The US Drug Watchdog Calls Gadolinium A Train Wreck Involving People With Kidney Disease, MRI's, & A Horrible Disease Called NSF

(Vocus) January 19, 2010 -- The US Drug Watchdog is calling on all US citizens with kidney disease to be on alert for a severe medical condition called NSF, that may be a result of Gadolinium imaging...

American Kidney Fund Warns of Kidney Disease Risk Factors During Kidney Awareness Month

Rockville, MD March 10-- Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease, and during National Kidney Awareness Month, the American Kidney Fund is working to...

American Kidney Fund Launches Screening Program in New York City

New York (Vocus) July 31, 2008 -- The American Kidney Fund today announced the launch of its www.kidneyfund.org [kidney disease] education and screening program in New York City. {InsertImage} The...

Innovative Therapies Doctors are Studying Using "Adult" Stem Cells

NEW YORK (AP) - A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body. Einhorn drew bone marrow from the man's pelvic bone with a needle, condensed it to about four teaspoons of rich red liquid, and injected that into his ankle. Four months later the ankle was healed. Einhorn ...

Family Health Concerns Launch Free-Range Food Operation

For Elaine Boland, healthy eating is first and foremost an essential preventative to many illnesses she believes are caused by over-reliance on convenience and processed foods.