'Faltering kidneys can hit your mental functioning'Business StandardAccording to a study led by Temple University, decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract …
Times of IndiaFaltering kidneys may affect mental healthTimes of India"The brain and kidney are both organs that are affected by the cardiovascular systems," said Adam Davey, associate professor of public health in Temple's College of Hea…
Times of India44 lakh Indians don't know they are diabeticTimes of IndiaPARIS: Nearly 44 lakh Indians in their most productive years — aged 20 to 79 years — aren't aware that they are diabetic, a disease that exposes them to heart attack, s…
The HinduDiabetes and youThe HinduResults of a 10-year analysis from Southern India (1994 – 2004) reveal a trend towards increasing prevalence in both urban and rural population with more number of younger persons, particularly women, afflicted with di…
Kidney patient found abandoned, readmitted to CMCHTimes of IndiaCOIMBATORE: In a shocking incident, a 65-year-old kidney patient was forcibly discharged from Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) late on Friday and with his ailing wife he was foun…
Times of IndiaCan the Dukan Diet help you lose weight?Times of IndiaBeefsteak, breasola/air-dried/wind dried beef, calf's liver, Fat reduced bacon, fillet of beef, game, kidney, pre-cooked ham slices (without any fat or rind), rabbit, roast beef, r…
A house of canards to sell kidneysDaily News & AnalysisIn the first three parts of this special series, we described how a DNA correspondent posing as a customer met touts and a doctor ready to arrange for a kidney donor, arrange for all the paperwork …
DNA special: Touts prey on poor villagers for kidneysDaily News & AnalysisIn the first two parts of this special series, we described how DNA met a tout and a doctor in Bangalore ready to arrange for a kidney donor and transplantation, in violation of …
Ailing sister celebrates Bhai Phonta in hospitalTimes of IndiaSoon after her retirement, her kidney ailment worsenedstarted troubling her and both the kidneys failed, forcing her to come to a private hospital for dialysis thrice a week. On November 7, …
Kidney for sale. Price: Rs10-20 lakhDaily News & AnalysisThere appears to be a well-organised racket in the sale of kidneys from indigent donors to patients of renal failure in the state. This correspondent met a tout and doctor who offered to bring a …