Diabetes patients warned of increased kidney failure risk
InTheNews.co.uk
… audit revealed a third of people with diabetes did not have their urine tested, a vital step in identifying the early signs of diabetic kidney disease. …

Wellness by the numbers
Joliet Herald News
“Knowing these numbers can tell you if you are at a greater risk for heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease,” Pollastrini said. …

Study suggests limiting blood flow interruption during kidney surgery
Oneindia
… the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease. …

Gout Drug Benefits Kidney Disease Patients
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — A drug commonly used to treat gout may help maintain kidney disease patients’ health, according to an analysis appearing in an upcoming issue of …

Type 1 diabetes affects every aspect of daily life
USA Today
Untreated hyperglycemia, when blood sugar runs too high, can lead to long-term problems over the years, including kidney disease, blindness and limb …
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Treating anaemia in patients with kidney disease
The Virtual Medical Centre
In light of recent findings that an anaemia-fighting drug doubles the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) without …

Control kidney disease through diet
Times of India
Although chronic kidney disease has silently afflicted a large number of Indians, a strictly regimented diet and lifestyle can ease the disease burden. …

Living the sweet life
Malaysia Star
… diabetes or pre-diabetes are often told about the long-term complications – heart attack and stroke, blindness, kidney disease, and limb amputations. …

Basic tests predict type 2 diabetes
Cincinnati.com
Type 2 diabetes increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease, vision loss, kidney disease and other serious health problems later in life, …

Quitting smoking and diabetes risk
NHS Choices
The study was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. …

Diabetes: The silent epidemic
Macon Telegraph
… diabetes can still lead to very serious medical complications, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and infections. …

Diabetes on the rise among older Mexican Americans
Reuters
At both time points, the rate of diabetes complications such as kidney disease and vision problems was the same, although people in the second group with …

Severe Kidney Disease Needs Complex Management Case vignette describes …
ModernMedicine
6 (HealthDay News) — Aggressive management is required for patients with stage IV chronic kidney disease, according to an article in the Jan. …

Pharmacists Improve Care of Diabetics While Cutting Costs, Research Shows
Science Daily (press release)
Higher A1Cs indicate that a patient is at higher risk for developing long-term complications associated with diabetes, such as kidney disease or vision …

Losing weight may help preserve kidney function: a video Health Tip
Plain Dealer
By Robert Higgs, The Plain Dealer Video: Dr. Sankar Navaneethan of the Cleveland Clinic discusses potential benefits that obese people with kidney disease …

Prognosis: Numbers Rise in a Diabetes Forecast
New York Times
As affected people live longer, they will have more opportunities to develop complications, including end-stage kidney disease, amputations and blindness, …

Dramatic Surge in Diabetes Expected by 2034
HealthNews
… damaging nerves and blood vessels and leading to complications, such as heart disease, end-stage kidney disease, stroke, blindness, and amputation. …

Better health, take charge: Basic lifestyle changes can fend off hypertension
Memphis Commercial Appeal
If you have diabetes or heart or kidney disease, you should get your pressure checked more often. Get off the couch. Control your weight and exercise. …

Why should we Stop Diabetes?
Louisville Courier-Journal
Every day, nearly 200 people with diabetes have parts of their leg amputated because of diabetic neuropathy, 120 people enter end-stage kidney disease …

New Approach To Screening For Serious Kidney Disease
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
The combination of two common medical tests can improve a doctor’s ability to predict which patients will develop serious kidney disease, a research team …

Even modest weight gain raises risk of chronic kidney disease
Chiropractic Economics – Ponte Vedra Beach,FL,USA
… relatively small weight gain can adversely affect glomerular filtration rate, an indicator of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a report by …

Blood pressure drugs slow eye problems in diabetes
Reuters – USA
Kidney disease known as diabetic neuropathy causes at least 45 percent of kidney failures in the United States. Diabetes is also the main cause of acquired …

Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
“They are commonly used for people who already have signs of kidney disease,” he said. “They have been shown to have more effective blood pressure effects …
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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. …

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 …

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Niles Daily Star – MI, USA… the disease is critical to successful treatment in order to delay or prevent complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney disease. …

America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
Washington Post – United States
… wave of illnesses and disabilities brought on by diabetes — heart disease and stroke, blindness, amputations, kidney disease and nervous system damage. …

Better Patient Outcomes With Drug Eluting Stents
Science Daily (press release) – USA
Patients with drug eluting stents were more likely to be female, with higher rates of kidney disease, diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. …

Are diabetes drugs safe?
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
Thus appropriate medication is important in the prevention of, rather than the cause, of kidney disease. The misconception may have been further fuelled by …

Ahead of the Bell: AMAG Pharmaceuticals
Forbes – NY,USA
The drug is aimed at treating iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease patients. AMAG said it believes no additional studies are required. …

When is screening for renal artery stenosis medically necessary?
The Virtual Medical Centre – Perth,Australia
The patient has a chronic kidney disease that’s not explained by diabetes, volume depletion or some form of vascular disease. This approach excludes routine …

Lifestyle Rx: The American diet is defined by ‘excess’
Enterprise-Record – Chico,CA,USA
This is many times more than is actually needed and contributes prominently to high blood pressure, heart failure and kidney disease. Fat. …

Your health: Fishy guard against kidney ailments
New Straits Times – Persekutuan,Malaysia
Taking at least two portions of fish a week could help protect diabetics from the dangers of kidney disease. In the November issue of the American Journal …

Born With A Statin Deficiency? Line Forms To The Left!
NewsBlaze – Folsom,CA,USA
… death-along with warnings to the physician about Crestor use in Asian patients, people with severe kidney disease and patients taking cyclosporine? …