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  IgA is a protein that is part of the immune system's defense against infection. In patients with IgA nephropathy, the protein forms deposits in the kidneys and interferes with their ...

  IgA Nephropathy: Autoimmune Kidney Damage

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on May 9, 2012 - 4:55am
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  [Corrects story posted Apr 18, 2012 as 20120418elin002. Deletes the word "cancer" from 9th paragraph.]

  CORRECTION: Value of screening for kidney disease unclear

  on April 19, 2012 - 7:40am
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening people to catch early kidney disease may sound like a good idea, but there is no research to prove that it's worthwhile, according to a new review.

  Value of screening for kidney disease unclear

  on April 18, 2012 - 8:01am
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  You’ve probably heard the term “the gift of life” tied to organ donation -- typically something you think about when you are renewing your driver’s license.

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  Could You Receive 'The Gift of Life' Without Having to Take Pills for Life?

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on April 2, 2012 - 10:43am
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  Donating a kidney may save a person's life - but only if the conditions are precise. Kidney donors must be related and immunologically matched to their donors – and even then, the ...

  Stem cell research allows for mismatched kidney transplants

  By FoxNews HERWriter on March 20, 2012 - 12:38pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who undergo robot-assisted surgeries on the kidneys or prostate have shorter hospital stays, a lower risk of getting a blood transfusion or dying, ...

  Robotic surgeries costlier but safer: study

  on March 2, 2012 - 12:26pm
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  what causes cysts on kidneys

  By Anonymous on February 1, 2012 - 12:41pm
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  An MRI detected this lesion and I am getting an Ultrasound asap. What are the implications...what is the treatment and prognosis. I can't find any explanation of this condition on the ...

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  what causes a right kidney inferior pole hyperintense lesion?

  By Anonymous on December 5, 2011 - 10:41pm
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  According to the UNC Kidney Center, ʺDiseases that injure GLOMERULI (plural for glomerulus) are called GLOMERULAR DISEASES.

  Glomerular Disease: Overview

  By MC Kelby HERWriter on November 15, 2011 - 10:21am
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  U.S. Advisers back Vytorin in some kidney patients

  on November 2, 2011 - 1:59pm