World Kidney Day: Kidney disease — common, dangerous but preventable

World Kidney Day: Kidney disease — common, dangerous but preventable

Chronic kidney disease signifies an irreversible damage to the kidney which unfortunately is progressive culminating in end-stage kidney disease. By Dr Hemal A Shah World kidney Day is celebrated all over the world on the second Thursday of March every year. This occasion has been started to create awareness about kidney disease and inculcate lifestyle … Read more

World Kidney Day 2022: Preventing progression of Kidney disease

World Kidney Day 2022: Preventing progression of Kidney disease

The Covid pandemic took centre stage many a time at the cost of non-Covid care including the care of patients with chronic kidney disease and its treatment in the form of dialysis and transplantation. By Dr Sudarshan Ballal, The last two years have been the most challenging and trying period for all of us in … Read more

World Kidney Day: Experts say time-tested Ayurvedic herbs can heal ailing kidney

World Kidney Day: Experts say time-tested Ayurvedic herbs can heal ailing kidney

Vouching for these herbs, Professor K N Dwivedi, Dean, Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindy University (BHU) called them life-saver for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients as they can help rejuvenate the cells of damaged kidney. Ahead of World Kidney Day on March 10, experts said time-tested Ayurvedic herbs like ‘Punarnava’, ‘Gokhuru’ and ‘Varuna’ can be … Read more

World Kidney Day: Ayurveda holds hope for kidney patients

World Kidney Day: Ayurveda holds hope for kidney patients

Globally, 1 in 10 people is affected by kidney disease. At a time when the Narendra Modi government has scaled up the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) to bring relief to kidney patients, a team of researchers from Delhi-based Jamia Hamdard University has come up with evidence to prove that some ayurveda formulations can … Read more

World Kidney Day 2021: Effective role of Curcumin in treating Chronic Kidney Disease

World Kidney Day 2021: Effective role of Curcumin in treating Chronic Kidney Disease

Turmeric for chronic kidney diseases promises great hopes in relieving symptoms By Dr. Saurabh Arora World Kidney day falls on 11th march of every year and this is a day to aware people about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) which is a condition where there is a gradual decline in kidney functioning over a period of … Read more