Kidney Health Video and Articles

Blues Legend Etta James Dies at 73

20 Jan 2012

…into decline, however, and by 2011, she was being cared for at home by a personal doctor. She suffered from dementia, kidney problems and leukemia. Her husband and her two sons fought over control of her $1 million estate, though a deal was later struck… ...

Gymnastics team surprises ailing dad

11 Jan 2012

…began competing when she was just two years old. The 56-year-old Greg Dana is now in hospice care, suffering from kidney failure. Dana tells the newspaper he's not afraid of what's to come, but not ready to leave right now. The team has dedicated… ...

Study Suggests Statin-Diabetes Link

09 Jan 2012

…have long been known to cause muscle pain that on rare occasions becomes a serious breakdown of muscle that can lead to kidney failure, even death. But whether statins can make blood sugar rise enough that someone crosses the threshold to diabetes has been… ...

Carey's Husband to be Discharged Soon

06 Jan 2012

Mariah Carey said Friday that her husband Nick Cannon could soon be discharged from the hospital, as he recovers from "mild kidney failure." ...

Husband Hospitalized, Mariah Tweets

04 Jan 2012

Nick Cannon was hospitalized in Aspen, Colo., after he suffered a mild kidney failure, his wife Mariah Carey tweeted Wednesday. ...

Mariah Carey Asks for Prayers…

04 Jan 2012

Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon have suffered through a stressful holiday season, as Cannon is hospitalized with what Carey described as a “mild kidney failure.” ...

Etta James Terminally Ill

16 Dec 2011

…has been sick "but not how sick." Court records in the singer's probate case show she also suffers from dementia and kidney failure. Elaine James made her comments outside a Riverside conservatorship hearing over the singer's $1 million estate. The… ...

Experts Shift Focus to Kidney Donors

28 Nov 2011

…decades. It concluded those donors lived a normal life span and were no more likely than the general population to suffer kidney failure later in life, probably in part because they were so super-healthy to start. But there have been more than 109,000… ...

Is Thanksgiving Dinner Too Salty?

21 Nov 2011

…kidney disease. Why? One in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. Being overweight and inactive raises blood pressure, too, but the weight of scientific evidence shows sodium is a big… ...

Chavez Denies Rumors of Failing Health

29 Sep 2011

…El Nuevo Herald, citing anonymous sources, said Chavez was rushed to a military hospital for emergency care following kidney failure. One source told the paper the leftist leader was "in fairly serious overall condition." But Chavez was quick to hit… ...

USDA to Expand E. Coli Testing

12 Sep 2011

…H7 and a person with the other strains gets sick," said Marler, who was briefed on the announcement. "People get kidney failure, people die, people have long term complications. The number the bug has isn't really relevant." E. coli is very… ...

Strawberries Blamed for Deadly E. Coli

08 Aug 2011

…10 victims suffered E. coli infections in Oregon between July 20 and 29. Among them was an elderly woman who died from kidney failure after being infected. Oregon public health authorities said Monday that the E. coli outbreak had been traced back to the… ...

Germany: E. Coli Outbreak is Over

26 Jul 2011

…outbreak. The bacterial strain involved caused an unusually high number of cases of a severe complication that can lead to kidney failure. A total of 4,321 people fell ill in Germany — 852 with that complication. There were some 140 more cases in 15 other… ...

AZ Death Linked to European E. Coli

23 Jun 2011

…officials said Thursday. The man, who died in mid-June, developed a serious E. coli complication that can lead to kidney failure. But officials don't know yet if he was sickened by the same bacteria strain that has hit thousands in Europe, mostly… ...

Zambian Ex-President Dies

18 Jun 2011

…five minutes after midnight at his home," Emmanuel Mwamba said. The embattled leader had been suffering from heart and kidney problems but Mwamba said he had earlier complained of stomach pains. "We will release more details later in the day," said Mwamba… ...

'Mormon,' 'War Horse' Win Big at Tonys

13 Jun 2011

…dedicated the award to her dad, who died while she was in high school, and to her nephew Ozzie, who was born with kidney problems. Kramer's "The Normal Heart" won the best revival prize and two actors from the AIDS drama — Ellen Barkin and John… ...

Jack Kevorkian Dead at Age 83

03 Jun 2011

Jack Kevorkian, the longtime champion of assisted suicide, died early Friday after being hospitalized with kidney problems and pneumonia. VIDEO REPORT, INTERVIEWS AND TIMELINE >> ...

Chernobyl's dark legacy lingers years on

26 Apr 2011

…International Chernobyl fund. She has cerebral palsy and has been looked after by her grandmother Anna, since her mother died from kidney failure while giving birth to her. There is no proof that such deaths and conditions were caused by the disaster but for Anna there… ...