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Kidney transplant is a treatment option for individuals who for whom chronic kidney disease (CKD) has progressed to stage 5, also known as end-stage renal disease or kidney failure. At this stage of the disease, the kidneys have lost the majority of their function, making dialysis, and eventually, kidney transplant necessary for survival.

If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you are at very high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. It's time to get very serious about diabetes prevention – and yes, it can still be prevented, or at the very least, delayed. Your doctor will have plenty of suggestions on lowering your risk of diabetes, but in the meantime, here are some lifestyle changes that can help.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common and growing problem in the United States today, described by some experts as epidemic. According to the CDC, an estimated 16.8 percent of adults over age 20 have CKD, and among people over age 60, the rate is even higher, at 26 percent and rapidly rising.

More seniors are on the Internet these day than ever before, using it to keep in touch with friends and family via social media, to keep up with the daily news, to pay bills or to shop. In fact, according to the latest census data, more than 42 percent of American adults over the age of 65 are spending time online, putting the power of today's technology to good use in their daily lives. As great as it is that seniors are becoming so tech-savvy, there are risks with Internet use, most notably, scams that target senior citizens.

Bone mass and density naturally decline as we reach age 30, and depending on the rate of that decline, can lead to osteoporosis later in life. Fortunately, there are things we can do to protect and/or improve bone health, reducing risk of developing this very common disease. Here are tips on improving bone health that can help you keep your bones strong and healthy.

As we reach midlife, most of us begin to have a little trouble remembering things. Generally it is the little things that get us, like names, where we've set down the car keys, or what that third item was on the list we had in our heads on the way to the store. It is called age-related memory loss, and everyone will see its effects to some degree. However, we can, to some extent, lessen it with some rather simple lifestyle changes. Here are some tips on how to improve memory that can help you keep age-related memory loss at bay.

Type 2 diabetes is a serious and very common metabolic disease that has far-ranging effects on the body, increasing a person's risk of many other serious health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and blindness.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease, affects approximately 26 million adults in the U.S., according to the National Kidney Foundation. 

Seniors who are enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B will find that there are medical costs that are not covered by these plans and must be paid out of pocket.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, which is loss of intellectual abilities severe enough to impact daily life, affecting more than 5 million people in 2014, according to the Alzheimer's Association.