http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting one of the first studies to examine how patients and families are soliciting living kidney donors on Facebook. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-patients-facebook-solicit-kidney-donations.html Other Wed, 23 May 2012 13:24:19 EST news256998251 Henry Ford Hospital researchers have found that the presence of excess protein in a common urine test is an effective prognostic marker of acute renal failure in patients with severe sepsis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-urine-dipstick-accurate-predictor-renal.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:01 EST news256207102 (HealthDay) -- One failed kidney transplant doesn't mean a second transplant is likely to fail, according to a new study that found similar kidney survival, rejection and infection rates in people who undergo repeat transplants compared to patients who have had just one. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-kidney-transplants-similar-success.html Other Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:01 EST news255968612 Researchers at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research conducted a retrospective analysis which found that morbid obesity impedes kidney donation. In fact, in the analysis of 104 potential living kidney donors, 23 (22 percent) donors were classified as morbidly obese, only three (13 percent) of whom were able to successfully lose weight and donate their kidney. This data will be presented at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2012 Spring Clinical Meetings, to be held from May 9-13 in Washington, DC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-hinders-kidney-donation.html Other Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:02 EST news255886451 With 1 in 5 overweight Americans suffering from chronic kidney disease, Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed the nutritional and lifestyle habits of overweight adults, finding that their methods included diets and diet pills that may cause further kidney damage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-overweight-americans-kidney-weight-loss.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:10:01 EST news249051222 Two studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information on dietary benefits and dangers in kidney disease patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-diet-supplements-good-bad-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:08:23 EST news240235695 A Mayo Clinic study finds no correlation between the use of shock waves to break up kidney stones and the long-term development of diabetes. The study was released Friday during a meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association in Rancho Mirage, Calif. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-primary-kidney-stone-treatment-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:24:51 EST news238436678 A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-dialysis-weekly.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:03:41 EST news235846917