Growth more stunted in lower-income youth with kidney disease
Even with more prescriptions for growth hormone, children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease were less likely to grow to normal height ranges if they came from lower-income families, according...
View ArticleStudy finds new link between obesity, early decline in kidney function
A new UCSF-led study of nearly 3,000 individuals links obesity to the development of kidney disease. The work also shows that, when properly measured, declines in kidney function are detectable long...
View ArticleDASH diet may lower risk of recurrent kidney stones
(HealthDay)—The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet might be an effective alternative to the low-oxalate diet for reducing risk of kidney stone recurrence, according to research...
View ArticleVigilance for kidney problems key for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatoid arthritis patients are likelier than the average person to develop chronic kidney disease, and more severe inflammation in the first year of rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroid use, high...
View ArticleSouthern-style eating increases risk of death for kidney disease patients
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases shows consuming a "Southern-style" diet—consisting of processed meats, fried foods and...
View ArticleKidney failure later in life can be predicted based on measurements taken in...
Researchers at Örebro University found that high blood pressure, being overweight, elevation of a blood marker indicating inflammation, or the presence of protein in the urine in otherwise healthy...
View ArticleResearchers study Hurricane Sandy's impacts on kidney patients
Hospital and dialysis facility disruptions caused by Hurricane Sandy led to increased emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and a slight rise in the death rate of kidney patients in New York...
View ArticleStudy uncovers predictors of chronic kidney disease worsening in children and...
Study results published today in the National Kidney Foundation's American Journal of Kidney Diseases provide new insights into why a child's chronic kidney disease (CKD) may worsen to kidney failure....
View ArticleAcute kidney injury linked to pre-existing kidney health, study finds
Physicians treating hospitalized patients for conditions unrelated to the kidneys should pay close attention to common blood and urine tests for kidney function in order to prevent incidental injury to...
View ArticlePatient information too high for patients' literacy
More than 90 per cent of educational materials written for kidney disease patients is higher than an average patient's literacy, according to a new study published in the June issue of the National...
View ArticleMysterious disease may be tied to climate change, researcher says
A mysterious kidney disease that has killed over 20,000 people in Central America, most of them sugar cane workers, may be caused by chronic, severe dehydration linked to global climate change,...
View ArticleResearchers study palliative care preferences of Latinos on dialysis
The cultural values of Latinos have a major impact on their palliative care preferences and healthcare providers should be sensitive to their perspectives, according to a research letter by physicians...
View ArticleDiabetic kidney damage may start earlier than thought
(HealthDay)—Kidney damage from diabetes may begin much sooner than previously thought, according to a new study.
View ArticleMedicare spends billions on chronic kidney disease, study finds
(HealthDay)—Chronic kidney disease affects nearly 14 percent of Americans and costs Medicare billions of dollars a year, a new study reveals.
View ArticleDiet designed to lower blood pressure also reduces risk of kidney disease
People who ate a diet high in nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables and low in red and processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages and sodium were at a significantly lower...
View ArticleKidney disease in plantation workers
Poor working conditions in a hot climate with regular dehydration and mineral deficiency is probably what causes the chronic kidney disease Mesoamerican nephropathy in Central American and Mexican...
View ArticleVitamin E may decrease the risk of acute kidney injury after coronary...
Acute kidney injury is quite a common adverse effect that associates with coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions. Vitamin E may decrease the risk of acute kidney injury by up to...
View ArticleMarathon running may cause short-term kidney injury
According to a new Yale-led study, the physical stress of running a marathon can cause short-term kidney injury. Although kidneys of the examined runners fully recovered within two days post-marathon,...
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