i've heard about different treatments that are available for people with kidney disease like medicines that can be taken to help prolong kidney disease and it helps slow the disease down. i also heard oh yeah dialysis works ... do the treatments for a while and go to work while u are having the treatments. does anyone know anything about this? Peritoneal dialysis is a type of dialysis that people do while they go to work. There are also various ways you can do hemodialysis in your home that can make dialysis more compatible with work.
There are a number of medicines that you can take to slow or even reverse your diminishing kidney function - which medicine or strategy depends on what is causing your kidney disease. If it is diabetes or high blood pressure - two leading causes of kidney disease - controlling those underlying conditions can slow the progression.
Often when the kidney disease is caused by damage to the nephrons - the little filters in the kidneys that do all the work - steroids and anti-inflammatory drugs will be tried. If you are ever in doubt that you are receiving the best care from your doctor you should always feel comfortable getting another opinion but sometimes getting the best medical care available is still not enough to save the kidneys. why would anyone want to prolong kidney disease? http://www.newstarget.com/kidney_disease...
Feature articles on kidney disease:
Radical surgery for kidney cancer is a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (press release)
For forty years, the gold standard for treating a single, small tumor in the kidney has been to remove the entire kidney. A retrospective study, which appears in the September issue of The Lancet Oncology, by urologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and their colleagues, suggests...
Isolated Soy Protein Shown To Benefit Patients With Type 2 Diabetes; Enhances HDL Cholesterol Levels
Fascinating new research published in the Journal of Nutrition is showing that isolated soy protein demonstrates remarkable health benefits for people suffering from type 2 diabetes. In this research, male military veterans who were undergoing treatment for the advanced stages of type 2 diabetes were...
Concept-related articles:
diabetes:
* American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodas
* Diabetes and Hispanic Americans: more than just genetics
* Antidepressants Associated With Increased Risk of Diabetes in Pre-Diabetics (press release)
* New study seeks to lower diabetes risk in youth (press release)
heart disease:
* Chocoholics rejoice; study shows that the flavanols in cocoa can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer
nutrition:
* Institute for Integrative Nutrition offers a new education path for health-minded adults; a conversation with founder Joshua Rosenthal
fructose:
* American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodas
aspartame:
* The link between aspartame and brain tumors: What the FDA never told you about artificial sweeteners
sugar:
* American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodas
diabetics:
* American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodas
sweeteners:
* Artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose may actually promote obesity and weight gain, says research
Type 2 diabetes:
* New study seeks to lower diabetes risk in youth (press release)
diabetic:
* American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodas
vegetables:
* Vegetables May Reduce Hardening of Arteries (press release)
fruits:
* Plant-based diet greatly reduces risk of cancer, say studies
cancer:
* The mineral selenium proves itself as powerful anti-cancer medicine
stroke:
* Magnetic Therapy May Help Stroke Recovery (press release)
blood glucose:
* Eating buckwheat lowers blood glucose in diabetics | 