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Whenever Alonzo Mourning tried to buck the odds, battled a life-threatening kidney disease and play basketball, he always did so with the odds stacked against him in the form of a diseased organ
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NEW YORK  - Alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer, according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer.
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When I wake up in a hotel room anywhere in the United States, I have a three-part ritual. 1. Make sure a kidney hasn&#39;t been stolen.
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Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in transplant technology that could help cure more people with diabetes.
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NEW YORK  - Adults with type 1 diabetes who are obese, especially those who carry excess weight around the middle, are at increased risk for developing kidney disease, a study shows.
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Elderly women with moderate  kidney dysfunction are considerably more likely to experience  hip fracture than those without impaired kidneys, researchers  report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Most people who live with serious disability or illness, such as kidney failure, appear to adapt well and maintain a healthy outlook on life, new research reports.
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Scientists are developing a device which could improve the lives of kidney dialysis patients.
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Transplanting pig organs into humans may be much safer than previously thought, a study suggests.
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Children who get obesity-related diabetes face a much higher risk of kidney failure and death by middle age than people who develop diabetes as adults, a study suggests.
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The number of Americans suffering from chronic kidney failure more than doubled in the 1990s due to rising rates of diabetes and hypertension, an aging population and improved survival of kidney patients, a federal study said on Thursday.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids abundant in fatty fish like salmon and sardines may help protect your kidneys against cancer, new research suggests.
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Advances in medical science have made transplant surgery a desired treatment for some serious diseases. Unfortunately, while the number of patients needing a transplant increases, the availability of donated organs remains small.
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Obesity and weight gain can increase the risk of developing kidney stones, according to a new study.
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Description: On Dec. 23, 1954, Boston doctors gave a kidney to a 23-year-old man in the first successful long-term transplant of a human organ.
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NEW YORK  - Extremely obese adults in need of a kidney transplant appear to wait longer for a donor organ than their thinner counterparts do, a study has found.
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Even though patients are waiting longer for a kidney transplant, those who do get one live longer than those who remain on dialysis, according to data presented last