Kidneys

Kidney Disease: To Screen or Not to Screen? That Is the Question

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 05.24.2012

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Yes, there are many significant benefits of screening and early detection of kidney disease, but no, not everyone should be or needs to be screened.

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Kidney Donation: How Do You Match Up?

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 04.25.2012

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April is National Donate Life Month, and if you're thinking about donating a kidney, now would be the time to find out what it's all about. Did you ever wonder how they match potential organ donors with people who need organs?

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Chinese Teenager Sells Body Part To Buy iPhone

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

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BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a ki...

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BUSTED: 5 Myths About Your Kidneys

Leslie Spry, M.D., FACP | Posted 05.30.2012

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Unfortunately, it's only when kidneys aren't working properly that most people start to pay attention to these twins. I'm hoping to change that trend. Have you fallen prey to a kidney myth?

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Calvary Comes With Kidney Transplant to Rescue Detroit Writer, Critic

Jim McFarlin | Posted 05.30.2012

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For far too many patients fighting the valiant fight against chronic kidney disease (CKD), tragically, the call never comes.

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The Kidneys: An Overlooked Organ

Deepak Chopra | Posted 01.08.2012

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The news that America is becoming an obese nation and the rise of diabetes and high blood pressure have been well-advertised. But there is a hidden danger that gets very little attention: chronic kidney disease.

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NYC Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Kidneys On The Black Market

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY and DAVID PORTER | Posted 12.27.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — A New York man pleaded guilty Thursday to what experts said was the first ever proven case of black-market organ trafficking in ...

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Water, Water Everywhere, But How Many Drops to Drink? Hydration and Health

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drinks, Diets, Water, Health, Dr. Braunstein, Fluids, Hydration, Adrenal, Kidneys, Electrolytes, Toxins, Los Angeles News

Water isn't only important for how much of it there is, but for what it does, namely transporting nutrients, dispensing of waste and converting food into energy through a process called hydrolysis.

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Netcare, South African Hospital, Charged in Organ Trafficking

AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHANNESBURG — A major South African hospital chain and its chief executive have been charged after years of investigation into a human organ traffi...

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Fergus Henderson's Saddle Of Rabbit With Kidneys And Caul Fat

Nose To Tail At Home | Posted 05.25.2011

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The rabbit meat was fantastically tender and moist thanks to the protection provided by the bacon and caul fat. The chopped kidneys added richness an...

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Body Language: Knowing Your Parts

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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There are a few parts of the body you should be familiar with in order to recognize important symptoms and alert your doctor. Here's my top-four list of organs whose location patients should know but often don't.

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Art of Attention: Practice Yoga? Teach Yoga? Think About Yoga? Read This.

Elena Brower | Posted 11.17.2011

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Form and Function within yoga. Together, they are a complete practice. One without the other is a downright limiting of our potential -- and an incomplete class experience.

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Illegal Organ Trafficking Poses A Global Problem

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 05.25.2011

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The recent New Jersey corruption probe, which resulted in the arrest of 44 people including state legislators, government officials and several rabbis...

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My Big Fat Vegan Kidney Donation

Hillary Rettig | Posted 11.17.2011

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A lot of people look at you weird when you tell them you're donating a kidney to a non-family member, just as they look at you weird when you tell them you're vegan.

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A Toxic World?

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.17.2011

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Some people think that the body is adequately equipped for detoxification, but if it were, we wouldn't have words like carcinogen, teratogens, reproductive toxicants, and endocrine disruptors.

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Critics: Jesus Christians Donate Kidneys For Publicity

Wall Street Journal | LAURA MECKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ashwyn Falkingham wanted to donate one of his kidneys but didn't know anyone who needed one. With the help of a Web site, he met a woman in Toronto wh...

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