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Tired of jogging to burn more calories? Try working on a crossword puzzle.
EurekAlert: A Universite Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, are published in the most recent issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.
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Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Ventricular Failure, and Kidney: Different from Left Ventricular Failure?
In this article, the pathophysiology of left ventricular failure is reviewed. By contrast, the paucity of information about pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular failure is acknowledged. The potential mechanisms whereby renal sodium and water retention in right ventricular failure secondary to pulmonary arterial hypertension can occur, despite normal left ventricular function, are discussed. With right ventricular failure as the primary cause of death in patients with pulmonary hypertension, more information about the mechanisms of renal sodium and water retention in these patients is direly needed. Specifically, studies to examine the activation of the neurohumoral axis at various stages of pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular failure, including inhibition of mineralocorticoid and V2 vasopressin receptors, are indicated.
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Faster CKD progression explains higher ESRD incidence among African Americans with HIV
Faster CKD progression explains higher ESRD incidence among African Americans with HIV
Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology 4, 467 (2008). doi:10.1038/ncpneph0874
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Canada Nephrology and Urology Medical Equipment Industry Report ... - MarketWatch
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