Exposome and Metabolome Analysis of Sugarcane Workers Reveals Predictors of Kidney Injury.

Introduction: Sugarcane workers are exposed to potentially hazardous agrochemicals, including pesticides, heavy metals, and silica. Such occupational exposures present health risks and have been implicated in a high rate of kidney disease seen in these workers.

Methods: To investigate potential biomarkers and mechanisms that could explain chronic kidney disease (CKD) among this worker population, paired urine samples were collected from sugarcane cutters at the beginning and end of a harvest season in Guatemala.

An Observational Registry to Assess Urinary Albumin Evolution in Saudi Hypertensive Patients with the Current Treatment Local algorithm: Results of the RATIONAL Study.

Introduction: Hypertension causes microalbuminuria, which if left uncontrolled could progress to kidney damage. Antihypertensive treatment primarily aims at controlling blood pressure (BP), but is also shown to control urine albumin excretion. This renoprotective role of antihypertensive medications consists of halting or reverting albuminuria progression.

Supporting Iraqi Kurdistan Health Authorities in Post-conflict Recovery: The Development of a Health Monitoring System.

Iraq has endured several conflicts and socio-political tensions that have disrupted its public health system. Nowadays, because health data are not collected on a routine basis, the country still lacks proper statistics and, consequently, response plans to meet present and future health needs of its population. An international partnership is developing in the Iraqi Kurdistan a Health Monitoring System with the aim of supporting evidence-based health policy decisions.