As part of a community screening study to assess the long-term health outcomes among
residents of Walkerton, Ontario, after contamination of its municipal water supply by …

Urinalysis has provided a noninvasive means of assessing human health for thousands of
years. The daily volume of urine has been a proxy for water needs since the time of Galen of …

Any healthcare provider who works with patients afflicted with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
has, at some point, discussed the importance of healthy kidneys and CKD prevention with …

Background: Stone prevention is dependent on high fluid intake, with evidence that low
urine volume (LUV) can promote nephrolithiasis in the absence of other metabolic …

The mission of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
istoimprovethehealthofallAmericansbymaking evidence-based recommendations about …

I've been seeing bubbles in my urine for a long time. I must have problems in my kidneys,
right?” After a short pause, Mr X showed me his cell phone. It contained multiple images of …

Background We sought to investigate whetherEscherichia colibacteriuria is associated with
a decline in renal function or with the development of end-stage renal failure after long-term …

Water is an essential nutrient and is the most pervasive compound in the human body. This
paper describes typical water requirements and processes affecting homeostasis, and it …

I thought I had heard all of the misconceptions regarding water intake until I read about what
happened in Sacramento, California. A radio station ran a competition to win a Wii video …

Background For many environmental chemicals, concentrations in spot urine samples are
considered valid surrogates of exposure and internal dose. To correct for urine dilution, spot …