Kidney Disease A Big Risk For Younger, Low-Income Minorities
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts a large number of younger minority adults receiving medical care in settings that serve the uninsured and underinsured (settings collectively known as the healthcare safety net). Poor, minority adults with moderate to severe CKD are also two to four times more likely to progress to kidney failure than non-Hispanic whites. These are the findings from a study published online in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm ba href=http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29t=Swine+Fluf=infectiousdiseasesr=Anyo=d target =_selfSwine Flu RSS news feed/a/b - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources./p/div
Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
