Despite the health claims surrounding alkaline water, scientific evidence suggests its purported benefits may be overhyped.

A recent study published in The American Journal of Medicine shows that eating more fruits and vegetables can greatly improve ...

Kidney failure occurs when your kidneys lose the ability to filter waste from your blood sufficiently. It may not cause symptoms in the early stages. Your kidneys filter your blood and remove ...

Kidney failure symptoms may begin so gradually that you don't really notice swelling, joint pain, or changes in how you urinate (pee). Or, you may think that itchy skin and other signs are due to ...

A systematic analysis revealed eight distinct symptom clusters in patients with kidney failure, with gastrointestinal problems being the most frequent. Treatment strategies targeting symptom ...

of Sodium Bicarbonate ... had preexisting chronic pulmonary disease, it was not severe enough to cause carbon dioxide retention; hence, compensatory bicarbonate retention and chloride depletion ...

Protein restriction depends on your level of kidney disease. Talk with your doctor to determine how much protein you should consume daily. Too much sodium may lead to fluid retention or swelling ...

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic mutation—a genetic change that had not been passed down from a parent ...

People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may benefit from working with a dietitian and following the renal diet. The renal diet limits foods high in sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein. Some ...

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...