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• Exercise could allow CKD patients to live longer
  ... take plenty of exercise could live longer.This is according to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology, which suggests that exercise has important health benefits for people suffering from kidney dysfunction.Researchers discovered that out ...
• Why diabetic kidney disease is more likely in men with type-2 diabetes
  ... of diabetic kidney disease.This is according to a study in the November edition of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, with researchers concluding that their findings may have "important implications" for those with diabetic nephropathy.It was ...
• Baking soda may help CKD patients
  ... from a daily dose of sodium bicarbonate, a new study has suggested.Research published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology revealed that baking soda is capable of slowing kidney function decline in individuals with CKD.In an investigation involving 134 patients ...
• Drug combination lowers risk of kidney disease
  ... with type-2 diabetes, a study has found.The findings, published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, show that the risk is reduced by around 20 per cent if the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor perindopril is used in ...
• People with elevated uric acid levels at risk of kidney disease, study suggests
  ... out by staff at Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost der Stadt Wien in Vienna, Austria and published in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology, the research suggests it may be appropriate to prescribe uric acid-lowering drugs to such otherwise healthy individuals.A total of 21 ...
• CKD patients have reduced thyroid function
  ... of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease the study will be available in the September issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). Register now to access our FREE educational library Clinical and Disease Specific News
• NAFLD may heighten risk of diabetes-related kidney disease
  ... disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Research published ahead of print in the August Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found that diabetes patients with NAFLD were 69 per cent more at risk of developing CKD than those without the condition. Lead authors of ...
• Warfain increases stroke risk in kidney disease patients on dialysis
  ... effect in kidney disease patients on dialysis. This is according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, which suggests that the medication should be prescribed with caution in individuals who have suffered kidney failure. It was discovered that ...
• Rituximab is beneficial to lupus nephritis patients, study shows
  ... who do not respond to standard medication, researchers have found. A study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology suggests that the immunosuppressive agent could offer health benefits to patients with limited treatment options.It could also offer an ...