Stories by Topic: Kidney failure
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Tyson recalls beef possibly contaminated with e. coli
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling approximately 131,300 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday.
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Increasing number of youth using "bath salts" as drug
New street drug "bath salts" have similar effect of cocaine.
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Local woman leads grassroot movement to free Scott sisters
Local woman spearheads effort to pardon Scott sisters, got half her wish realized as the sisters were freed, but only on parole.
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1 million pounds of ground beef recalled
7 people sickened by E. coli after eating meat from California company
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CDC: 1 in 5 teens has cholesterol problems
One in five teens in the U.S. -- and more than 40 percent of obese teens -- have abnormal cholesterol, whether it's low HDL (good cholesterol); high LDL (bad cholesterol); or high levels of triglycerides, another type of blood fat, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Charleston Walk for PKD coming up
A 12-year-old will walk and raise money to end a life-threatening, genetic kidney disease during the Charleston Walk for PKD.
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Study connects blood pressure to memory
A study, published in the journal Neurology, is the largest to look at the link between high blood pressure and memory problems.
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Gene may help explain kidney failure in blacks
No one knows why African-Americans tend to have a higher risk for hypertension. One controversial hypothesis, known as the Middle Passage theory, is that black people who survived the harrowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa in the holds of ships did so because their bodies were better able to preserve salt, allowing them to avoid death by dehydration. Therefore, the theory goes, some African-Americans have a higher prevalence of "salt-sensitive hypertension": Their blood pressure increases by unusually high amounts in response to salt. Isolation of the MYH9 gene does not necessarily refute the theory
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Nearly 96,000 pounds of ground beef products recalled
An Illinois meat producer recalled nearly 96,000 pounds of potentially contaminated beef, the federal government announced Thursday.
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Doggie blood bank
A new program at a veterinary school in California is designed to save the lives of pets around that are in need of blood
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