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Many forms of kidney failure cannot be prevented. People who have diabetes, high blood pressure or coronary artery disease should try to control the illness with appropriate diet, medication and lifestyle changes. If chronic kidney failure already has developed, treating the other medical problems and avoiding other kidney injury (by avoiding certain medications, for example) may prevent worsening of kidney function. If you have chronic kidney failure, you should tell any physician...
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Renal Failure Warnings for Reclast®
The FDA has initiated an additional warning for Reclast® on September 1, 2011 for renal failure and kidney impairment; and warns that... Read more »
Prevent Heart Failure with Lifestyle Changes
The way you choose to live, impacts your risk for disease. A new study published in the September issue of Circulation: Heart Failure has... Read more »
Prevent Incontinence Treatment Failure
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Chronic renal failure
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic kidney disease is the slow loss of kidney function over time. The main function of the kidneys is to remove wastes and excess water from the... Read more »
Renal vein thrombosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Clot in the renal vein; Occlusion - renal veinTreatmentThe treatment is focused on preventing new clot formations and reducing the risk of the clot... Read more »
Renal
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The term "renal" refers to the kidney. For example, renal failure means kidney failure. Related topics: Kidney disease ... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention To avoid congestive heart failure, you must prevent the various forms of heart disease that lead to it. To prevent coronary heart disease,... Read more »
Eating fish does not prevent heart failure: study
Dutch researchers have found that eating fish does not prevent the development of heart failure, though doing so does appear to help protect against... Read more »
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