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Vitamin D helps kidney patients live longerstudy
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Chiropractic Economics
- 5/10/2008
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kidney disease patients who took a prescription form of Vitamin D were 26 percent less likely to die over a two-year span than those not taking the vitamin, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and is important for bone health, but several r
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Thousands of kidney patients' lives numbered
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VietNamNet Bridge
- 5/9/2008
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VietNamNet Dr. Tran Ngoc Sinh of Cho Ray Hospital said the hospital has nearly 500 kidney patients who are on dialysis. Around 30% of them need kidney transplants but only 1% of them have suitable kidneys donated by relatives. At Gia Dinh Hospital, only four kidney patients were given new kidneys be
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