Best Foods for Your Kidneys
If your kidneys are in good working condition, you probably don’t give a second thought about what foods are best for these two organs in...
Category : Kidney Disease
Sodium: How Low Should You Go?
A look at our complicated relationship with the other white stuff We all need sodium to survive. It is an essential nutrient that helps control water...
Health Risks of Weighing Too Much
Weighing too much raises your risk for certain health problems and may be linked to some emotional and social problems. What are some health risks...
We Have What? hATTR Amyloidosis: My Family’s Journey
Black Health Matters and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Understanding hATTR Amyloidosis Series We Have What? hATTR Amyloidosis: My Family’s Journey Every so often an opinion poll goes...
What Is FSGS?
Focal segmental glomerculosclerosis, or FSGS, is a rare disease that attacks the kidney’s filtering units causing serious scarring, which leads to permanent kidney damage and...
Kidney Organizations
American Association of Kidney Patients As the oldest and largest, independent kidney patient organization in the U.S., AAKP is dedicated to improving the lives and...
Black Men Most at Risk of Kidney Disease
African Americans are less likely to have life-threatening complication under control, new study finds Among people diagnosed with kidney disease and high blood pressure, African...
Kidney Disease Is Below the Radar Screen Even for Those at Risk
More than 40 percent of African Americans have at least one risk factor for deadly disease, only 3 percent concerned Nearly half of African Americans...
Hazards of High Blood Sugar
Diabetes is at epidemic proportions in this country, particularly among black folks. We are twice as likely to develop the disease and to die from...
Is FSGS Caused by a Genetic Variant?
31 million: That is the number of individuals affected by some form of kidney disease in the United States. Although that number is astronomical, the...
