Women more likely to reject a kidney donated by a man.
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Transplantation is the ultimate renal replacement therapy, it is more cost effective than dialysis and is associated with a higher quality of life. Both males and females benefit equally from transplantation when appropriate matching is done, donors are matched against recipients by a system that ensures the best possible matches based on the HLA (human [...]
Vitamin D deficiency and health..to supplement or not?
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A recent review of the health benefits of vitamin D has been published in the clinical journal of the american society of nephrology. It was based on the growing body of evidence that has pointed to the role of vitamin d in improving health and quality of life in patients with diverse health problems. [...]
In a recent study published in the annals of internal medicine, researchers from Italy followed 215 patients who were overweight and found that a low carbohydrate diet (called the mediterranean diet which obtained less than 50% of calories from carbohydrates) was superior for the control of glucose levels in type 2 diabetics.
Unfortunately this study did [...]
Low carbohydrate diets are known for their ability to jump start weight loss. High protein diets such as the Atkin’s diet have been associated with no increase in cholesterol and have been credited with higher initial weight loss than traditional caloric restriction. Recently we have reported research that high protein diets are unexpectedly associated with [...]
Is Aspirin safe in Kidney disease? | read this item
Low dose aspirin is a well established means of prevention of a second heart attack or stroke also known as secondary prevention. The evidence is less compelling for patients who have never had a heart attack or stroke, with the preventative benefit competing with a steadily increasing risk of bleeding from the intestines over time. [...]
Study suggests protein intake linked to heart attack and stroke in normal people. | read this item
Most patients with chronic kidney disease will be referred to a dietician as part of their management. The standard of care has been to provide a normal protein diet of about 0.80 grams protein per kg of body weight. However some researchers believe that dietary protein intake be restricted even further as some studies suggested [...]
Gene for severe Polycystic Kidney Disease can be predicted. | read this item
Polycystic kidney disease is the third single most common cause of ESRD in the dialysis population based on US data. It is a disease charachterised by the development of cysts within the kidney which expand over time and damage the structure and function of the organ giving rise to chronic kidney disease then chronic renal [...]
Type I diabetics do not derive cardiovascular benefit from transplantation | read this item
A recent study has found that patients with Type I diabetes who underwent combined kidney and pancreas transplantation were found to have continued elevated levels of markers of endothelial dysfunction. The Study done in Austria comprised five different groups matched for age, gender, and body mass index. The groups comprised 10 type 1 diabetes SPK [...]
News: Smell test for kidney disease. | read this item
Early detection of kidney disease has always been an issue. The most common test for kidney function may lag behind actual changes in kidney function for many days in the acute setting. In addition the number of functional subunits in the kidney exceeds that which is required to maintain a normal result on most blood [...]
Women more likely to reject a kidney donated by a man.
Vitamin D deficiency and health..to supplement or not?
Low carb diets fight back.
Low carbs diets....bad for you?
Is Aspirin safe in Kidney disease? | 
Study suggests protein intake linked to heart attack and stroke in normal people. | 
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