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

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...

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

More than 34 million Americans have diabetes and require a lifetime of treatment. Diabetes is a complex and very personal disease. The challenges of d...

The salt in our foods and table salt is made up of sodium and chloride. Too much sodium is bad for your health, and can increase your blood pressure a...

Everyone needs some blood pressure so that blood can get to all of the bodys organs. But how much is enough? How much is too much? High blood pressur...

What would you do if you had a fever with irritation or pain when you urinate? Would you wait a few days and then make an appointment to see a doctor?...

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...

Pentoxifylline, a drug used to treat patients with circulation problems, may also benefit those with kidney disease caused by diabetes and other condi...

Kidney stones send half a million Americans to the emergency room every year, but there are ways to decrease your risk. To help you learn about sympto...