More thorough dialysis may reduce deaths<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/more-thorough-dialysis-may-reduce-deaths-222130668.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZNrQshOIz971UN4C7EJ.mA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-14T222130Z_1_CBRE91D1Q3Y00_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-ELECTRICITY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Palestinian man undergoes kidney dialysis in a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip" align="left" title="Palestinian man undergoes kidney dialysis in a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A more thorough dialysis technique may help prevent deaths due to heart conditions and infections in people with advanced kidney disease, according to a new study. Known as hemodiafiltration, that method is better able to clean the kidneys of larger toxins than standard dialysis, which mainly removes small molecules. When not removed from the kidneys, larger toxins could play a role in inflammation and cholesterol buildup, researchers said. People on dialysis are most likely to die of complications such as heart disease and infection, according to Dr. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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