WASHINGTON, DC (GroundReport) – Typically patients who need a kidney transplant are not able to get one because kidneys from donors are rejected by their bodies’ immune system. However, reports say that doctors are trying new ways to outsmart the immune system in order to more of those so-called "highly sensitized" patients. These patients […]
Twin Girls Receive New Kidneys for Christmas
Rachel Dalomba must believe in Santa Claus. Ms. Dalomba appeared on Monday’s TODAY with Ann Curry where she told the story of her own Christmas miracle. Each of Dalomba’s twin daughters, age ten, had just received new kidneys from a trauma victim who was an organ donor. "The snow and everything this time of year […]
Woman to Donate Kidneys on Dutch Reality TV Show
A 37 year old terminally ill woman is scheduled to donate one of her kidneys on a Dutch reality TV show later this week. The Dutch program, which is allegedly designed to draw attention to the shortage of organ donors, will have the woman choose from one of three potential recipients. The program, "Big Donor […]
Spreading awareness on the forgetfulness disease – Is there a link between diet & dementia?
Among the several diseases that occur to the elderly people, one of the most serious is dementia as it still has no cure. There are many who still don’t know what dementia is and they wonder what sort of symptoms this disease has. If you too are one among the herd of people who are […]
Here’s Why Boiling The Water Is Not Enough
Water that is supplied to houses and other places is not fit for drinking unless it is treated. Untreated water comes from streams, rivers and lakes might be contaminated by pollutants such as chemicals, oils or sewage, and harmful pathogens, such as Amoeba, Giardia, etc. Consuming this untreated water for drinking can cause severe digestive […]
Learn About Dialysis Treatment & Procedures
What is dialysis treatment and when is it used? Dialysis treatment is an artificial treatment procedure used to eliminate the waste and unwanted water from the blood in patients who have failed or damaged kidneys which are unable to perform their normal function. In short, dialysis is the artificial replacement of the lost kidney function. […]
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