India has been and will continue to be a major player in its region as well as globally for many years to come. Lithotripsy is used to break up kidney stones and upper urethral stones. The shock waves break the stones into tiny fragments that can be excreted in the urine. Andrew Evan, professor of anatomy in the IU School of Medicine, said the purpose of the study was to determine whether risk factors such as kidney disease could influence the long-term safety and effectiveness of shock wave lithotripsy. The study showed significant and sustained reduction of blood flow and function in the animal kidneys tested.
Blood flow is critical to healthy kidney function.
Many humans, particularly those over the age of 60, have some degree of kidney disease or infection when treated with lithotripsy for kidney stones. An earlier study from Austria had shown that 40 percent of lithotripsy patients over the age of 60 had impaired blood flow and function more than two years after the treatment. Mercury should be easier to find than usual during the last week of the month. It will set an hour after the sun by June 21, and more than an hour later by the end of the month. The sky will have time to darken after sunset while Mercury is still above the horizon, making the little planet much more conspicuous than when it is seen in evening twilight closer to the sun.