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Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease means that the kidneys aren’t removing waste and excess water from the blood as efficiently as they should. The most common causes of chronic kidney disease are diabetes and high blood pressure. Although kidney disease can lead to kidney failure, which can require dialysis or a kidney transplant, losing weight, exercising, taking medication, and changing your diet can often slow down or halt kidney damage. Nearly 20 million people in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease.
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Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) — At least one in 10 U.S. adults is estimated to have chronic kidney disease, but whether screening and monitoring people in the earlier stages of the disease provides a benefit just isn’t clear, a new review of the available clinical trials revealed. The finding doesn’t necessarily mean [...]
Insulin Resistance May Lead to Kidney Disease in the Elderly: Study
THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Elderly people with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk for chronic kidney disease, and insulin resistance may be the central hub that links metabolic syndrome and kidney-function decline, according to a new study. People are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome when they have at least three risk factors for diabetes and [...]
Dieting Can Prove Dangerous for Kidney Disease Patients
FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — Overweight or obese people with chronic kidney disease may suffer further kidney damage if they use certain weight-loss methods, a new study warns. Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed the eating and lifestyle habits of nearly 11,000 overweight or obese adults who took part in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination [...]
More Kidney Dialysis Is Better, Research Finds
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — If you’re receiving kidney dialysis, four new studies suggest that you could benefit from longer or more frequent dialysis sessions. The treatments can be done at home or at a dialysis center, but it appears that more time spent doing dialysis can reduce mortality rates and improve [...]
Burn-Casualty Soldiers at High Risk for Kidney Injury, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) — Many American soldiers who suffer burns and wounds during combat develop acute kidney injury, an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function that is potentially deadly. That’s the finding of a study that looked at acute kidney injury among 692 U.S. military casualties who were evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan [...]
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