B vitamin therapy linked with decline in kidney function for some kidney disease patients
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 16:50
in Health & Medicine
Patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) who received high dose B-vitamin therapy experienced a more rapid decline in kidney function and had a higher rate of heart attack and stroke than patients who received placebo, according to a study in the April 28 issue of JAMA.