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Help your kidneys: Pass on salt and diet soda

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual ...


Drinking green tea helps prevent kidney stones

Drinking green tea helps prevent kidney stones

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking green tea can help prevent the formation of large kidney stones, report Chinese scientists in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal CrystEngComm.


Talking increases kidney donation

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Get-togethers with a kidney disease patient's family and friends can improve their willingness to consider donation, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific ...


Younger doctors recommend kidney transplantations earlier

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Compared with veteran doctors, recent medical school graduates are more likely to refer chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients for kidney transplantation before their patients require dialysis, according to a paper being presented ...


Kidney transplants generally safe for lupus patients

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Individuals with a history of lupus who receive a kidney transplant rarely develop the serious inflammatory condition lupus nephritis in their new organ, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...


Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford ...


Can charcoal fight heart disease in kidney patients?

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Charcoal may provide a new approach to managing the high rate of heart disease in patients with advanced kidney disease, according to preliminary research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual ...


Bodybuilding with steroids damages kidneys

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Athletes who use anabolic steroids may gain muscle mass and strength, but they can also destroy their kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific ...


Women with chronic kidney disease more likely than men to go undiagnosed

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created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Woman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific ...


Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities

Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...



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