Can blood pressure treatment be harmful? Reducing blood pressure is usually a good thing, but doctors have been concerned about intensive blood pressure lowering during hypertension therapy and the accompanying elevations of the molecule creatinine. Until the most recent research they worried that the creatinine elevations might be an indicator of kidney disease. Signs of… Continue reading Hypertension and Kidney Disease
Category: Kidney Health
Can Older Adults Safely Donate Kidneys?
With increasing organ demand, living kidney donation from older donors has become more common. A new Clinical Transplantation study indicates that kidney donation among carefully-selected adults over 60 years of age poses minimal perioperative risks and no added risk of long-term kidney failure. A combination of an aging population and an overwhelming kidney transplant waitlist… Continue reading Can Older Adults Safely Donate Kidneys?
Study: Some Drugs for Kidneys May Damage the Organ
A specific combination of drugs designed to protect the kidneys may be damaging the organ, according to research from the University of Virginia School Medicine. Researchers identified the potential problem while studying strange kidney lesions in mice that cannot make the enzyme renin. Such lesions are also seen in patients with high blood pressure. The… Continue reading Study: Some Drugs for Kidneys May Damage the Organ
New Problems with Some Heartburn Drugs
It’s already known that taking popular heartburn drugs for a long period of time is linked to serious kidney problems, and now researchers have made another disturbing discovery: More than half of patients who develop such kidney damage may not be aware they are going downhill. The sudden (acute) onset of kidney problems often serves… Continue reading New Problems with Some Heartburn Drugs
Prevent Kidney Stones with the Right Amount of Calcium
People who’ve had calcium oxalate kidney stones do need a certain amount of calcium in their diets. Although almond milk and other plant-based milks, such as soy milk, contain calcium, they also contain oxalate. People with a history of calcium oxalate stones often are cautioned to avoid oxalate-rich foods. Cow’s milk doesn’t have oxalate, and… Continue reading Prevent Kidney Stones with the Right Amount of Calcium
How Healthy Are Your Kidneys?
Editor’s note: Keeping your kidneys healthy is a crucial issue for millions of people. Here, from the experts at the National Institute of Digestive and Diabetes and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health, is what you need to know. The steps you take to keep your kidneys healthy help the rest… Continue reading How Healthy Are Your Kidneys?
Managing Kidney Illness
People with kidney disease can continue to live productive lives. But you’ll probably have to make some diet and lifestyle changes to help you live a healthier and even longer life. Here, from the experts at NIH Senior Health, a division of the National Institutes of Health, are some steps you can take: Lifestyle Changes… Continue reading Managing Kidney Illness
Supplements & OTCs May Hurt Your Kidneys
How well are your kidneys working?
Unless you’ve had problems in the past, you probably take for granted that your kidneys are working as they should. But more than one in 10 adults in the United States has kidney disease, and most people who have it don’t know it.