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

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...

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...

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...

Have you ever wondered why health professionals ask for a urine sample? The kidneys remove waste material, fluids, and other substances from the blood...

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...

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?...

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...