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Detailed Structural and Functional 'maps' Are to Be Developed by Scientists
Feb 26, 2014Detailed structural and functional 'maps' of the human kidney made using advanced scanning technology are to be developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research, funded with -107,623 from the Dr Hadwen Trust, a ...
Tags: Kidney Disease, GFR, vitamin D, kidney healthy
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DaVita's Teammates Donated $1.2 Million to Charities in More Than 1,100 Communities
Feb 25, 2014DaVita, the kidney care division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, announced that its teammates donated $1.2 million to charities in more than 1,100 communities across the United ...
Tags: DaVita, DaVita Way of Giving, Typhoon Haiyan, American Red Cross
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Kyowa Hakko Kirin Has Announced The Launch of Long-Acting Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent
Jan 26, 2014Japanese pharmaceutical company Kyowa Hakko Kirin has announced the launch of its NESP injection 5μg plastic syringe as an additional formulation. Kyowa Hakko Kirin has obtained initial approval for NESP in July 2007. The long-acting ...
Tags: NESP, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, 5μg plastic, formulation
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Described Inequality in Healthcare
Jan 22, 2014WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. described inequality in healthcare as the "most shocking and inhumane" form of injustice, a U.S. health official says. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of ...
Tags: health insurance, MLK, full potential, untreated asthma
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An Experiment Shows a High-Protein Diet Increases The Chance of Developing Kidney Stones
Jan 22, 2014An experiment by scientists at the University of Granada, Spain, shows a high-protein diet increases the chance of developing kidney stones and other renal diseases High-protein diets, like the popular Dr. Dukan diet, increase the ...
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MRI Method May Help Clinicians and Scientists Find Abnormalities and Disorders Earlier
Jan 14, 2014A new MRI method to map creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may help clinicians and scientists find abnormalities and disorders earlier than traditional diagnostic methods, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...
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A New MRI Method Help Clinicians and Scientists Find Abnormalities
Jan 14, 2014A new MRI method to map creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may help clinicians and scientists find abnormalities and disorders earlier than traditional diagnostic methods, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...
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FDA Warns Consumers Some Over-The-Counter Laxatives May Be Dangerous
Jan 10, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns consumers some over-the-counter laxatives may be dangerous if dosing instructions or warnings are not followed. There have been dozens of reports of serious side effects, including 13 deaths, ...
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If You Need to Use a Laxative, FDA Warns That Some Products Can Be Dangerous
Jan 9, 2014If you are constipated and need to use a laxative, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants you to know that some products can be dangerous if you don't follow the dosing instructions or you have certain medical conditions. The agency ...
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2013 Saw Dozens of Well-Publicized Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
Dec 27, 2013Editor's note: 2013 saw dozens of well-publicized foodborne illness outbreaks. While many of them were found to have sickened a handful of individuals, a few stood out as especially wide in scope.?Food Safety News?has compiled a list of 10 ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, food safety
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UAB Has Been Collecting Incompatible Donor-Recipient Pairs in a Database
Dec 27, 2013Ann Marie Reynolds, a 32-year-old who has been in and out of hospitals fighting chronic kidney disease since she was a teenager, had a less than 1 percent chance of receiving a kidney without the University of Alabama at Birmingham's ...
Tags: chronic kidney disease, incompatible kidney exchange, kidney exchange
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Drugs That Help Lower Blood Pressure May Reduce The Risk of Early Death in Kidney Patients
Dec 26, 2013Drugs that help lower blood pressure may reduce the risk of early death for people with advanced kidney disease, a new study finds. The drugs could also lower patients' odds of requiring dialysis, the researchers said. The new study out ...
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Americans' Love of Salt Continued Unabated, Putting People at Risk for High Blood Pressure
Dec 25, 2013Americans' love of salt has continued unabated in the 21st century, putting people at risk for high blood pressure, the leading cause of heart attack and stroke, U.S. health officials said Thursday. In 2010, more than 90 percent of U.S. ...
Tags: American, love of salt, high blood pressure, salt intake
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Baxter Today Announced Completion of CE Marking in Europe for The VIVIA HD System
Dec 23, 2013Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) today announced completion of CE marking in Europe for the VIVIA hemodialysis (HD) system, designed to deliver more frequent, extended duration, short daily or nocturnal home HD therapy, known as High ...
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Obesity Increases The Risk of Developing Kidney Disease,a New Study Suggests
Dec 19, 2013Obesity increases the risk of developing kidney disease, a new study suggests. Moreover, declines in kidney function can be detected long before people develop other obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the ...
Tags: Obesity, Kidney Function, Health News
