Third Annual DaVita Kidney Disease Awareness Walks to Hit 20 …
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , June 26 /PRNewswire/ — DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and …

Weight Gain Within The Normal Range Increases Risk Of Chronic …
Science Daily (press release) – USA
19, 2008) — Healthy individuals who gain weight, even to a weight still considered normal, are at risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), …

Push to widen kidney disease checks
ABC Online – Australia
It is hoped a pilot study into chronic kidney disease in South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland could lead to free kidney tests for the wider …

HemoCue kidney test receives FDA waiver for wider use
Renal Business Today – Phoenix,AZ,USA
It may indicate the presence of chronic kidney disease and is also an independent risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease in patients with or …

Why Diabetics Must Take Responsibility for Blood Pressure Control
ABC News – USA
This means it is automatically assumed that with diabetes, there may be hidden heart disease as well. Blood pressure monitoring is crucial for those with …

CDC: Georgia hit hard by diabetes
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
… which causes sugar to build up in the body. The seventh leading cause of death in America, diabetes can cause heart disease, blindness and kidney failure.

Kidney screenings scheduled
Brookhaven Daily Leader – MS, United states
He said high blood pressure could be an indicator of kidney malfunction, as it can either cause or be a result of kidney disease. …

New medical research: heavyweight kidney research, cancer and the …
Times Online
Healthy individuals who gain weight, even to a level considered normal, may raise their risk of chronic kidney disease, cautions a study scheduled for the …

New iron drug improves anemia with kidney disease
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
Anemia, which typically involves symptoms of fatigue and weakness, is common in patients with chronic kidney disease and usually relates to decreased …

Low thyroid function common in chronic kidney disease
EurekAlert (press release) – Washington,DC,USA
Many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have mild reductions in thyroid function, or subclinical hypothyroidism—a condition that becomes more common …

Stowers Institute discovers possible cause of polycystic kidney …
Bizjournals.com – Charlotte,NC,USA
“We believe that this interaction could play a significant role in the transition from normal tubule development to the onset of polycystic kidney disease …

Diabetes: Lifestyle habits can save you
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
The biggest risks to diabetics are the associated complications, mainly heart disease, kidney disease, amputations and blindness. Distiller said that while …

Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Forbes – NY,USA
“Intensive glucose control significantly reduces serious vascular complications in diabetes, primarily kidney disease,” lead researcher Dr. Anushka Patel, …

Kidney Cancer And The Risk For Chronic Kidney Disease: Matched …
Medical News Today (press release) – UK
… Dr Koenig from the Cleveland Clinic presented some important data regarding the risk of chronic renal disease in patients diagnosed with kidney cancer. …

New treatment could save thousands of patients from dialysis or …
The Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK
A new treatment could save thousands of people with diabetes from needing kidney dialysis or even a transplant. Kidney disease is one of the biggest …

Blood sugar control may not aid diabetic heart
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
Several studies have shown that low blood sugar helps protect against complications such as kidney disease and blindness. It may yet prove effective at …

New Kidney Protein Speeds/improves The Diagnosis Of Failing Kidneys
ScienceDaily (Jun. 2, 2008)
Walk into any emergency department complaining of chest pain…

A kidney lesson
AGE WELL – The Star Online
THERE is no definite cause of kidney cancer. It accounts for 3% of all adult cancers, …

National Kidney Foundation admits chemical could pose serious health risks
WorldNetDaily – Grants Pass,OR,USA
Fluoride may be harmful to people with chronic kidney disease, the National Kidney Foundation admits. In a new report, …