Kidney Disease Symptoms in the News

HOUSE CALLS: Controlling diabetes and blood pressure
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Treatment can slow the disease and prevent or delay kidney failure. Because chronic kidney disease often develops slowly and with few symptoms, many people with the condition don't realize they're sick until the disease is advanced and requires dialysis.
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Kidney disease progresses faster in African Americans than other races
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(Screening could lead to earlier treatment that might prevent kidney failure.) "We found that screening for microalbuminuria is cost-effective for African Americans at either five- or 10-year intervals, particularly for those with diabetes or …
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Treatment for inherited form of kidney disease identified
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Scientists have developed a drug therapy that shows promise for treating an inherited form of kidney disease called autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Researchers from the Mayo Clinic researchers found that medication, tolvaptan, …
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