Tunisia: A young woman who came to a hair salon to get her hair straightened has suffered severe kidney damage after which medical experts have issued a warning regarding hair products. According to media reports, the incident was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in which a 26-year-old Tunisian woman developed kidney problems…
A Taiwanese woman suffering from severe dehydration was admitted to hospital after surgery to remove more than 300 small stones (stones) from her kidneys. According to Taiwanese media, Xiao Yu, the 20-year-old woman mentioned above, was admitted to a hospital in the city of Tinan earlier this month complaining of severe pain in her lower…
Philadelphia: Physical fitness and avoiding weight gain may help prevent kidney disease in obese adults. According to media reports, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and Dornsife School of Public Health in Philadelphia published their findings in the journal ‘Obesity’. Previous studies have found a link between weight gain and risk of chronic kidney…
File photo Kidneys are the most important organ in our body, they filter excess fluid and waste from the blood. They regulate the body’s pH level, salt and potassium, they also produce hormones that control the production of red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. If waste begins to accumulate when their functions…
