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How to reverse kidney failure?

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Kidney failure is a condition where one or both the kidneys fail to perform their function of removing toxins and maintaining the chemical balance of the body. According to the kidney specialist hospitals in India , the most common cause of kidney failure is excessive alcohol consumption and drug abuse. There are two types of kidney failures: acute kidney failure and chronic liver failure. Acute kidney failure is the condition where kidney’s condition worsens quickly and the patient needs an urgent transplant to survive. Whereas, in chronic kidney failure, the kidneys still have the ability to function and can perform better with the help of external assistance (dialysis). But if a person suffering from chronic kidney failure does not keep check on his or her diet and get rid of his/her careless lifestyle, the chronic kidney disease can turn into an acute one soon. Best nephrologists in India encourage patients of chronic kidney failure to talk to their doctors as the di

All about Haploid Bone Marrow Transplant

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Bone marrow transplant in India is performed on people whose bone marrow is not healthy enough to process out some specific parts of the blood which comprises of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, all of these have significant functions for proper working of the body. If the bone marrow is not healthy, hematopoietic stem cells (bone marrow is also composed of these) can fail to make new cells. Bone marrow transplant specialist states the possible reasons and risk factors which lead to an inapt working of bone marrow, they usually include chronic infections, disease, cancer such as leukaemia and lymphoma and its treatment as well. Aplastic anemia affects the new blood cell forming capability of bone marrow. Genetics can also cause disease which can affect proper functioning of bone marrow, common examples are sickle cell anemia and thalassemia. To cure these cases, bone marrow transplant has developed as a medical procedure to transplant healthy stem cells in