JAKARTA—Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, its health minister said on Thursday, as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year. Indonesia has temporarily banned sales of all syrup-based medications and has been looking closely at paracetamol syrups used locally…
Indonesia Reports 99 Child Deaths From Acute Kidney Injury; Medicinal Syrups Linked
Adjust Diet to Nourish Spleen and Kidneys as First Stage to Prevent Premature Aging
When a person passes middle age, his/her yang qi starts to decline, and the body begins to age from then onward. Coupled with the effects of modern-day diets, abnormal daily routines, lack of exercise, and high tension from life and work, together with air and environmental pollution, all contributors to accelerated damage of the internal…
Rep. Ashley Hinson Treated for Kidney Infection
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) has a kidney infection and is expected to spend Monday night in the hospital, her office said. Hinson was admitted Sunday night to a hospital in Cedar Rapids, her chief of staff, Jimmy Peacock, said Monday. “She is looking forward to being back on the road soon,” Peacock said….
Most Dangerous Drugs to Cause Kidney Damage and Best Nutrients for Kidney Health
Acute renal failure – a sudden loss of kidney function due to kidney damage – occurs when the kidneys can no longer effectively filter waste products from the blood. Incidence of acute kidney failure is soaring nationwide, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that rates of hospitalization for the condition have doubled since…
Kidneys’ Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds
Men and women have different experiences with declining kidney function as they age, so researchers set out to try to figure out what was happening. What they knew was that more women have chronic kidney disease (CKD), while more men develop kidney failure, a seeming contradiction. What they found was that middle-aged women tended to…
This Is the ‘Detox Master’ of Your Body, 3 Ways to Boost It
The vital function of the kidneys is to detoxify the body. However, infections with certain diseases or eating food containing too many toxins will harm the kidneys in the long run, causing its function to decrease drastically and leading to the need for dialysis. According to the most recent study conducted by the United States…
GSK Says FDA Approves Kidney Disease Drug for Children
GSK Plc. said on Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had cleared its kidney disease drug Benlysta for the treatment of children aged 5–17 years. The clearance makes Benlysta the first treatment approved by the U.S. regulator for children with lupus nephritis, a kind of kidney inflammation. Lupus nephritis is a complication of an…
Nigerian Senator and Wife Accused of Organ Harvesting Will Face Trial in UK
A Nigerian senator and his wife who allegedly brought a young man into Britain so they could harvest one of his kidneys for their daughter will face trial at the Old Bailey in London. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 were charged last month and at the time it was reported the…
A Cup of Coffee a Day Can Prevent Kidney Stones, If You Drink It Correctly
There are many studies that prove the health benefits of coffee, including the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and cancer, among others. The latest research indicates that coffee may also reduce the risk of acute kidney injury. So, how can the general public and kidney disease patients drink coffee to…
When Back Pain Is Related to Kidney Disease: Here’s How to Tell
Dr. David Gu, director of HouFeng Diabetes & Hemodialysis Clinic, often receives patients who come in to relieve their renal pain. However, after examination, the vast majority of these patients have lower back pain caused by other factors such as muscle strain. Kidneys are “silent organs,” he says, and many kidney diseases do not result…
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