Although much remains to be done, tremendous progress has been made on the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with slow but steady health gains achieved for millions ...

When six-month-old Sanad was born with a cleft palate, his doctors suspected a possible link to other conditions — especially ...

ACR's full guidelines on screening, treatment and management of #lupusnephritis are now available and emphasize continuous ...

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Scientists are now learning more about why kidney disease causes itching. Some research shows that the body’s immune system ...

The kidneys rest against the muscles of the lower back, which can make it hard to tell the difference between kidney pain and lower back pain. Additional symptoms can often help identify which ...

With just hours to go before the NFL Draft got underway on Thursday, the NFL media seemed undecided on how the Top 10 will truly shake out, especially as it pertained to the New York Jets, who ...

This high sugar content contributes to insulin spikes, high blood pressure, and eventually chronic kidney problems. Even the ones labelled "no added sugar" use substitutes that aren’t kind to ...

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More than 35 million adults in the U.S. have chronic kidney disease, and just a fraction of them even know it. And the number of cases is growing. The key, doctors say, is to look for symptoms of ...

Jefferson, a cybersecurity specialist in Lafayette, NJ, would know: She had her first bout of kidney stones in 2009, when she was in such agony that she ended up in the hospital. “Basically, I gave ...