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Newsdesk/1.0 RSS Newsdesk Result http://newsdesk.nephron.org/rss.php?n=100 and category_name=headline RSS Newsdesk result en newsdesk@nephron.org Nephron Information Center Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:33:07 -0500 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:33:07 -0500 Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease http://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMoa0910975?ai=rv&af=R n engl j tab:newsdesk:1303047 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:07:01 -0500 Lower Blood Pressure May Help Sicker Kidney Patients http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGGPXjMJWsK-MrVks17PEN8CTl5zA&url=http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/642610.html BusinessWeek tab:newsdesk:1302924 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:03:03 -0500 Fresenius Medical Care Announces Top 10 Destinations for Dialysis Patients http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE6uBY5LKE2dazmH_bQogSR92fBng&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fresenius-medical-care-announces-top-10-destinations-for-dialysis-patients-2010-08-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp MarketWatch (press release) tab:newsdesk:1295647 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:03:03 -0500 The link between bone and coronary calcifications in CKD-5 patients on haemodialysis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20709740 Nephrol Dial Transplant tab:newsdesk:1295576 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:04:02 -0500 Midodrine hydrochloride: FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Low Blood Pressure Drug http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm222640.htm tab:newsdesk:1295433 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:06:52 -0500 Arteriovenous Fistulas among Incident Hemodialysis Patients in Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs Facilities. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20705713 J Am Soc Nephrol tab:newsdesk:1291106 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:03:48 -0500 Does Blockade of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Slow Progression of All Forms of Kidney Disease? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20703958 Curr Hypertens Rep tab:newsdesk:1290532 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:03:20 -0500 Exercise therapy correlates with improving renal function through modifying lipid metabolism in patients with cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20696551 J Cardiol tab:newsdesk:1288122 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:03:37 -0500 Kidney cancer: A new nomogram predicting survival in renal cell carcinoma. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20697361 Nat Rev Urol tab:newsdesk:1288110 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:03:37 -0500 Early Dialysis May Not Improve Survival in Stage V Chronic Kidney Disease http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEZrxTJ2GL19hPxuHjRSwidpTw57Q&url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/726717 Medscape tab:newsdesk:1288085 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:03:04 -0500 Serum Phosphate and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20688884 Clin J Am Soc Nephrol tab:newsdesk:1286629 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:04:07 -0500 The Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Chronic Kidney Disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20676805 Curr Hypertens Rep tab:newsdesk:1284989 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:03:19 -0500 Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease: study http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2010/07/30/eline/links/20100730elin008.html http://www.reuters.com tab:newsdesk:1283771 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:03:39 -0500 Central Pulse Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease. A Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Ancillary Study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20660819 Hypertension tab:newsdesk:1282469 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:05:32 -0500 Bill Peckham's Analysis of the Bundle http://www.billpeckham.com/from_the_sharp_end_of_the/2010/07/pps-final-rule-initial-reaction.html custom tab:newsdesk:1280821 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:54:53 -0500 Genzyme Encouraged by CMS Decision to Delay Oral Drug Inclusion in Dialysis Patient Benefit http://www.pharmalive.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=719767 pharmalive.com tab:newsdesk:1280642 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:03:27 -0500 New Medicare Rules May Curb Use of Anemia Drugs for Dialysis http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH7ww55g5h7Si9UsQvJ8V4Tbu6JBg&url=http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=27524 New York Times (blog) tab:newsdesk:1278510 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:03:04 -0500 Sex differences in the impact of diabetes on mortality in chronic dialysis patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20621930 Nephrol Dial Transplant tab:newsdesk:1268786 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:03:41 -0500 Hypervolemia Is Associated With Increased Mortality Among Hemodialysis Patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20625076 Hypertension tab:newsdesk:1268779 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:03:41 -0500 Renal Function Equations before and after Living Kidney Donation: A Within-Individual Comparison of Performance at Different Levels of Renal Function. