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Regular Exercise Good for People with Long-Term Kidney Disease

There are many reasons why people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often lose fitness and have increasing difficulty performing normal daily tasks, but new research shows scientific evidence for the benefits of regular exercise for people with CKD, including those with a ...More

October 5, 2011

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Race Impacts Declining Kidney Function

African Americans—along with some groups of Hispanics—have faster rates of decline in kidney function compared to white Americans, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition. ...More

November 18, 2010

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Kidney-Donation Pilot Program to Begin Matching

The national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), operated under federal contract by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), will soon perform the first match run of a national pilot program to facilitate kidney paired donation (KPD) transplants. The match ...More

October 21, 2010

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Rapid Kidney-Function Decline Leads to Greater Risk of Premature Death

Rapid kidney function decline leads to a higher risk of premature death compared with patients whose kidney function decline is mild, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). ...More

October 15, 2010

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FDA Considers Limiting Anemia Drug Use for Kidney Disease

Because widely used anemia drugs may double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease, the Food and Drug Administration is considering new restrictions on them. On Thursday, the FDA posted a safety review of three medications from Amgen Inc., Epogen, Procrit, and ...More

October 14, 2010

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Large Muscles Help Kidney Patients Live Longer

Kidney disease patients are healthier and live longer if they’ve beefed up their muscles, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). ...More

October 14, 2010

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Healthy Blood Pressure May Help Some African Americans with Kidney Disease

Keeping blood pressure at a low level in African Americans with kidney disease may slow the progression of the condition in patients with proteinuria, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a national study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...More

October 14, 2010

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Hearing Loss Common in Patients with Moderate CKD

Older adults with moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a higher prevalence of hearing loss than those of the same age without CKD, according to a new report published today in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney ...More

October 1, 2010

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Lower Blood Pressure May Preserve Kidney Function

BALTIMORE—Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, according to a study publishing ...More

September 2, 2010

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Poor Kidney Function Common Among Injection Drug Users

WASHINGTON—Poor kidney function is common among injection drug users, particularly those with HIV, according to a study appearing online Aug. 12 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). ...More

August 16, 2010

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