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28 Feb 2020

Air pollution may affect your kidney

The authors noted that their findings may be especially important for parts of the world with higher air pollution, such as China and India, where fine particulate matter levels are 5 to 10 times higher than in the United States.

19 Mar 2018

Experimental obesity drug may prevent kidney stones

Japanese scientists have found that an experimental obesity drug can potentially prevent the formation of kidney stones in mice.

Neuroendocrine tumour

16 Mar 2018

Early detection key to treat neuroendocrine tumour: Expert

The disease, which according to doctors is a "quite rare disease and more common in males in the age group 30-50", occurs in less than one per million cases.

05 Nov 2017

Air pollution damaging millions of kidneys every year: Report

The global toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to air pollution is significant, according to a recent analysis.

22 Sep 2017

Even a bit of air pollution could damage your kidneys

Even levels below the limit set by the EPA were harmful to the kidneys. This suggests that there is no safe level of air pollution, says an expert.

21 Mar 2017

Prevent yourself from chronic kidney disease

Besides performing life sustaining function of removing the waste products and regulating the amount of water and chemicals in the body, kidneys perform the important function of maintaining normal blood pressure, produce a hormone called erythropoietin which helps in formation of red blood cells and activate vitamin D which helps in making our bones strong.

09 Mar 2017

Chronic kidney disease: What you should not forget

The most common causes of kidney disease are high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, high cholesterol.

Urinary Tract Infection

29 Jan 2017

Five things you should never do if you have UTI

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that occures in any part of your urinary system - kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.

10 Jan 2017

Kidney failure patients on dialysis at risk of early death

The study found that these patients tended to have a denser clot structure than individuals without kidney disease.

23 Nov 2016

Sleep disorder may affect kidney function

There was also a significant association between sleep quality and kidney failure risk: each one percent increase in sleep fragmentation was linked with a four percent increase in the risk of developing kidney failure.

23 Nov 2016

Here comes an alternative for dialysis – Bioartificial kidney

"The strategies and methods of this work could be relevant to the development of other bioartificial organs, such as a bioartificial liver or bioartificial pancreas, and organs on chips -- such as a kidney on chip, a lung on chip, or a liver on chip," said Dimitrios Stamatialis, from the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

23 Nov 2016

Brain dead man gifts life to four, eyesight to two

Family members of Raju Dhapa have donated his vital organs like liver, kidneys, heart and eyes.

17 Nov 2016

Ailing Sushma gets huge show of support as kidney donors come forward for help

Scores of people have come forward to donate one of their kidneys to ailing Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj who is battling an organ failure at a hospital here.

19 Oct 2016

Can bladder cancer be prevented? Know your symptoms, risk!

Bladder cancer is the seventh most common cancer in males worldwide.

10 Aug 2016

10 warning signs you may have kidney stones!

While the leading cause of kidney stones is lack of water, high sodium intake, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, urinary tract infection can increase the risk.

09 Aug 2016

Citrus fruit extract may prevent kidney stones

Kidney stones are small, hard mineral deposits that form inside the kidneys. High blood pressure, diabetes and obesity can increase the risk, and the reported incidence is on the rise.

12 May 2016

Avoid junk food to keep your kidneys healthy!

N new study has warned that eating junk and fatty food regularly can cause long-term damage to your kidneys and trigger diabetes.

10 Mar 2016

Exercise well, eat healthy to charge up your kidneys

In addition, people with a high blood pressure -- that is, upwards of 140/90 mmHg -- are also at high risk of developing kidney problems.

13 Nov 2015

Potassium-rich diet can save diabetic's heart, kidneys

Higher levels of urinary potassium excretion, which closely correlate with intake amounts, were linked with a slower decline of kidney function and a lower incidence of cardiovascular complications.

28 Oct 2015

Common heartburn drugs may damage your kidney

Researchers says that increased use of certain medications commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may have damaging effects on the kidneys.

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