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Renal failure is the condition where the kidneys fail to function properly. Physiologically, renal failure is described as a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate. Clinically, this manifests in an elevated serum creatinine. It can broadly be divided into two categories: acute renal failure and chronic renal failure. Chronic renal failure (CRF) develops slowly and gives few symptoms initially. It can be the complication of a large number of kidney diseases, such as IgA nephritis, glome ...
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- AAKP Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter (American Association of Kidney Patients)
- Acute Renal Failure (National Women's Health Information Center)
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ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
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- Researchers Develop Simple Model And Questionnaire For Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease
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- Surgery, Shock Waves Both Effective For Removing Kidney Stones
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- Whole-grain Breakfast Cereal Associated With Reduced Heart Failure Risk
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- 'Freezing' Kidney Tumors Nonsurgically Is Effective, Safe And Less Expensive Than Laparoscopic Surgery
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- Whole Grain Cereals Cut Heart Failure
MedicineNet - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- American Association Of Kidney Patients Develops Nutrition Electronic Newsletter
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- A screen for chronic kidney disease
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:08 EST
- CDC: Kidney Disease Up in U.S.
MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Targeting The Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Strategy Against Heart Failure
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Taking Heart Failure To The MAT1
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Gene Associated With Severe Kidney Failure In Diabetes Identified By Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Fetal Heart-Cell Enzyme And Onset Of Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Fetal Heart-cell Enzyme Important In Onset Of Heart Failure
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Algorithm improves kidney transplant rate
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:01 EST
- Copper may prevent heart failure
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:35 EST
- Gene protects some from renal failure
The Earth Times - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:58 EST
- Targeting The Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Against Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Kidney patients often use high-risk drugs and herbs
Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:59 EST
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Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:59 EST
- Lipitor may cut hospitalizations for heart failure
Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:51 EST
- Treating Male Infertility With Stem Cells
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Joint Replacement The Second Time Around
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Wife's to give kidney on Valentine's Day
MSNBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:48 EST
- Life-Saving Technology May Address Unique Needs Of Women In Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Treating Male Infertility With Stem Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Researchers Identify Gene Associated With Severe Kidney Failure In Diabetes
ScienceDaily - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Stereotaxis Initiates HEAL HF Clinical Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Stereotaxis Initiates HEAL HF Clinical Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Device Safeguards Against Medication Errors At Home
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- In Kidney Disease Patients, Low Blood Pressure Increases Stroke Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Treating Insomnia Is Far Less Costly Than Ignoring It - New Study In The Journal SLEEP
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Pregnancy-Related Heart Failure Explained, Symptoms Reversed
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Heart Failure Hospitalisations Cut By A Quarter With Intensive Atorvastatin Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Teamwork Improves Care For Chronic Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Taking Heart Failure To The MAT1
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Blood Marker Helps Predict Prognosis Among Those With Abdominal Infection
ScienceDaily - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Tracing The Causes Of Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Highly Accomplished People More Prone To Failure Than Others When Under Stress
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Pregnancy-related Heart Failure Explained, Symptoms Reversed By Simple Hormone Blocker
ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Foetal clue to adult heart damage
BBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:51 EST
- MRI dyes tied to rare skin disease
MSNBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:38 EST
- Diabetes linked to increase in kidney stones
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:02 EST
- Diabetes linked to increase in kidney stones
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:02 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- MUSC Helps Turn Guidelines Into Lifelines
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- New Hope For Septic Shock Patients
ScienceDaily - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Pfizer's Sutent Receives FDA Approval To Include New First-Line Advanced Kidney Cancer Data In Label
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Drug Controls High-altitude Illness
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Blood Marker Helps Predict Prognosis Among Those With Abdominal Infection
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Transplant failure risk tied to insurance
The Earth Times - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:38 EST
- Kidney disease raises hip fracture risk in women
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:27 EST
- Nicotine: The Link Between Cigarette Smoking And Kidney Disease Progression?
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Biosensors At The Bedside: New Testing Device Could Revolutionize Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- NIDDK Welcomes Seven New Members to Advisory Council- February 20, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:54 EST
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- Researchers Discover How To Fight Iron Disorders With A Drug Against Hypertension
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Variation In The Definition Of Biochemical Recurrence In Patients Treated For Localized Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Leadership blamed for shabby Army hospital building
CNN - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:45 EST
- 46-Year-Old Man Receives First Temporary Total Artificial Heart In Northeast U.S. From Penn Cardiac Surgeons
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- New Analysis Shows That Intensive Lipitor Therapy Cuts The Risk Of Hospitalizations Due To Heart Failure In Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Highly Accomplished People More Prone To Failure Than Others When Under Stress
ScienceDaily - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Charting Our Health By The Stars?
ScienceDaily - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Senators Question HHS Secretary Leavitt On Medicare Physician Reimbursements At Hearing On Budget Proposal
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Nicotine: The Link Between Cigarette Smoking And Kidney Disease?
ScienceDaily - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
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- Radical Nephrectomy: Too Radical For Small Renal Masses?
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- LifeMasters Provides Healthy Tips For People Living With Heart Conditions
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- American Association Of Kidney Patients Seeks Individuals To Serve On Its Speakers Bureau For 2007 Annual Convention
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Obesity may reduce risk of heart failure death
Reuters - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:48 EST
- MRI Contrast Agent Linked To Complication In Renal Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Panel: No failure limits on birth control pills
MSNBC - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:43 EST
- Help To Change Unhealthy Habits
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- World's First Adult Stem Cell Study Using Patient's Own Fat Tissue
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Cincinnati Researchers Publish Pioneering Work Characterizing The Basis For Predisposition To Infection In Deadly Lung Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Astellas Terminates Agreement On Acute Heart Failure Agent Carperitide
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Success In Treating Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Tests of Drug to Block H.I.V. Infection Are Halted Over Safety
New York Times - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:20 EST
- New International Study To Test Exercise In Heart Failure Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Innovative CRTs Track Heart Patients Progress From Home
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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