Report: Cancer replaces heart disease as leading cause of death in …
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv, Israel
The report also noted a sharp rise in mortality from kidney disease, making it the fifth most frequent cause of death in Israel.

Warning to patients with type 2 diabetes
guardian.co.uk – UK
“Effectively controlling type 2 diabetes can reduce the risk of heart disease by 56%, and eye disease and kidney disease by 33%.” Research by the charity, …

DaVita Introduces ‘Treatment Evaluator’
PR Newswire (press release) – New York, NY, USA
As part of DaVita.com, the interactive tool is one of many resources available to help patients living with chronic kidney disease learn ways to improve all …

Chronic kidney disease patients need special diet
Gold Coast News – Molendinar, Queensland,Australia
WITH more than 2000 Australians admitted to hospital daily with kidney disease, it’s a health problem worth paying attention to.

Clear racial discrepancies exist among patients with Chronic Kidney…
PharmaLive.com (press release) – Newtown,PA,USA
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2008 – Black patients have a higher risk of dying in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than whites, according to a study …

Kidney Walk at Leila Arboretum June 1
Battle Creek Enquirer – Battle Creek,MI,USA
One in 9 adults in Michigan are living with chronic kidney disease and most don’t even know it. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) is asking …

Know your health numbers
Akron Beacon Journal – Akron,OH,USA
And research has made clear that, untreated, these people are at an immensely increased risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and death. …

Vitamin D may cut risk of death from chronic kidney disease
Food Consumer – Lisle,IL,USA
The researchers also found that patients who took calcitriol were less likely to have end-stage kidney disease, which require dialysis to replace the failed …

African-Americans with HIV have higher risk of aggressive kidney …
Aidsmap – UK
HIV-infected African-Americans who develop kidney disease are more likely to have a more aggressive form of the disease than white people with HIV, …

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