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NEWS ABOUT: kidney disease

kidney disease stories: 7 news summaries

Want to Save Dad? Insurance Won't Let You

And Congress fatcats need to overhaul this 'disgrace' now: Kristof

Oct 4, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - So dear old dad desperately needs a kidney, and the docs say you're the best fit. Tough luck, writes Nicholas Kristof in a look at the case of David Waddington, whose two sons can't donate—because pre-donation screening might reveal to insurance companies that they have the same genetic condition... More »

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health insurance • genetic testing • health care reform • kidney disease • Nicholas Kristof • pre-existing condition

 Peas Fight
 Kidney Disease,
 High Blood Pressure 

Could be used as food additive or supplement

Mar 23, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Concentrated doses of the proteins found in garden peas can help fight high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease, a study finds. “In people with high blood pressure, our protein could potentially delay or prevent the onset of kidney damage,” the study’s author tells the Telegraph. For... More »

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food • medical research • protein • kidney disease • high blood pressure • garden peas

Eating Fish May Cut Diabetics' Kidney Risk

Fish twice a
week linked to
healthier organs

Nov 3, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Eating fish twice a week could help diabetics avoid life-threatening kidney diseases, reports the Washington Post. A British study discovered that diabetics who ate fish less than once a week were four times more likely to have protein in their urine—an early warning sign of kidney disease—than people... More »

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diabetes • diet • fish • kidney • kidney disease

 Ailing bin Laden
 Mere Months
 From Death? 

Terror mastermind succumbing to kidney disease, CIA claims

Jul 2, 08 2:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Terror leader Osama bin Laden is dying from kidney disease, according to a CIA analysis of the medications he has been taking, reports Time.The world's most wanted terrorist likely has no more than 12 months to live, and may already be teetering on the brink of death, according to... More »

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CIA • counterterrorism • Osama bin Laden • kidney disease • al-Qaeda • 9/11 attacks • dialysis • Hellfire missile

Diabetic Dieters Take Big Risks

Skipping insulin
as weight-loss technique leads to
early death

Feb 27, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Psychologists studying eating habits in type 1 diabetics have found that women who cut back on their insulin as a weight management tactic—and 30% do—triple their chances of dying young. Women who restrict their insulin use have higher rates of kidney disease and foot problems, and die on... More »

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bulimia • diabetes • weight loss • eating disorder • insulin • dieting • kidney disease • type 1 diabetes

Docs Try to Diagnose Tiny Tim

Dickens gave scant evidence, but the web is full of theories

Dec 23, 07 3:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Armchair physicians across the web are trying to solve one of literature’s greatest mysteries: what the heck was wrong with Tiny Tim? All we know is that Dickens’ wretch was a small, sick, crutch-wielder, who was prone to weakness and doomed unless ol’ Ebeneezer loosened his purse strings. It’... More »

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Charles Dickens • Christmas • kidney disease • Tiny Tim • Rickets • A Christmas Carol • Bob Cratchit

Exercise Combo Helps Control Diabetes

Aerobics and strength training have powerful effect on blood sugar

Sep 18, 07 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A combination of aerobic exercise and strength training can provide enormous benefits for  people with Type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Although both types of activity helped control blood sugar in patients with adult-onset diabetes, combining them led to almost twice as much improvement as either did alone. Previously, some... More »

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health • diabetes • heart disease • exercise • blood sugar • kidney disease • fitness

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