Bike tour raises money, awareness of kidney disease
Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com
The Tour DaVita is a 250-mile bike ride aimed at raising funds and awareness for kidney disease. WEST MICHIGAN — Dietitian Jill Rosekrans-Gawne said she has …

Many on debilitating dialysis not told about transplantation option
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Dialysis does not cure kidney disease, which afflicts about 26 million Americans. Sign up for PghScience, the Pittsburgh Trib’s free weekly e-mail …

Experts: Crucial to get on waiting list as soon as possible
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Even though he was diagnosed with kidney disease five years ago, it wasn’t until two months ago that Cannon completed the required evaluation to be listed. …

Sleep Problems Common in Non-dialysis-dependent Children with …
Zikkir World (blog)
Sleep disorders are a common and under-recognized problem for children and adolescents with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD), …

Vitamin D deficiency can be dangerous to your health
Clinton Herald
Patients with chronic kidney disease are especially susceptible due to the inability to convert Vitamin D to an active form, leading to Vitamin D deficiency …

Hardworking kidneys deserve good treatment
The Durango Herald
Chronic kidney disease is among the leading causes of chronic illness in the United States. Death rates from chronic kidney disease in the United States …

Overnight dialysis is considered for patients
News Chief
… improve not only the quality but the cost of caring for end-stage kidney-disease patients – more than $60000 a year for each patient on hemodialysis. …

Kidney doctors concerned by Medicare financing
USA Today
Some of the many questions facing the care of kidney disease patients would require action by Congress, but other improvements could be achieved without any …

Top Ten Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease
EmpowHer
Kidney failure, requiring dialysis or transplant, can often be prevented with early detection and treatment of chronic kidney disease. …