Kidney Talk
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Kamal S.
... range of topics related to kidney disease with a new guest in every episode. They have podcasts for each episode. I downloaded most of the episodes and synced up with my iPhone and I now have most of them on my iPhone. I listen to these episodes from time to time - many times during the half an hour or so that I need to wait in the morning for my ...
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No Kidneying Around
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Linda MacDonald Glenn
On the evening of September 26, 2006 I was sitting down to watch an episode of Nip/Tuck and the opening scene pertained to my ethics class. One of the characters was bought drinks, then drugged, and woke up to a phone call telling her she would be fine but that the medicine would wear off soon. As she looked down ...
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Sjogren's and Kidneys
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Julia O.
... office. I wish I had listened to my gut instinct over a year ago...even longer. I felt like I was being pushed back and forth like a hot potato between my two doctors and no one wanted to take some sort of initiative to put me on the "BIG" autoimmune suppressant drugs. I am glad I finally switch rhuematologists a few months ago....at least I am be ...
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Kidney
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rfordcbe
... y urine like they found last week. I was treated for a bladder infection also. I am afraid because i do not ant to loose my left kidney and end up on a kidney machine. Can anyone tell me what i cand do to help myself. The doctores do not tell you everything you need to know. I do not want to be without a kidney. I thank God to be alive to see my gr ...
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Kidney results
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Shawndra T.
... y are very concerned about keeping the right kidney well so that one does not have problems and start to fail as well! Then I will be in serious trouble! I can be fine with one kidney as long as it is okay! I will be admitted to the hospital tomorrow so they can get things done faster, i.e. meeting with the nephrologist (kidney doctor) and getti ...
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Imperfect kidneys
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Dave Undis
... ge 60 or from younger patients who died of stroke or suffered from high blood pressure. Many transplant centers will now give a patient two low-functioning kidneys instead of one higher-functioning organ, as is customary.“In a perfect world, it would be nice to get everyone a kidney from a younger donor,” said Dr. Robert Stratta, director of transp ...
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World Kidney Day
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Kamal S.
... n article about what nephrologists are planning. As usual, the emphasis is on organ donation. Which is definitely not a bad thing. But two other things need increased focus. One is the increasing number of people getting kidney disease. How does someone prevent kidney disease? What diabetics and people with hypertension, the highest risk groups fo ...
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Diet to prevent kidney stones
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Peter C.
It is very unpleasant to get kidney stones. An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. Stanley Goldfarb, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine says changes ...
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The Kidney Freak I
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Leslie Coff, MTOM, L.Ac., Dipl. Acu.
... eed our kidney energy to get us through a major illness -- and it will not be there for us.Many people think they are "going along" fine in life and suddenly their health is gone. Seemingly from nowhere, like having fallen from a cliff.I can think of many examples of people I know, patients and friends alike, who repeat over and over, "I am fine, i ...
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Kidney donors will have a shorte ...
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Medical QuackKidney donors will have a shorter recovery time and little or no scarring. The recipient still goes through the same procedure, but nice to make it easier for the donor to re ...
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