The National Kidney and Transplant Institute has intensified in Bicol its information campaign on kidney care and disease that now ranks 7th among 10 top killer diseases in the region. This campaign is not only for the ongoing observance of the National Kidney Month but also a continuing initiative to keep Bicolanos informed on how […]

Kidney disease doesn’t get the attention, funding or concern associated with cancers of the breast or prostate. But it actually kills more Americans — 90,000 a year — than both malignancies combined. Even when it is not fatal, the cost of treating end-stage kidney disease through dialysis or a kidney transplant is astronomical, more than […]

Kidney transplants among Filipinos afflicted with diabetes have been steadily rising the past 20 years, a leading Filipino urologist said. Dr. Benjamin l. Mendoza, a US-trained urologist, noted that “most kidney transplants we are doing are those afflicted with diabetes.” In the 1980s Filipinos afflicted with kidney disease was due to infection, inflammation and hypertension, […]

A “lethargic” lifestyle, wrong food choices and inadequate sleep are key factors leading to diabetes and hypertension that could result in kidney disease, the country’s 7th leading cause of death. The Department of Health (DOH) said close to 23,000 Filipinos underwent dialysis due to kidney failure in 2013, nearly four times higher than the 4,000 […]

Scientists Link Belly Fat, Diabetes, Obesity to This Common Drink While most people who drink diet soda probably know it isn’t the healthiest choice, they still may be under the mistaken impression that it will keep their weight down. Scientific studies emphasize this is not true. This was made clear in a recent study published […]