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...ultrasound causing harm to a fetus, the FDA says we simply don't know enough about the long-term effects of repeatedly sending high doses of energy across a mother's womb. After all, these ultrasonic waves are the same as those used at higher exposure to break up kidney stones. Laboratory studies have shown that even at low levels, ultrasounds can produce physical effects in tissue, including jarring vibrations and temperature increases. John Hayes, editor in chief of Diagnostic Imaging Magazine, is concerned that entertainment ultrasounds may give parents a false sense of security. He is troubled...
...news about high blood pressure keeps getting worse. Sure, we doctors are better than ever at treating the condition, which increases the chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke or developing kidney damage. But we're losing the struggle to prevent hypertension from happening in the first place. New data published in Hypertension last week show, for the first time, that 1 out of 3 adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure. That's up from 1 out of 4 adults a decade ago. Twenty years ago, the number of Americans with high blood pressure was coming down...
Good news about the treatment of kids with nephrotic syndrome, the most common kidney disease in children. Treatment for the illness--corticosteroid drugs such as prednisone--can lead to bone loss in adults, but the drugs appear to be safe for these youngsters' bones. The authors of a study in the New England Journal of Medicine speculate that children with nephrotic syndrome who take oral corticosteroids--not to be confused with anabolic steroids, the drugs that some athletes abuse--don't suffer from osteoporosis because the drugs cause them to gain weight. Those extra pounds may stimulate bones to grow...
...seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder don't know enough about the long-term effects of repeatedly sending high doses of energy across a mother's womb. After all, these ultrasonic waves are the same as those used at higher exposure to break up kidney stones. Laboratory studies have shown that even at low levels, ultrasounds can produce physical effects in tissue, including jarring vibrations and temperature increases. John Hayes, editor in chief of Diagnostic Imaging Magazine, is concerned that entertainment ultrasounds may give parents a false sense of security. He is troubled...
Such home monitoring, says Dr. George Dailey, a physician at the Scripps Clinic in San Diego, "could someday replace less productive ways that patients track changes in their heart rate, blood sugar, lipid levels, kidney functions and even vision...