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 …

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 …

Advance warning for kidney sufferers
South Devon Herald Express
The hospital say those suffering from Lupus have a higher risk of heart and kidney disease. When kidney problems are detected it is often irreversible, …












Foodborne disease can cause kidney failure, paralysis
Food Consumer
… in children in the US HUS can lead to death, or permanent health problems such as end-stage kidney disease, neurological complications and diabetes. …

Prevent kidney disease by saying no to diet sodas and excess salt
Natural News.com (registration)
(NaturalNews) According to the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the number of people in the US diagnosed with kidney disease has doubled over the past …

Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
U.S. News & World Report
“In asymptomatic people with chronic kidney disease — people with severe hypertension — there is no benefit from subjecting them to a risky procedure of …

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. …

DIY dialysis: Home treatment returns kidney disease patients to …
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Of the 22 million Americans now with some form of kidney disease, about 390000 are sick enough to require dialysis to survive. In hemodialysis, the most …

At-home dialysis touted as the next best thing
Globe and Mail
21, 2009 10:20AM EDT Patients with life-threatening kidney disease who are treated with home dialysis have survival rates that are comparable to those who …

Dialysis treatment in USA: High costs, high death rates
USA Today
… and it needs the best justification imaginable that more dialysis would be better,” says Eggers, the kidney disease institute epidemiologist. …

Mutation in Renin Gene Linked to Inherited Kidney Disease
HealthNewsDigest.com
A genetic mutation in the gene that encodes renin was first identified as the cause of an hereditary kidney disease by a research group led by Stanislav …

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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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 …