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Prediabetes describes the condition of someone who is on their way to developing diabetes. Before having diabetes, people usually have pre-diabetes....

Sure smoking isn't good for your lungs or your heart. But did you know that smoking isn't good for your kidneys either? The Surgeon General issued a r...

Colon cancer screening is very important. It detects cancer at early, more curable stages. But the National Kidney Foundation wants people to know abo...

Doctors have long known that some families have more members with kidney disease than others. Studying the genes of families that have more kidney dis...

Drinking alcohol affects many parts of your body, including your kidneys. A little alcoholone or two drinks now and thenusually has no serious effec...

Some people suddenly lose their kidneys function. All at once, the kidneys stop doing their important tasks: eliminating excess fluid and salts and r...

What do you do if you have a headache, fever, or muscle pain? Chances are you go to the local drug store to pick up an overthecounter (nonprescripti...

Overlooked, overworked and misunderstood. What part of the body meets this description? The kidneys! They work hard. They are on call morning, noon ...

More than 37 million American adults are living with kidney disease and most dont know it. There are a number of physical signs of kidney disease, b...

There are easy ways to decrease the overall amount of fat in your diet while still consuming heart healthy fats. The key is to make these substitution...