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• Cardiorenal Syndrome

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 546
  Heart health and kidney health are strongly connected. As early as 1974, doctors noted that kidney failure patients on dialysis have a high incidence of cardiovascular problems. A review article from 2005 reports that death from cardiovascular illness is 375 times higher in dialysis patients aged 25 to 35, compared ...
  15 hours ago

• Doctors miss high blood pressure in kids with kidney disease

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure (BP) at the doctor’s clinic have high BP when tested at home, indicating many of them are not appropriately treated for hypertension, exposing them to risk of developing heart disease.Such children who have ...
  20 hours ago

• Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 616
  To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins.
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• Uninsurable for Health Insurance?

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 146
  Individuals with pre existing conditions like diabetes, cancer, heart disease , heart attack , stroke, kidney disease, liver disease, AIDS, depression and a long list of other health conditions, have found it almost impossible to find affordable healthcare. These health issues are causing thousands of ...
  1 day ago

• White Collar Reset: Kidney for sale?

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 797
  Filed under: Columns , Economy In my last installment , I entertained the notion of opening a medical marijuana store in the New York City suburb my wife and I call home. This week, while we wait for the New Jersey legislature to finalize the legality of that option and as I begin year two in what is now ...
  2 days ago

• World Diabetes Day: Worldwide Rise in number of kidney disease

  
  UwidoNews - Submitted news — Authority: 466
  Kidney disease is becoming a growing problem in developing countries, caused by an explosion in cases of diabetes and high blood pressure, experts say.
  3 days ago

• Phosphorus levels : Phosphorus levels in blood may predict heart disease risk

  
  Entertainment and Showbiz! — Authority: 502
  A new study has found a link between higher levels of phosphorus in the blood and increased calcification of the coronary arteries- a key marker of heart disease risk. “This may help to explain why even early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk that is not otherwise ...
  3 days ago

• Tests often fail to diagnose high BP in kids with chronic kidney disease

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): A new American study suggests that medical tests often fail to diagnose high blood pressure in kids with chronic kidney disease (CKD).The report indicates that those children, who do not receive proper treatment for hypertension, are likely to develop an enlarged heart, or left ventricular ...
  3 days ago

• New Legal Rights for Britain’s NHS Patients

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 156
  Patients in Britain will have legal rights to maximum waiting times for elective procedures and urgent cancer referrals and to an NHS Health Check every five years for those aged 40-74, if proposals published today are taken forward. The proposals, set out in ‘The NHS Constitution: A consultation on new patient ...
  6 days ago

• Free Diabetes, Kidney & Urologic Disease Materials

  
  The Freebie Blogger — Authority: 620
  NIDDK Clearinghouse has Free Publications  available on diabetes, kidney and urologic diseases.  This offer is available to U.S. residents. Related Posts: Free Diabetes Cookbook or Blood Glucose Diary Free Multiple Sclerosis Book
  1 week ago

• A Cat Owners Guide to Kidney Disease

  
  Scratchings-and-Sniffings — Authority: 424
  I just watched an awesome video. Its a video on dealing with kidney disease for cat owners and its available on the Partners In Animal Health website . The video is by the Cornell Feline Health Center and made possible by a grant from Purina Veterinary Diets .  This video can be an excellent companion to the ...
  1 week ago

• Side Effects of NSAIDs in Pets

  
  Dog Health Care by Dog Health Enthusiast Brigitte Smith — Authority: 99
  If you receive the Healthy Happy Dogs newsletter , or have been reading my sites for any length of time, you will know that I am very wary of giving my dogs any type of drugs without careful consideration.  (Of course, occasionally there is no choice, but more often there is). On the question of NSAIDS for dogs , ...
  1 week ago

• Getting Settled

  
  Learning to Walk in Stilettos — Authority: 104
  Now that I’ve realized that Chile isn’t going to happen for me, I’ve gone in to “getting settled” mode.  I’m finally organizing my things like I’m going to be here for a while because…well I am.  I went out and purchased that horrible put together furniture that I vowed I would never buy again.  ...
  1 week ago

• Poor kidney function may increase heart attack risk (Re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): Poor kidney function may increase an individual’s risk for suffering heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease and early death, reveals a new study.Researchers revealed that to evaluate heart health, clinicians should look at their patients’ current level of kidney function ...
  1 week ago

• Chitosan lowers phosphate levels in kidney disease

  
  The C.A.M. Report — Authority: 139
  High phosphate blood levels are associated with a higher risk of death due to heart disease in patients with advanced kidney disease. Despite current treatments, only half of patients receiving kidney dialysis maintain recommended phosphate levels.Researchers from the US, UK, and Italy assessed the phosphate-binding ...
  1 week ago

• Reducing consumption of junk food can cut chronic disease risk

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 717
  Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Reducing the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body’s natural defences regardless of age or health status, according to a new study.These benefits are present ...
  1 week ago

• Reduction in glycotoxins from heat-processing of foods reduces risk of chronic disease

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 616
  Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can
  1 week ago

• A possible link between anabolic steroid abuse and kidney damage

  
  Booster Shots — Authority: 688
  Abusing anabolic steroids can carry numerous health risks. In a new study of bodybuilders who abused the substance, a link may have been found between that misuse and serious kidney problems. In a study presented recently to the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in San Diego, researchers looked ...
  1 week ago

• New class of molecules may help prevent fatal complication in patients with kidney disease

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 616
  Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have made an important discovery about why potassium builds up to dangerous levels in the bloodstream, a relatively common medical probl
  1 week ago

• Comedians rally for new dialysis centre

  
  Niagara Falls Blog — Authority: 142
  From Niagara This Week : Komedy for Kidneys, a fundraising event to benefit the construction of a kidney dialysis centre in Niagara Falls, returns for a second year to the Greg Frewin Theatre. The charity event was recently renamed in memory of comedian Rodney Pentland, who passed away earlier this year due to ...
  2 weeks ago

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