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Dollars for Donors: Many Support Financial Incentives to Encourage Organ Donation
September 27, 2012 — Most Canadians view financial incentives for deceased kidney donation to be acceptable, according to a new study. Nearly half of the general public in Canada also find it acceptable for living kidney ... > full story -
Single-Site Laparoscopic Surgery Reduces Pain of Tumor Removal
September 27, 2012 — Researchers have found that recovery from an emerging, minimally invasive surgical technique called Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery was less painful for kidney cancer patients than traditional ... > full story -
Women Twice as Likely to Suffer Infection With Kidney Stones and Other Urinary Blockages
September 26, 2012 — While more men than women develop kidney stones and other obstructions in the urinary tract, women are more than twice as likely to suffer infections related to the condition, according to a new ... > full story -
Chronic Kidney Disease a Warning Sign Independent of Hypertension or Diabetes
September 25, 2012 — New research finds the presence of chronic kidney disease itself can be a strong indicator of the risk of death and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) even in patients without hypertension or ... > full story -
Abnormal Carotid Arteries Found in Children With Kidney Disease
September 20, 2012 — Children with mild to moderate kidney disease have abnormally thick neck arteries, a condition known as carotid atherosclerosis, usually seen in older adults with a long history of elevated ... > full story -
Compound Found in Purple Corn May Aid in Developing Future Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes, Kidney Disease
September 18, 2012 — Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications related to diabetes, often leading to end-stage kidney disease. Purple corn grown in Peru and Chile is a relative of blue corn, which is ... > full story -
Kidney Stone Sufferers 'Double in a Generation'
September 17, 2012 — Stones in the kidney and ureter now affect almost one person in ten in Europe, the European Association of Urology has just confirmed. This figure has more than doubled since 1982, with urologists ... > full story -
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Considerably More Patients May Benefit from Effective Antidiabetic Drug, Study Suggests
September 17, 2012 — The antidiabetic drug metformin is not prescribed for patients with reduced kidney function because the risk of adverse effects has been regarded as unacceptably high. A new study has found that the ... > full story -
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Kidney Society Describes Ways to Eliminate Wasteful Tests and Procedures
September 13, 2012 — Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology joined other groups in a campaign to help health care professionals and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. A ... > full story -
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Belly Button Kidney Removal Boosts Living-Donor Satisfaction
September 12, 2012 — Living donors who had a kidney removed through a single port in the navel report higher satisfaction in several key categories, compared to donors who underwent traditional multiple-port laparoscopic ... > full story
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