Hypertension Fuels Chronic Kidney Disease
Renal Business Today – Phoenix,AZ,USA
Even more concerning, according to researchers, is evidence that more advanced stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are present once one surpasses the …

Cholesterol Drug Crestor, Linked to Muscle Damage and Kidney …
Attorney at Law – USA
Crestor, the potent anti-cholesterol drug by AztraZeneca Pharmaceuticals that has been blamed for causing severe muscle damage and kidney failure in some …

Novartis’s Afinitor May Be ’Mega-Blockbuster,’ Cancer Head Says
Bloomberg – USA
… patients with advanced kidney cancer who weren’t helped by Pfizer Inc.’s Sutent or Bayer AG’s Nexavar. The disease, also known as renal cell carcinoma, …

How cardiovascular and stroke risks relate
Southtown Star – Chicago,IL,USA
As a result, they have a greater rate of nonfatal stroke, fatal stroke, heart disease death and endstage kidney disease. High blood pressure also increases …

Proteinuria Varies in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Risk …
Modern Medicine – Woodcliff Lake,NJ,USA
MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) — In children with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease, proteinuria may be associated with disease cause and race, …

Expanded criteria donors offer hope for patients needing kidney …
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants – New York,NY,USA
The National Kidney Foundation says that “rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States have increased by more than 20% over the [p]ast decade, …

Protein from peas may fight high blood pressure and kidney disease
Examiner.com – USA
The mixture was given with feed to a group of rats that had chronic kidney disease, while another group of rats received regular feed without the mixture. …

Dr. Kevin Koshy: Love your kidneys
The Salem News – Beverly,MA,USA
This is National Kidney Month. The hope is it will lead to activities designed to build kidney disease awareness and educate those at risk about the …

DaVita Raises Awareness on World Kidney Day
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
In partnership with The Kidney TRUST(TM) — a nonprofit organization focused on fighting kidney disease — DaVita is launching their 4th Annual Kidney …

World Kidney Day improves awareness
WLFI.com – West Lafayette,IN,USA
March 12 is World Kidney Day and Clarian Arnett Health is joining efforts to raise awareness about chronic kidney disease. There are risk factors and …

World Kidney Day: Kidney Disease Survivors Alonzo Mourning & Sean …
Blackvoices – USA
After battling kidney disease for years, both men had to step away from their beloved sport to undergo kidney transplants. Now healthy, thriving and …

Specialist aware residents of kidney disease
Brownsville Herald – TX United States
Garcia has spent four years on dialysis after being diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, and feels better now because he’s receiving proper treatment, …

Campaign highlights reducing kidney disease
San Angelo Standard Times – san angelo,tx,USA
This year, the campaign is highlighting the importance of high blood pressure as the key symptom and cause of chronic kidney disease. …

Chronic kidney disease unknown by most Americans because of lack …
LubbockOnline.com – Lubbock,TX,USA
One disease that appears to be off the radar for many Americans is chronic kidney disease or CKD. Most people feel fine because of lack of symptoms, …

Measuring Quality of Life in Patients with Hereditary Kidney Disease
Newswise (press release) – USA
Findings indicate that patients with this condition, (the most common form of hereditary kidney disease) need better tests to adequately measure quality of …

Daniels proclaims March as Kidney Month
Terre Haute Tribune Star – Terre Haute,IN,USA
Nearly 600000 Hoosiers suffer from chronic kidney disease, a condition in which their kidneys are not functioning properly. Most of these individuals don’t …

10 facts about diabetes and kidney disease in US-Latinos
La Prensa – Toledo,Ohio,USA
This increases their chances of developing serious complications such as chronic kidney disease 2 , heart disease and strokes. …

Nocturnal Hemodialysis Found Not to Improve Quality of Life
Renal and Urology News – New York,NY,USA
The investigators also evaluated the two groups using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form. Compared with CHD patients, NHD patients had …

The Merck Company Foundation Launches Five-Year Effort to Close …
MarketWatch (press release) – USA
African-Americans with diabetes are more likely to experience kidney disease and amputations of lower extremities (legs and feet). …

Diabetes in American Youth: High Rates in Those Under Age 20
HealthNewsDigest.com – New York,NY,USA
… which is a major risk factor for many long-term, serious complications including vision-threatening eye disease, kidney disease, and heart disease. …