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2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
Almost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney Transplant
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs
Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis
Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment
Bone Disease Test Shows Death Risk for Dialysis Patients
Cancer Drug May Help With Kidney Transplants
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Chamomile Tea May Ward Off Diabetes Damage
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Kidney Disease Raises Risk for Some Cancers
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes
Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
Diet Soda, Sodium Tied to Kidney Trouble: Studies
Diet, Exercise May Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Dietary Aid Helps Kidney Patients Stay Safe
Dopamine May Boost Odds of Transplant Success
Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
'Electronic Nose' Could Spot Kidney Disease
Exercise Extends Life of Kidney Patients
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug
FDA Puts Black-Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
Female Hormones Deter Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
First Vessel Graft Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells
For People on Dialysis, Too Thin Can Be Risky
For Some Kidney Patients, Home Dialysis Is Better
Freezing Kidney Cancers Shows Promise
Fresh-Meat Additives May Be Dangerous for Kidney Patients
Gene Linked to Inherited Kidney Disease Found
Gene Mutation in Dalmatians Sheds Light on Kidney Stones in Humans
Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Genes May Affect Complications After Heart Surgery
Global Warming Linked to Heightened Kidney Stone Risk
Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants
Health Tip: Keep Kidney Infections at Bay
Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant
Home Dialysis a Good Option for Kidney Disease Patients
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hydrating Kidney Patients With Sodium Bicarb Has Little Effect
Iced Teas Pose High Risk of Kidney Stones
ICU Nutritional Program Failed to Boost Outcomes
Immunoglobulin Can Predict Some Diabetic Complications
Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital
Intensive Dialysis Doesn't Save Lives of the Sickest
Kidney Ailments May Rise Along With Blood Pressure
Kidney Cancers More Likely to Be Diagnosed Early
Kidney Damage Another Consequence of Anabolic Steroids
Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
Kidney Donor's Sex Could Affect Women's Outcomes
Kidney Dysfunction Puts Women at Risk of Sudden Death
Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
Kidney Injury While Hospitalized May Lead to Future Dialysis
Kidney Nerve Deactivation Could Ease Hypertension
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kidney Patients More Susceptible to Sudden Cardiac Death
Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble
Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients
Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Cut Racial Disparities
Kidneys From Donors Older Than 70 Still Viable
Lab Test Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in ICU Patients
Living Kidney Donation Chains May Help More Get Transplants
Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
Low-Birth-Weight Babies at Risk for Salt Sensitivity
Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks
Lupus Worse in Blacks, Hispanics Than in Whites, Study Finds
Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes
More Dialysis Not Better in Acute Kidney Injury
More Kids Getting Kidney Stones
Most Kidney Donors Lead Long, Healthy Lives
Muscle Mass May Not Explain High Creatinine in Black Kidney Patients
Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant
New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers
New Kidney Disease Can Be Fatal
New Test May Help Kidney Transplant Patients
New Test Predicts Risk of Post-Surgery Kidney Injury
Nocturnal Dialysis: A Better Way to Kidney Health
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Overnight Dialysis Saves Lives: Study
Phosphorus Levels May Predict Heart Disease
Popular Colonoscopy Prep Solution May Pose Kidney Risks
Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease
Preventive Antibiotics Help Some Kids Fend Off Urinary Infections
Protein From Yellow Peas May Lower Blood Pressure
Racial Disparities Widespread in Kidney Patient Outcomes
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin
Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
Single Kidney Transplant From Young, Deceased Donors Works Well
Sleeping Through Dialysis May Be the Way to Go
Some Diet Sodas May Ward Off Kidney Stones
Study Points to New Treatments for Polycystic Kidney Disease
Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer
Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
Too-Low Blood Pressure Can Also Bring Danger
Traveling While on Dialysis Could Be Risky
Two-Drug Combo May Lower Diabetics' Kidney Risk
Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage
U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula
Uric Acid May Help Spot Diabetic Kidney Disease Early
Vitamin D Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Kidney Patients
Wearable Kidney May One Day Replace Dialysis
Yale Lab Discovers New Gene-Based Syndrome