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Type 2 Diabetics’ Acidity Heightens Risk for Kidney Stones

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

People with type 2 diabetes have highly acidic urine, a metabolic feature that explains their greater risk for developing uric-acid kidney stones.

Rapid Rise of Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006

Chronic kidney disease is rising rapidly worldwide and is becoming a global healthcare problem, warn experts in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

How Hypertension Can Lead To Kidney Failure

Posted: Friday, December 02, 2005

High blood pressure means that the force of blood

against the walls of your blood vessels is too high.
High blood pressure can injure the blood vessels in

your kidneys so that they aren’t able to properly filter

your blood and remove waste and extra fluids from your body

Kidney Disease May Be A More Important Risk Factor For Heart Disease Then Cholesterol

Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005

Lack of Protein Found in Obese People Can Be Risk Factor for Kidney and Heart Disease.

Heart Attack Risk Factors Tied to Kidney Disease

Posted: Friday, November 11, 2005

Among people with poor blood sugar control who've not yet developed diabetes, heart attack and stroke risk factors account for much of their increased risk of developing kidney disease

Cleansing the Bowel for Colonoscopy May Harm the Kidneys

Posted: Monday, October 31, 2005

In some patients bowel cleansing with an oral sodium phosphate solution (OSPS) may precipitate renal failure, investigators reported.

Drug Protects Kidneys of People with Diabetes

Posted: Monday, September 19, 2005

Researchers report that the addition of a drug, spironolactone, to standard blood pressure-lowering therapy helps reduce both blood pressure and the amount of albumin protein in urine by 33%, a measure of kidney impairment.

Few Americans Aware They Have Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys.
Ten to 20 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease but most don't know it.

Few Americans Aware They Have Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys.
Ten to 20 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease but most don't know it.

First Human Trial of Bioartificial Kidney Shows Promise

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

The first test in humans offers hope of the device’s potential to save the lives of people with acute renal failure,While the phase I/II study was designed primarily to look at the safety of using this device on humans, the results also suggest improvement in kidney function