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Chronic kidney disease and migraines, linked conditions?

Migraines could be a signalling risk factor associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) claims a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). With kidney related disease almost doubling in the last decade in India, could this new data prove to be an effective warning sign that could allow preventative treatment to take place? Migraines and …

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Indian scientists develop new kidney disease detection method

A new technique developed in India that could revolutionise chronic kidney disease (CKD) detection. Around 200,000 more people in India require kidney dialysis every year. Kidney problems, if detected early, can be dealt with often through dietary changes. This highlights the need for adequate detection methods. Researchers of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research …

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Uranium contaminates India’s drinking water

India has long faced issues with contaminated drinking water. Poor sanitation means diseases such as cholera continue to blight India. Meanwhile, industrial run-off further contaminates drinking water supplies. However, could India also be facing contamination issues of a far more radioactive nature?  Groundwater in India is contaminated with high levels of uranium, found scientists of …

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Kidney dialysis unavailable to seventy percent

Seventy percent of patients requiring kidney dialysis in India don’t receive it according to a new study published in The Lancet. The cause of this deficit is a combination of both unavailability and unaffordability. An estimated 200,000 new patients require dialysis treatment a year, with kidney diseases becoming one of the highest causes of mortality …

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Artificial kidneys soon to hit markets

An artificial kidney is due to undergo human trials. The kidney, which is in development by American researcher Dr Shuvo Roy, could be granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  if the trials are successful. This manner of development holds particular relevance in India with kidney failure and renal disease becoming an ever …

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