Pro-bono Kidney Surgery

Imagine living in an African country with few medical resources, and suffering from unbelievable pain due to a worsening kidney problem….knowing that there is a more sophisticated world out there that could help you--and you’re only 16.

Like so many people who have come to this land, for Moro Addy, America has become more than just the clichés of freedom and second chances and hope.

He’s experiencing them and more because of the kindness and compassion of total strangers. (Read more about Pro-bono Kidney Surgery)

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Diabetes and Cholesterol Improvements

Amidst all the news that we’re getting fatter as a nation and are killing ourselves with diets, come two glimmers of hope in the form of medical studies that maybe we’re doing a little better with regards to cholesterol and diabetes complications.

According to researchers, cholesterol levels among older adults are falling. And, the likelihood of kidney disease among diabetics is lower than previously thought.

It’s all good news in an environment when there is much concern about cardiovascular disease, cholesterol and diabetes complications. (Read more about Diabetes and Cholesterol Improvements)

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DIABETES AND KIDNEY DISEASE SPECIAL REPORT

While the cause of diabetes remains a mystery, doctors in New York could be a step closer to understanding one of the complications of diabetes: kidney failure.
Researchers looked at patients with and without diabetes and found at least one way that diabetes causes destruction of on the renal system. (Read more about DIABETES AND KIDNEY DISEASE SPECIAL REPORT)

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TYLENOL AND KIDNEYS

They’re the pain medicines found in most medicine cabinets. Acetaminophen i.e. Tylenol, aspirin, and ibuprofen are taken by millions of Americans each day. But are they dangerous in the long run if taken daily? (Read more about TYLENOL AND KIDNEYS)

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KIDNEY TRANSPLANT DRUG

A new kidney transplant drug might just make life much easier for kidney transplant patients who have to live with the fear of kidney transplant rejection. People like Edie Hudgins, who cherishes each and every day.
“This is my baby. I started it,” she says, referring to the bookstore she has owned for 15 years. It’s even more precious given her experience two years ago. Edie almost died after an immune condition left her in the intensive care unit. “My kidneys had suffered a lot of damage and I knew they would not recover.” Suddenly, Edie needed to be on dialysis and her life changed in the blink of an eye. Dialysis meant significant time away from the most important things in her life. (Read more about KIDNEY TRANSPLANT DRUG)

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PROSTATE CANCER CALCULATOR

There is a new online tool for prostate cancer patients just unveiled that is said to be the most accurate way to predict one’s chances of long term survival. (Read more about PROSTATE CANCER CALCULATOR)

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