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20616162 Clin J Am Soc Nephrol tab:newsdesk:1265574 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:03:27 -0500 Berwick appointed to head CMS during Senate recess http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFeCUTaasUMQDtBxk5CB9AFX8nLyQ&url=http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/13260 DOTmed.com (press release) tab:newsdesk:1260902 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:03:04 -0500 Finally, a Medicare/Medicaid Chief http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFcd3mBXQ0ypVZvPaZIW1uSRykcpg&url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/opinion/08thu3.html New York Times tab:newsdesk:1260880 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:03:05 -0500 Pre-emptive kidney transplantation - Just do it!! http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20602719 Pediatr Transplant tab:newsdesk:1260460 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:03:26 -0500 Hepcidin-25 is a marker of the response rather than resistance to exogenous erythropoietin in chronic kidney disease/chronic heart failure patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20601671 Eur J Heart Fail tab:newsdesk:1260096 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:03:22 -0500 Sirtuins and Their Relevance to the Kidney. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20595677 J Am Soc Nephrol tab:newsdesk:1259307 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:05:25 -0500 Cost Effectiveness of Paricalcitol versus a Non-Selective Vitamin D Receptor Activator for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in the UK: A Chronic Kidney Disease Markov Model. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20586517 Clin Drug Investig tab:newsdesk:1255019 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:42:23 -0500 A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Early versus Late Initiation of Dialysis http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/NEJMoa1000552v1?rss=1&query=current n engl j tab:newsdesk:1254852 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:03:53 -0500 Blood Pressure Control in Chronic Kidney Disease: Is Less Really More? http://jasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/short/21/7/1086?rss=1 tab:newsdesk:1254721 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:06:49 -0500 Senate restores payment for doctors, but too late to stop Medicare claims processing at lower rate. House to vote next week. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65H4WB20100618?type=politicsNews custom tab:newsdesk:1246724 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:12:13 -0500 Health Information Technology Certification Program established http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1196&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=6&mode=2 custom tab:newsdesk:1246723 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:09:11 -0500 World's longest-surviving kidney patient to be honored in SeaTac http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highlinetimes.com%2F2010%2F06%2F16%2Fnews%2Fworlds-longest-surviving-kidney-patient-be-honore&usg=AFQjCNEucTJ0Mrree1X1i0Rhu9ZR3YUwWA Highline Times tab:newsdesk:1244054 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:03:06 -0500 Senate Rejects Plan To Extend Jobless Aid, Avert Looming Medicare Cuts http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaiserhealthnews.org%2FDaily-Reports%2F2010%2FJune%2F16%2FSenate-doc-cuts.aspx&usg=AFQjCNFQaEiaUBk9CjIxf_5-mFCqYtf_5g Kaiser Health News tab:newsdesk:1243907 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:03:07 -0500 NYU Cleared in Transplant of Kidney http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703957604575272892275415022.html?mod=rss_Health tab:newsdesk:1235452 Fri, 28 May 2010 20:04:52 -0500 Association Between Major Depressive Episodes in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Initiation of Dialysis, Hospitalization, or Death [Original Contribution] http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/303/19/1946?rss=1 jama tab:newsdesk:1229537 Tue, 18 May 2010 10:03:47 -0500 Awareness of chronic kidney disease among patients and providers. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20439091 Adv Chronic Kidney Dis tab:newsdesk:1222998 Wed, 05 May 2010 06:03:20 -0500 Burden of illness for patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease and anemia in the United States: review of the literature. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20438399 J Med Econ tab:newsdesk:1223002 Wed, 05 May 2010 06:03:20 -0500 US Renal to Buy DCA for 112 Million http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/business-leaders/usrc-dca-announce-merger/ custom tab:newsdesk:1214551 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:43:32 -0500 CMS Gives Update on Claim Status After Legislation Extending Medicare Payment ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aafp.org%2Fonline%2Fen%2Fhome%2Fpublications%2Fnews%2Fnews-now%2Fgovernment-medicine%2F20100416cmspayupdate.html&usg=AFQjCNEAc3yZdCmk6ly1mEHqp_KRW246vA AAFP News Now tab:newsdesk:1214482 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:03:04 -0500 Chronic kidney disease care program improves quality of pre-end-stage renal disease care and reduces medical costs. