The Wearable Kidney is here

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Published: August 7, 2009

An upcoming study in the clinical journal of the american society of nephrology is reporting the development of an artifical kidney which is wearable, you may remember that this came up a short while ago when we looked at the possible methods by which one could construct an artificial kidney. The device in question is [...]

Herbal corner: Is green tea beneficial in kidney disease?

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Published: August 7, 2009

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Many herbal preparations have been marketed to patients with all manner of diseases ranging from the common cold to incurable cancer. Green tea however has been the focus of much main stream research recently with several studies of its efficacy being published. It has been shown to be effective in weight [...]

New drugs: A New Option for Lupus Induced Kidney Disease

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Published: August 7, 2009

A new study published in March 2009 comparing the standard treatment of lupus nephritis i.e corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide vs rituximab was published in the clinical journal of the american society of nephrology.

Cyclophosphamide is considered a main stay of chemotherapy where it functions as an ” alkylating agent” which is simply a way to express [...]

Dialysis info channel: What is Dialysis?

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Published: August 7, 2009

Dialysis is the process by which toxins and metabolic waste products are removed from the human body as a form a therapy in patients with kidney disease. The procedure is considered organ replacement therapy in that the function of an organ (the kidney) is being replaced by a machine. However no machine is capable of [...]

Herbal corner: Herbal medicine can be dangerous

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Published: August 7, 2009

While herbal medicine has been on the rise and some herbal remedies do have medicinal effect, we must be cautious about the use of herbs for which we have very limited data or of products that claim to be mixtures of multiple herbs with no method to actually confirm the constituents.
In 1993 investigators published in [...]

Herbal corner: Can URIFLOW dissolve stones

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Published: August 7, 2009

The herbal supplement URIFLOW has been marketed as a method of breaking up and dissolving kidney stones. It is widely available online for purchase. Reviews of its action and efficacy on the websites where it is sold has been largely positive. However some individuals claim that it provided no benefit to them. While [...]