MEDICAL: DISEASES: KIDNEY :
ELDERLY AGING GERONTOLOGY GERIATRIC: HEALTH
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Kidney Disease Newest Offering on NIHSENIORHEALTH




Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:39:12 -0400
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Subject: KIDNEY DISEASE NEWEST OFFERING ON NIHSENIORHEALTH


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
National Institute on Aging (NIA) <http://www.nia.nih.gov/>
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 2, 2008


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KIDNEY DISEASE NEWEST OFFERING ON NIHSENIORHEALTH



Information about the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease has just
been added to NIHSeniorHealth, the National Institutes of Health Web site
designed especially for seniors. Consumers can visit


<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/kidneydisease/toc.html>


to learn more about kidney disease, which affects a growing number of
older adults and is most often caused by diabetes or high blood pressure.
Kidney disease occurs when the kidneys can no longer remove wastes and
extra water from the blood or perform other functions vital to maintaining
health. If allowed to progress, it can lead to kidney failure and the need
for dialysis or a kidney transplant.

"Recent studies show that an estimated 26 million people have kidney
disease. But many are unaware they have it because most people have no
symptoms before they are diagnosed," says Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D.,
director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK), which developed the content for the new NIHSeniorHealth
topic. "Early detection and appropriate treatment can slow the progression
of kidney disease and help improve quality of life for those who are
affected. The new kidney disease topic on NIHSeniorHealth is an excellent
source of easy-to-understand information that will benefit older adults at
risk."

One of the fastest growing age groups using the Internet, older Americans
increasingly turn to the World Wide Web for health information. In fact,
68 percent of online seniors look for health and medical information when
they go on the Web. NIHSeniorHealth is a joint effort of the National
Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The
site is based on the latest research on cognition and aging. It features
short, easy-to-read segments of information that can be accessed in a
number of formats, including various large-print type sizes,
open-captioned videos, and an audio version. Additional topics coming soon
to the site include Parkinson's disease, leukemia, complementary and
alternative medicine, and eating well as you get older.

The NIA leads the federal effort supporting and conducting research on
aging and the health and well-being of older people.

The NLM, the world's largest library of the health sciences, creates and
sponsors Web-based health information resources, including the consumer
health information Web site MedlinePlus.

The NIDDK conducts and supports research in diabetes and other endocrine
and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutrition, and obesity; and
kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases.

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Agency -- is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of
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NIH Senior Health
National Institute on Aging, U.S. National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Kidney Disease
Table of Contents

* What is Kidney Disease?
<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/kidneydisease/whatiskidneydisease/01.html>

* Risk Factors and Prevention
<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/kidneydisease/
riskfactorsandprevention/01.html>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/29b4jz>


* Symptoms and Diagnosis
<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/kidneydisease/symptomsanddiagnosis/01.html>

* Treatment and Research
<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/kidneydisease/treatmentandresearch/01.html>

* Frequently Asked Questions
<http://nihseniorhealth.gov/kidneydisease/faq/faqlist.html>

* MedlinePlus - more information on Kidney Disease
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneydiseases.html>


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PogoFrog on Elderly and Kidney Disease

<http://www.pogofrog.com/results?cx=
015250969076115358911%3A_ctwnwkmr5m&cof=
FORID%3A9&q=(%22kidney+disease%22+OR+%
22kidney+diseases)+and+(elderly+OR+aged+
OR+older+OR+senior+OR+seniors+OR+old)&sa=Search#974>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/236g3y>


Google on Elderly and Kidney Disease

<http://www.google.com/search?output=&sitesearch=&hl=
en&q=%28%22kidney+disease%22+OR+%22kidney+diseases%
29+and+%28elderly+OR+aged+OR+older+OR+senior+OR+
seniors+OR+old%29&submit=Search+the+Web>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/3cu576>


Google Books on Elderly and Kidney Disease

<http://books.google.com/books?sitesearch=&hl=
en&q=(%22kidney+disease%22+OR+%22kidney+diseases)+
and+(elderly+OR+aged+OR+older+OR+senior+OR+seniors+
OR+old)&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wp>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/2j95fd>


Google Scholary on Elderly and Kidney Disease

<http://scholar.google.com/scholar?sitesearch=&hl=
en&q=(%22kidney+disease%22+OR+%22kidney+diseases)+
and+(elderly+OR+aged+OR+older+OR+senior+OR+seniors+
OR+old)&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ps>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://tinyurl.com/2lmg9p>


Google Government on Elderly and Kidney Disease

<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%28%22kidney+
disease%22+OR+%22kidney+diseases%29+and+%28elderly+
OR+aged+OR+older+OR+senior+OR+seniors+OR+old%29&
btnmeta%3Dsearch%3Dunclesam=Search+Government+Sites>

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<http://tinyurl.com/376djf>




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