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20377778 Nephrology (Carlton) tab:newsdesk:1205350 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:03:19 -0500 Oklahoma senator forces nationwide 21% in doctor payment http://washingtonindependent.com/80603/senate-likely-to-leave-town-without-extending-cobra-doc-fix-unemployment-benefits custom tab:newsdesk:1198176 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:36:09 -0500 The other health care bill that was bitterly opposed: Medicare http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tampabay.com%2Fopinion%2Fcolumns%2Fthe-other-health-care-bill-that-was-bitterly-opposed-medicare%2F1082213&usg=AFQjCNERpF_y16vH3_CA7VG90mrRu79hQw Tampabay.com tab:newsdesk:1196495 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:03:03 -0500 Fact Checks on Health Care Law http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVn9wrhB-3SF-Svo9kZyXd4bHRLAD9EKJ3083 custom tab:newsdesk:1194535 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:19:45 -0500 Health Care Reform Passes House - On Way to Obama http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/21/health-care-vote-business-beltway-congress.html?boxes=businesschannelsections custom tab:newsdesk:1190068 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:12:35 -0500 Landmark Accord Trial Finds Intensive Blood Pressure and Combination Lipid Therapies do not Reduce Combined Cardiovascular Events in Adults with Diabetes http://www.pharmalive.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=691505 pharmalive.com tab:newsdesk:1185873 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:03:43 -0500 Dialysis questions come on World Kidney Day http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100311/FEATURES/3110305/-1/NEWS11 ASN tab:newsdesk:1182936 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:12:59 -0600 Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetic Kidney Disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20210914 Semin Dial tab:newsdesk:1182480 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:42 -0600 Lower HDL-C and apoA-I are related to higher glomerular filtration rate in subjects without kidney disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20211930 J Lipid Res tab:newsdesk:1182478 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:42 -0600 Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20213919 Am J Nephrol tab:newsdesk:1182460 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:41 -0600 Northwest Kidney Center helps battle disease http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pnwlocalnews.com%2Feast_king%2Fbel%2Fcommunity%2F87167557.html&usg=AFQjCNF0dNSxLnPw_M9QDi5gk9pyvRR_Ug Bellevue Reporter tab:newsdesk:1182142 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:04 -0600 Perioperative Mortality and Long-term Survival Following Live Kidney Donation [Original Contribution] http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/303/10/959?rss=1 jama tab:newsdesk:1182089 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:03:48 -0600 A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Taurolidine-Citrate Catheter Locks for the Prevention of Bacteremia in Patients Treated With Hemodialysis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20207458 Am J Kidney Dis tab:newsdesk:1181898 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:27 -0600 Efficacy of Rosuvastatin Among Men and Women With Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease and Elevated High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein A Secondary Analysis from the JUPITER (Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention-an Intervention Trial Evaluating R http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20206456 J Am Coll Cardiol tab:newsdesk:1181862 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:03:40 -0600 Understanding Sources of Dietary Phosphorus in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/short/5/3/519?rss=1 cjasn tab:newsdesk:1177060 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:06:02 -0600 Urine Microscopy Is Associated with Severity and Worsening of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/short/5/3/402?rss=1 cjasn tab:newsdesk:1177044 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:06:02 -0600 The effect of paricalcitol and cinacalcet on serum phosphate, FGF-23 and bone in rats with chronic kidney disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20200094 Am J Physiol Renal Physiol tab:newsdesk:1176765 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:03:36 -0600 World Kidney Day --- March 11 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5908a7?s_cid=mm5908a7_x tab:newsdesk:1176525 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:06:30 -0600 Senate passes $10 B jobless benefit measure - Bunning filibuster ends http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/02/jobless.benefits.bill/index.html?hpt=T1 custom tab:newsdesk:1175656 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:52:10 -0600 Statement from NIDDK Director Griffin P. Rodgers for World Kidney ... http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2010/niddk-01.htm medlineplus tab:newsdesk:1175271 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:08:11 -0600 Beta2-Microglobulin Can Be a Disease Activity Marker in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20186038 Am J Med Sci tab:newsdesk:1172409 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:05:36 -0600 Is It Time To Modify The Target Range For Serum Phosphorus Levels In Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20185069 J Ren Nutr tab:newsdesk:1172337 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:03:35 -0600 In a maneuver described as "shocking," Senators allow doctors to get a 21% cut in Medicare payments for Service