What Is Dialysis? What Is Kidney Dialysis?
Medical News Today – UK
Studies have indicated clearly that for kidney disease patients who need to undergo dialysis, one type of treatment is not best for all. …

Gene may help explain kidney failure in African-Americans
CNN – USA
By Elizabeth Landau (CNN) — A single gene, called MYH9, may be responsible for many cases of kidney disease among African-Americans, researchers say. …

Yellow Pea Protein Found to Lower Blood Pressure
Natural News.com – Phoenix,AZ,USA
(NaturalNews) Extracts from yellow peas may lower blood pressure and relieve other symptoms in those with kidney disease, according to a new study conducted …

American Kidney Fund Calls for Increased Awareness of Chronic …
PR Web (press release) – Ferndale,WA,USA
The American Kidney Fund today called for increased awareness of the impact of chronic kidney disease in light of a new report which illustrates alarming …

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 …

Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
Among 10000 people, eGFR reporting would have led to an average of 13 fewer deaths and 29 fewer cases of end-stage kidney disease than serum creatinine …

Blood and urine protein predicts CKD progression
NephrOnline – Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Measuring a small protein in the blood and urine can predict which patients with non-advanced chronic kidney disease will progress to a more serious form of …
Potential New Target For Hypertension Treatment Discovered
Science Daily (press release) – USA
Some people only learn that they have HBP after it causes health problems, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, or kidney failure. …

Study: Blood Pressure Predicts Heart Disease
Ivanhoe – Winter Park,FL,USA
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — An inexpensive and non-invasive test can effectively indicate which kidney disease patients are at an increased risk of developing …

Study: Kidney donors do well over long term
FierceHealthcare – Washington,DC,USA
… are required to be healthy, have no kidney problems, and have no issues with high blood pressure or diabetes, both big contributors to kidney disease.

How to learn about product warnings
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia,PA,USA
Topping the list was aristolochic acid, which it said is a potent carcinogen and has been linked to kidney failure. Also named was kava, a South Pacific …

Cutting Back On Diabetes Meds May Be Safe With Doctor’s Okay
MyNC.com – Raleigh,NC,USA
… three or four blood pressure medications, one or two for cholesterol and then medicines for heart disease, kidney disease or nerve disease,” said Buse, …

Kidney Disease: Many Older Adults Could Be At Risk
Greeneville Sun – Greeneville,TN,USA
By LISA WARREN Chronic kidney disease can affect persons of all ages – but it has become increasingly common among older adults in recent years, …

Chronic kidney disease can be prevented
News Chief – Winter Haven,FL,USA
BY GORDON J. RAFOOL In the United States, chronic kidney disease kills thousands of people annually. The National Kidney Foundation defines chronic kidney …

Be Well: For good health, go with the (blood) flow
Longview Daily News – Longview,WA,USA
Because hypertension leads to stiffening and thickening of the arteries, and that leads to atherosclerosis, strokes, heart disease and kidney disease. …

Larger Labs Report Kidney Function Routinely
Kansas City infoZine – Kansas City,MO,USA
“We are encouraged to find that many labs are routinely reporting eGFR, allowing earlier diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease,” …

Chronic Kidney Disease Increased Sharply In The United States In …
Science Daily (press release) – USA
ScienceDaily (Oct. 8, 2008) — A 30 percent increase in chronic kidney disease over the past decade has prompted the US Renal Data System (USRDS) to issue …

Inexpensive drug improves kidney function in diabetics
NephrOnline – Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Pentoxifylline, a drug used to treat patients with circulation problems, may also benefit those with kidney disease caused by diabetes and other conditions. …

Blood pressure pill works well in kids, study shows
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
Hypertension is rare in young children, typically caused by underlying kidney disease or other secondary causes. The current study provides the first …

Life on Dialysis: A Treatment Option for Kidney Failure
First Coast News – Jacksonville,FL,USA
But the new kidney didn’t take. “I don’t know the donor of that. Unfortunately, he had a disease I didn’t have and he contracted it and I nearly died from …

Damaged kidneys won’t filter toxins out of bloodstream
Jackson Clarion Ledger – Jackson,MS,USA
Experts estimate 10 to 20 million people have kidney disease but don’t know it. Millions of people have only half their normal kidney function but have no …

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 …

The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI), is sponsoring a program that provides kidney screening and education while on the move. KidneyMobile was first launched in November 2005 and continues to support communities. Through this program, services such as, diabetes, blood pressure, glucose testing, and follow-up visits are offered. To date, over 8,000 people have been screened.

KidneyMobile Schedule and Information

Are you experiencing frequent headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, or nausea? These are common symptoms of hypertension, or better known as high blood pressure. Hypertension is a very serious illness that can lead to a life threatening disease if left untreated. Kidney failure is often due to high blood pressure. If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, please consult with your doctor.
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Early detection of chronic kidney disease is very important to reduce advanced complications. If your child has high blood pressure, which is a common symptom, it is important that you have them tested. Other causes of CKD in children include problems in the urinary tract, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Your doctor is also a good source for information.

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