Urine is the result of a fascinating and complex system, of which the kidneys are the star, that evolved to keep our internal ...

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the association between constipation and the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES ...

I am a 32-year-old woman suffering from an overactive bladder for the past week. My doctor has prescribed Mirago and Urispas.

Researchers found that women with hypertension who followed a very low-calorie ketogenic diet had lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 6 months than those who participated in intermittent ...

A post hoc analysis of trial data published in Diabetes Care found that adults with type 2 diabetes receiving tirzepatide ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The A/G ratio measures the total amount of protein in your body by comparing the ...

Semaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist that works by reducing appetite, delaying gastric emptying, increasing insulin release, and lowering the amount of glucagon released. Semaglutide is a glucagon-like ...

If urine is allowed to stand, a greater number of leukocytes will lyse leading to a more intense reaction. High levels of glucose, albumin, ascorbic acid, tetracycline or cephalexin, or large ...

Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD Multiple myeloma is a rare type of blood cancer that starts in your plasma cells.

• Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1) (medicines used to lower blood glucose) probably reduce the risk of death due to any cause but may have little or no death due to a heart attack in ...

It is uncertain whether microalbuminuria after statin use has the same prognostic impact for renal disease and CVD as the increase of albumin excretion induced by endothelial dysfunction on the ...