The commonly used Cockcroft-Gault method may result in excessive chemotherapy dosing — with potentially dire implications.

HealthDay News — Among middle-aged women, low creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio (CCR) at baseline is associated with lower fat-free muscle volumes and poorer gait speeds 6.6 years later, according to a ...

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Higher may be a sign of kidney disease. A urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) measures both a protein called albumin and your creatinine, with the focus on the ratio between them. Albumin in your ...

M ONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Among middle-aged women, low creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio (CCR) at baseline is associated with lower fat-free muscle volumes and poorer gait speeds 6. ...

If the glomerulus — the part of the kidney that filters waste — is damaged or otherwise not working efficiently, people may have high levels of creatinine in the blood but low levels in the urine.

The country is home to 27,000 natural hot spring sources, but a surge in tourism has left some onsen towns running low on water; leaving local officials feeling anything but zen. One of those ...