What can be done when a kidney fails?
AsiaOne
However, renal transplants cannot be safely done under certain conditions, eg ongoing infection, severe heart disease, liver failure, and cancer which has …

More frequent dialysis improves lives, study finds
CTV.ca
About a third of the cases are caused by diabetic kidney disease, while another 15 per cent are attributed to renal vascular disease. …

Breast Screening Doubly Useful in Kidney Patients
MedPage Today
Mammography may be a good way to check for generalized arterial calcification in advanced kidney disease patients, researchers suggested. …

Firms told to end ‘miracle’ drug sales
Boston Globe
… disease by flushing toxic metals from the body. Regulators say the products, sold over the Internet, can cause dehydration, kidney failure, and death. …

Strength Training May Help Kidney Patients Live Longer, Healthier
BusinessWeek
FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) — Strength training may help kidney disease patients live longer and healthier lives, according to a new study. …

Panel to Vote on Limiting Use of ESA
MedPage Today
That trial found that for patients with chronic kidney disease who had type 2 diabetes and anemia and were not yet on dialysis, darbepoetin alfa — an …

Reasons For Hearing Loss: Chronic Kidney Disease
Healthy Hearing
Australian researchers examined the medical records of 2564 people aged 50 and over, 513 of whom had moderate chronic kidney disease. …

Cut the salt, not the flavor
Jacksonville Daily Progress
People with high blood pressure are more likely than others to have a stroke, heart disease and kidney disease, so cutting back on salt is important for …

New program helps those with chronic disease
Herald Palladium (subscription)
Experts tell us that a chronic disease – such as asthma, arthritis, pain, kidney disease and diabetes – is a disease lasting three months or more, …

Doctor’s Orders: With no symptoms kidney disease is hard to detect
Dearborn Press and Guide
Kidney disease is often called a silent killer, because there are no symptoms when it is in its early stages. Millions of people have it, many of them older …

Medicare to pay dialysis clinics for quality
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease, with hypertension a close second, according to the US Renal Disease System. …

Pre-Dialysis Procedure Often Delayed in Poorer Communities
BusinessWeek
5 (HealthDay News) — Kidney disease patients in poor communities are less likely than patients in wealthier areas to receive optimal care before they start …

What Are The Consequences Of Diabetes?
WJTV

The consequences of uncontrolled diabetes are damage to the small and large blood vessels of your body, resulting in kidney disease, eye disease, …
Many with early-stage kidney disease need to be monitored for stroke
Dr. Cutler
A new study has found that millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation …

Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease
Reuters
Acute kidney injury can be reversible if a patient is otherwise healthy, but often results in chronic kidney disease and kidney failure requiring dialysis …

Study finds clues to kidney disease in African Americans
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Vabren L. Watts African Americans are four times as likely to have kidney disease as Caucasians, and a recent study from Harvard University may explain …

No Support for Tight Glucose Control in ESRD
MedPage Today
The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines for diabetes and chronic kidney disease support standardized HbA1c targets for patients with …

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 …