Nephrology

High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits - increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from...

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Sleep apnea may cause heart disease in kidney transplant patients

Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical...

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Sri Lanka to Treat Kidney Patients with Latest Technology at Maligawatthe

By Anjana Jayashan in Colombo Colombo, 15 November, (Asiantribune.com): Sri Lanka goes for a new state-of-the-art institute which is fully equipped with facilities for diagnosis of kidney diseases, dialysis and kidney...

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Kids with CKD Often Have Masked Hypertension (CME/CE)

Explain to interested patients that this study showed that many children with chronic kidney disease had normal blood pressure readings in the doctor's office but elevated readings while performing daily activities. More than a...

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New Satellite Dialysis center to serve patients affected with CKD opened

Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of nephrology research, today announced the opening of a new Satellite Dialysis center in Tracy, CA.

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Prevent kidney disease by saying no to diet sodas and excess salt

According to the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the number of people in the US diagnosed with kidney disease has doubled over the past 20 years. About 20 million Americans are at risk for developing kidney disease and...

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Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries

HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- "In asymptomatic people with chronic kidney disease -- people with severe hypertension -- there is no benefit from subjecting them to a risky procedure of...

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Awards for medical professionals announced

CHENNAI: Two awards for medical professionals, one for a doctor who has gone beyond the call of duty in rendering service to the underprivileged and the other, an award for an outstanding young researcher in Nephrology in...

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New Medicare Benefit to Provide Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with Education on Treatment Options

Education Benefit will Empower Patients to Better Manage their Care Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on announcing implementation plans for a new Medicare...

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‘Protect kidney in 3 stages’

Controlling kidney failure by containing BP advised India is being considered the diabetes capital of the world TIRUPATI: M. Jaya Kumar, a professor and head of Nephrology at Madras Medical College, has appealed to the...

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