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Contrast Dye and the Kidneys

Contrast dyes used in tests like MRIs and CT scans can harm kidneys, especially in people with kidney disease. Learn how to reduce your risk.

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Protecting your Kidneys during Colon Cancer Screening

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

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Going for an Angiogram? Ask About Your Kidneys

When doctors look at your blood vessels with an imaging test, they may need to inject a dye. Contrast dye is used for many procedures such as a CT sca...

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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): Know the Risks

Do you know your risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Risk factors are things that make it more likely you will have kidney disease. Some of...

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Three Simple Tests You Should Ask Your Doctor To Do

More than 37 million Americansone in seven adultshave kidney disease. Millions more are at increased risk for getting it, and most dont know it. Ki...

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Top 5 Most Important Kidney Health Numbers

If you've gone for your annual physical recently, you're staring at a report that may as well have been written in a foreign language. Which numbers a...

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