Sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to an increased risk of developing kidney stones, according to a recent study. Adults who drink at least one sugar-sweetened drink a day are slightly more likely to develop kidney stones than people who rarely drink them, according to the research study conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. While the recommendation […]
Posted in NewsWomen’s Health Risks and CKD
More Women Diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease More than 10% of people, or more than 20 million, aged 20 years or older in the United States have chronic kidney disease (CKD). One population group that has seen an increase in occurrences of kidney failure is women who are older (50+ years old) and African American. […]
Posted in News, UncategorizedChild Death Risk from End-Stage Kidney Disease Declines
A new study indicates that improvements in dialysis have led to lower rates of death for children and adolescents with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). This is certainly great news for children with ESKD. Scientists identified a total of 23,401 children and adolescents who initiated ESKD treatment with dialysis during the last two decades, and noted a […]
Posted in News, UncategorizedEarly Obesity Linked to Kidney Disease
New research indicates that obesity in childhood and young adolescent years could increase your risk of kidney disease as an adult. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, reported that people who were overweight around the ages of 26 to 36 were twice as likely to have chronic kidney disease […]
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