Kidney Disease

Doctors in the U.K. found that a teen who was suffering stomach pains had two extra kidneys, it is reported by the Daily Mail.

Since birth, Anji and Nelly Polanco have suffered from cystinosis — a rare genetic disease that primarily affects children, according to a report in The Chicago Sun Times.

These new statements address the risks that the drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit pose to patients with cancer and patients with chronic kidney failure.

...approved doripenem injection, 500 mg intravenous infusion, for the treatment of complicated urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections. Doripenem injection, sold under the trade name Doribax,

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- When Jamie Howard knocked on Paul Sucher's door six months ago, he was trying to sell him a new vacuum cleaner. He ended up giving him one of his kidneys.

...but the results of a study conducted in rats suggest that it could lead to kidney damage and worsen high blood pressure (hypertension).

The laproscopic surgery involves removing the kidney entirely through a patient's navel, using a 'single keyhole access' that leaves a barely noticeable scar.

More than 2 glasses of wine a week reduces risk by 40 percent, report says

Genzyme's sevelamer carbonate (Renvela) successfully and significantly reduced serum phosphorus for hyperphosphalemic patients who have chronic kidney disease

Cardiac problems can also trigger kidney destruction, study finds