Chronic kidney disease may lead to diabetes, says a study supriya kashyap kashyap19 Aug 2016 12:24 PM ISTToronto : One has always read about a link between obesity and diabetes. Now, a new study has established a novel link between chronic kidney disease...
BP control regime may reduce premature death in CKD Patients Meghna Singhania15 Aug 2016 9:56 AM ISTNEW YORK: A stringent blood pressure control regime may reduce the potential risk of early death among individuals suffering with chronic kidney...
Premature infants more likely to develop chronic kidney disease supriya kashyap kashyap31 July 2016 1:31 PM ISTNew York : Premature infants are twice as likely to develop chronic kidney diseases like acute kidney injury (AKI) and kidney failure compared with...
New treatment approaches to improve peritoneal dialysis supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2016 4:15 PM ISTOne of the main functions of the kidneys is to filter metabolic products out of the blood. If the kidneys are no longer able to do this, the blood has...
Increase vitamin D levels to cut kidney problems supriya kashyap kashyap18 Jun 2016 2:28 PM ISTLondon : A deficiency in the amount of vitamin D in the body may lead to high risk of chronic kidney diseases, especially in children, says a new...
Groundbreaking Study: Wearable artificial kidney that may replace conventional dialysis savita thakur thakur4 Jun 2016 3:07 PM ISTA wearable artificial kidney may be a viable dialysis technology that can give people with end-stage kidney disease the freedom to move around during...
Chinese teen found living with 4 kidneys savita thakur thakur4 Jun 2016 3:02 PM ISTBeijing: In a rare disorder, a 17-year-old Chinese girl has been found with four kidneys after she went to the hospital for recurring back...
Obese young adults at high risk of kidney disease savita thakur thakur31 May 2016 4:03 PM ISTMany young adults with abdominal obesity are at a heightened risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet majority are unaware of the risk, suggests new...
Hypertension damages kidneys and heart, say doctors savita thakur thakur30 May 2016 3:18 PM ISTAbout 20 per cent of India's youth suffer from hypertension which makes them 40 percent more vulnerable to kidney damage and cardiac arrest, said...
Higher Salt Intake May Increase Risk of CVD among Patients with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap25 May 2016 2:40 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the May 24/31 issue of JAMA, Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,...
Global Warming May up Chronic Kidney Disease supriya kashyap kashyap10 May 2016 9:04 AM ISTNew York : Climate change is likely to accelerate rates of chronic kidney disease worldwide as rising temperatures and heat stress harm kidneys.New...
Common heartburn drugs may put you at increased kidney risk supriya kashyap kashyap19 April 2016 4:34 PM ISTAccording to a recent study, drugs commonly prescribed to combat heartburn may increase a person's risk of serious kidney damage.Proton pump...
