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...
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...
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...
Blood Pressure Targets for Individuals with Kidney Disease: Study supriya kashyap kashyap11 Sept 2016 9:13 AM ISTSystolic blood pressure levels above 140 mmHg were linked with higher risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and death in patients...
Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap23 Nov 2016 2:00 AM ISTHighlights Two-thirds of the children with kidney disease were classified as vitamin D deficient. Children with kidney disease who took vitamin D...
American Society of Nephrology recommends organ donation by older deceased patients supriya kashyap kashyap16 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTKidneys from elderly deceased individuals can function for years after transplantation
Many Kidney Failure Patients Lack Advance Directivies Near The End of Life: ASN supriya kashyap kashyap13 Jan 2017 10:00 AM ISTHighlights Among nursing home residents in the last year of life, patients with kidney failure were far less likely to have advance directives that...
Limiting Salt Consumption Lowers BP In Patients in CKD: ASN Study supriya kashyap kashyap20 Feb 2017 10:00 AM ISTHighlights Receiving advice on limiting salt consumption helped kidney disease patients lower their systolic blood pressure by an average of 11...
Kidney transplants from diabetic donors will save more lives, sooner: ASN Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 2:57 PM ISTPHILADELPHIA -- There are more than 98,000 people currently awaiting a kidney transplant in the United States. But the organs are in short supply:...
Catheters linked to most bloodstream infections in dialysis patients, Staphylococcus aureus most common Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 July 2017 10:27 AM ISTHighlights Most bloodstream infections in dialysis patients continue to occur in those with central venous catheters used to access their blood. The...
Poor thyroid function may affect dialysis patients quality of life: CJASN Ruby khatun khatun17 July 2017 10:23 AM ISTA new study indicates that impaired thyroid function may have detrimental effects on dialysis patients' health and well-being. The findings appear in...
Reduced kidney function ups risk of respiratory tract infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTBeware! A study has recently warned that individuals with poor kidney function had an increased risk of developing infections acquired in the...
