Talk:Bright's disease

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[edit] Other notable fatalities

Alice Lee Roosevelt, first wife of president Theadore Roosevelt also died of Bright's disease.

[edit] Suggestions

It is not clear from this article what is current protocol for treating for his condition. If someone has that information, it should be included in the article. yes it should!

If it isn't referred to as Bright's Disease any longer, what is it referred to as?

Apparently the Physicist Linus Pauling had bright's disease at 40 years old but lived to 94, or so it says in his wikipedia article. It says something about a low-protein low-salt diet. Also, I think this whole page probably needs a re-write, as nutcases (I found a promotion of homeopathy in it) have been at it, and it's quite unclear.

Several questions arise in my non-medical mind that this article should answer. (1) Does Bright's Disease differ from kidney failure? (2) Is it plausible to a 21st century physician that so many seem to have died of kidney failure in the past? (3) What common diseases or conditions cause kidney failure/Bright's Disease if untreated? (Hypertension perhaps?) It is my impression that the current protocol for treating this condition (queried above) is dialysis or kidney transplant. If there is any other protocol, including treatment for the underlying condition, it should be mentioned.Ccerf (talk) 18:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I'd like to take this paragraph out because . . .

<<A recent study from Duke's medical program showed that men in the 55-60 year old range are likely to believe the propaganda made up by the media back when they were in high school that deals with this disease. Apparently the so called information was just made up to boost the medical field's income.>>

A. "Duke's medical program" is too vague for a citation

B. "The propaganda" is unspecified.

C. "The media." What media? Who in the media?

D. . . . "just made up" . . . evidence?

Pittsburgh Poet (talk) 00:33, 10 February 2008 (UTC)