The question made me interested, so I did some Googling. Here are some interesting arguments/quotes I found on the Straight Dope's message board: I was taught, only a few years after it became law, that it was done by the Republican majorities in both houses of Congress as a form of spite or revenge against FDR.
And Nephrotic Syndrome is always accompanied by serious edema which is observable swelling from fluid accumulation in the body. With damaged kidney function, it cannot excretes wastes and extra fluid from the body and a large amount of fluid will pile up in the body, thus leading to swelling.
The following factors may cause edema: 1  Cancer, especially kidney, liver, or ovarian cancers. 2  Some types of chemotherapy, including cisplatin (Platinol) and docetaxel (Docefrez, Taxotere) 3  Other medications, including the following:  Corticosteroids, which are drugs that reduce swelling.