News Headlines for Nephrology (Kidneys) Issues
Blood Protein Predicts Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetes Patients - Newswise (p...
19 Jan 2012 at 5:47pm
Blood Protein Predicts Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetes Patients
Newswise (press release)
Founded in 1966, and with more than 13500 members, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) leads the fight against kidney disease by educating health professionals, sharing new knowledge, advancing research, and advocating the highest quality care for ...
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How Your Kidneys Could Signal Trouble Ahead For Your Brain - WBUR
20 Jan 2012 at 3:55pm
How Your Kidneys Could Signal Trouble Ahead For Your Brain
WBUR
It was that she had found in her own research — which is just out in a leading nephrology journal — that tests of your kidney function can apparently yield surprisingly telltale insights into the health of your brain, and possibly other organs as ...
Amelia Rivera and medical morality - Washington Post (blog)
18 Jan 2012 at 11:49am
Babble (blog)
Amelia Rivera and medical morality
Washington Post (blog)
Here is Mrs. Rivera in her own words: I am going to try and tell you what happened to us on January 10, 2012, in the conference room in the Nephrology department at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. We arrived for our regular Nephrology visit with ...
Mom: My Daughter Was Denied a Kidney Transplant Because She's Mentally RetardedBabble (blog)
Does This Mentally Disabled Girl Deserve a New Kidney?Everyday Health
Petition Asks Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to Allow Kidney Transplant ...Age of Autism
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Joslin study identifies novel markers as key indicators of future renal ... -...
19 Jan 2012 at 5:08pm
Joslin study identifies novel markers as key indicators of future renal ...
EurekAlert (press release)
In two studies published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the Joslin researchers found that high concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 and 2 (TNFR1 and TNFR2) accurately predict the risk of renal function loss in Type ...
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Rapid diagnosis of severe kidney damage - EurekAlert (press release)
17 Jan 2012 at 10:05am
Rapid diagnosis of severe kidney damage
EurekAlert (press release)
In the US alone, one million patients are diagnosed every year with severe acute kidney injury. According to data of the German Society of Nephrology, there are currently around 70 000 dialysis patients in Germany; and this number is on the increase. ...
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Be kind to your kidneys - Chico News & Review
12 Jan 2012 at 3:15am
Be kind to your kidneys
Chico News & Review
Even if one explains that nephrology is the branch of internal medicine that deals exclusively with the functioning of the kidneys, that doesn't necessarily help too much. “I think a vast majority of patients don't even know what a kidney is—there's a ...
Kidney Dysfunction Found to be Associated with Cognitive Decline in Women - H...
17 Jan 2012 at 9:55am
Kidney Dysfunction Found to be Associated with Cognitive Decline in Women
HealthCanal.com
These findings were published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in January 2012. In the study, researchers analyzed over 3300 women aged 70 years or older from the Nurses' Health Study who had repeated cognitive testing. ...
'Desperation to get a donor makes people fall prey to kidney rackets' - Times...
9 Jan 2012 at 7:34pm
'Desperation to get a donor makes people fall prey to kidney rackets'
Times of India
Director and head of nephrology department, Dr RK Sharma said that the kidney racket also highlights the need to prevent kidney diseases. "Lifestyle is taking toll of the kidneys. Diabetes and hypertension - which are a fallout of sedentary lifestyle ...
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Drinking more fluids helps kidneys - Winston-Salem Journal
11 Jan 2012 at 12:03am
Drinking more fluids helps kidneys
Winston-Salem Journal
And in the past year, two large studies found a lower risk of long-term kidney problems among people who drink more fluids. In a report published in the journal Nephrology in March, researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia and elsewhere ...
India's Leader in Kidney Care brings First Networked Dialysis to Hyderabad - ...
9 Jan 2012 at 8:37am
India PRwire (press release)
India's Leader in Kidney Care brings First Networked Dialysis to Hyderabad
India PRwire (press release)
But in NephroLife, we found a focused partner who provides dedicated, top-quality nephrology care. NephroLife brings in their expertise in chronic renal failure, acute renal failure, critical care nephrology and preventive nephrology - a boon to those ...
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