; it ...