By 10am in the sugarcane fields outside the town of Tierra Blanca in El Salvador, the mercury is already pushing 31°C. The workers arrived at dawn: men and women, young and old, wearing thick jeans, long-sleeved shirts and ...
Apr 18, 2017
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A new analysis indicates that by 2013, cardiovascular deaths attributed to reduced kidney function outnumbered kidney failure deaths throughout the world. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...
Apr 13, 2017
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Mar 9, 2017
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Taking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including kidney failure. The sudden onset of kidney problems often serves as a red flag for doctors to discontinue their patients' ...
Feb 22, 2017
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Cells in any organ will die if their blood supply is cut off - such as during a heart attack, stroke, or organ transplant - but restoring circulation can also cause damage. Now a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research ...
Jan 10, 2017
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In a new study, young children showed signs of kidney damage if their mothers smoked while pregnant. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), add ...
Dec 22, 2016
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(HealthDay)—A healthy diet may help people with kidney disease live longer, researchers report.
Dec 9, 2016
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Not getting enough quality sleep was linked with worsening kidney function in a study of patients with chronic kidney disease. The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, ...
Nov 19, 2016
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Coordination of care designed to slow the progression of kidney disease is likely to be cost effective because it prevents the need for dialysis, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November ...
Nov 19, 2016
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Boston University researchers, in collaboration with Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) at Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), have discovered a novel molecular pathway needed to regulate kidney podocytes—special octopus-like ...
Nov 17, 2016
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