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| February 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Emerging research continues to show that detecting albuminuria--leakage of small amounts of proteins from the blood into the urine--could help physicians better identify patients at risk of stroke, kidney failure, heart attack, and cardiovascular death.

In a 2003 study of 386 patients with type 1 diabetes, individuals with albuminuria who obtained early diagnosis through frequent screening and maintained very good levels of blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol actually promoted the healing process and, in some cases, reversed kidney complications.

Newer findings suggest that albuminuria is a risk factor for kidney and cardiovascular disease in the…

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