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Treating Kidney Disease
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...factor for kidney failure where the only treatment is dialysis. A progression from diabetes to... Read more »
Is Fleet Phosphosoda Safe?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...heart failure developed kidney failure requiring dialysis after taking a Fleet Phospho-Soda... Read more »
Common Ulcerative Colitis Questions Answered - Part II
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...phosphosoda prep and developed kidney failure requiring dialysis. It was felt that the cause of... Read more »
The Stem Cell Saga: Research Today, Repair Tomorrow
By AllieBeatty , Health Expert...kidney failure will no longer result in lifelong dialysis sentence. Instead medical technology... Read more »
Cheating Death: Art Buchwald, With Admiration
By Beth Brophy , Health Expert...winter, talking about his decision to opt out of dialysis and instead move into a hospice and... Read more »
Health Guide
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide
...stenosis (PAD of the renal arteries) is a major cause of high blood pressure and renal failure requiring dialysis or transplant. Lower extremity, or leg arteries – Lower extremity PAD is a major... Read more »Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Treatment for Severe SLE
...treating active kidney disease and for managing milder forms of nephritis.Procedures. Kidney transplant or dialysis should be considered for patients with SLE with severe kidney damage. For... Read more »Heart Pacemakers and ICD's Patient Guide
These electronic medical devices monitor heart rhythm and deliver appropriate electrical therapy when certain arrhythmias occur. Pacemakers and ICDs can be effective in extending and improving the... Read more »Angioplasty Patient Guide: Find Angioplasty Information
What is angioplasty? Coronary balloon angioplasty is an invasive method of opening blocked arteries that might impede flow to the heart, and possibly result in heart attack or death. It is more... Read more »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
What is cardiac enlargement? Cardiac enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement: hypertrophy and dilation. (Though usually occurring... Read more »Images
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Kidney Transplant Saves the Brain
November 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common procedure could stop the cognitive impairment often seen in patients with chronic kidney disease. Researchers report... Read summary »
Dialysis at Home
October 25, 2006INDIANAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Teaching fourth grade -- and tutoring at home -- is a full-time job for Chris Dowling. But that, along with... Read summary »
Hormone Level Key for Dialysis Patients
August 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Monitoring a hormone level in dialysis patients could help doctors determine which patients with kidney failure are at risk for... Read summary »
Dialysis Risks
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A simple bone disease test may signal an increased risk of death for people on dialysis for chronic kidney disease. That's the... Read summary »
Hope for Dialysis Patients
August 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many patients awaiting a kidney transplant find themselves on dialysis for years. About one-third of kidney failure patients... Read summary »
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