Kidney failure: finally a dialysis machine for babies
An estimated 20% of babies suffer from kidney or multiple organ failure right from birth. For these children, as for ...
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Road pollution ages kidneys by 4 years
Road pollution has effects on the heart and lungs but also on the kidneys. The effects of road traffic cause ...
Read moreExtra kilos? Risk of kidney stones!
March 25, 2005 - Large study shows weight gain and obesity increase risk of kidney stones, especially in women1. To ...
Read moreSoy protein benefits against kidney disease
August 24, 2004 - The results of a recent study show that soy protein may help prevent kidney and cardiovascular ...
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Video: kidney damage from diabetes
Diabetic nephropathy is kidney damage due to diabetes. The kidneys are two small bean-shaped organs, located in the back of ...
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A kidney removed through the navel using a robot
A kidney removed through the navel in a single incision using a robot. A first in Europe. French, the technical ...
Read moreVideo: kidney transplant
Video of Information Video: Kidney Transplant When the kidneys stop working properly, a kidney transplant may be necessary. The bad ...
Read moreCranberries, stroke and kidney stones
October 3, 2003 - Cranberries are believed to have the power to limit stroke damage and kidney stones, new studies ...
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Video: kidney dialysis
The kidneys can be damaged by, for example, illness. Sometimes kidney dialysis is needed to take over the tasks of ...
Read moreGMOs, war is declared
"The very serious American journal Food and Chemical Toxicology is launching a real bomb on September 19," the Nouvel Observarteur ...
Read moreSad fate for Indian kidney donors
October 16, 2002 - A recent investigation1 demonstrates that Indian kidney donors do not improve their economic situation by selling ...
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Kidney stones: taking vitamin C would double the risk
More common in men than in women, kidney stones, also called urolithiasis, cause severe pain (renal colic) when they are ...
Read moreFight hypertension to prevent kidney failure
October 5, 2001 - A landmark study1, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), reveals that cozaar (losartan), ...
Read moreInactivity and weight gain linked to a third of colon, breast, kidney cancer …
April 24, 2001 - According to a study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a subsidiary of ...
Read moreA day for a kidney
One organ is in the spotlight today, it's the kidney ... an organ that is not always in good shape ...
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Boost for living donors
Only a third of people waiting for a transplant are transplanted. To fight against the shortage of grafts, the Biomedicine ...
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