http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/02/22/gvsf0226.htm custom tab:newsdesk:1170569 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:11:32 -0600 Medicare to Delay Paying Physician Claims the First 2 Weeks of March http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medscape.com%2Fviewarticle%2F717676&usg=AFQjCNELegJ2ySbDFuktAcJusvmSyWmg_w Medscape tab:newsdesk:1170520 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:03:05 -0600 World Kidney Day 2010 http://jasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/short/21/3/381?rss=1 tab:newsdesk:1170452 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:05:37 -0600 Survival rates for dialysis patients rise http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F2010%2F02%2F25%2F2830074.htm&usg=AFQjCNEgdxKlL5uX9cpZiEwjEQK2y8u69g ABC Online tab:newsdesk:1167808 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:03:04 -0600 Cigarette Smoking, Kidney Function, and Mortality After Live Donor Kidney Transplant. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20176427 Am J Kidney Dis tab:newsdesk:1167606 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:04:03 -0600 Genetic factors may help predict kidney disease risk http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.oneindia.in%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2Fgeneticfactors-may-help-predict-kidney-diseaserisk.html&usg=AFQjCNFUXYMleKqwBDN4wNJ-afOM_mIKzA Oneindia tab:newsdesk:1167543 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:03:03 -0600 Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20178143 Am J Med Sci tab:newsdesk:1167446 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:03:34 -0600 Physical Exercise in Patients with Severe Kidney Disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20173344 Nephron Clin Pract tab:newsdesk:1167146 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:03:38 -0600 Former DaVita nurse requests new attorney http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ktre.com%2FGlobal%2Fstory.asp?S=12007931&usg=AFQjCNEz3Z7mMHVRYXnK5fW0-i9AikCBqQ KTRE tab:newsdesk:1163748 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:03:04 -0600 Effects of Interleukin-6 on Depression Risk in Dialysis Patients. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20160434 Am J Nephrol tab:newsdesk:1163481 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:03:37 -0600 Early vs late start of dialysis: it's all about timing. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20156330 Crit Care tab:newsdesk:1163175 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:03:38 -0600 FDA Announces New Safety Plan for Agents Used to Treat Chemotherapy-Related Anemia http://www.pharmalive.com/News/Index.cfm?articleid=685191 pharmalive.com tab:newsdesk:1162773 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:03:32 -0600 Dialysis patients improve energy, treatment through cycling http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tdn.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Farticle_90a03ce2-1aa0-11df-ac61-001cc4c03286.html&usg=AFQjCNF-PVgLLREiHh_AfHi82PXU59kOuQ Longview Daily News tab:newsdesk:1162413 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:03:04 -0600 Qui Tam alleges improper billing practice violations against dialysis company http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=98ac826d-c897-4a0e-989b-5c54f6eec60a custom tab:newsdesk:1162365 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:24:51 -0600 A Comparison of SF-36 and SF-12 Composite Scores and Subsequent Hospitalization and Mortality Risks in Long-Term Dialysis Patients http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/short/5/2/252?rss=1 cjasn tab:newsdesk:1162286 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:05:56 -0600 NEJM: Stents better than balloon angioplasty in dialysis patients with AV graft stenosis. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/362/6/494 HDCN tab:newsdesk:1161203 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:06:26 -0600 Angioaccess for Dialysis 2010 http://nephron.org/nephsites/nic/tours_angioaccess2010 custom tab:newsdesk:1158584 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:21:24 -0600 Govt urged to rethink dialysis funding snub http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2F2811482.htm&usg=AFQjCNH7oLK-1aYowNZKZYoRjzsIkdEQTw ABC Online tab:newsdesk:1156929 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:03:03 -0600 Reassessment of Albumin as a Nutritional Marker in Kidney Disease http://jasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/ASN.2009020213v1 custom tab:newsdesk:1147934 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:06:34 -0600 High Fructose Corn Syrup and Metabolic Syndrome http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/715244 custom tab:newsdesk:1145559 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:31:13 -0600 Congratulations to Tom Parker, AAKP Medal of Excellence Winner for 2010 http://www.aakp.org/press/press-releases/2009-Press-Release/Tom-Parker/ custom tab:newsdesk:1145558 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:24:33 -0600 Amelioration of metabolic acidosis in patients with low GFR reduced kidney endothelin production and kidney injury, and better preserved GFR. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20072112 Kidney Int tab:newsdesk:1145486 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:03:29 -0600 Predicting Six-Month Mortality for Patients Who Are on Maintenance Hemodialysis http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/short/5/1/72?rss=1 cjasn tab:newsdesk:1143676 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:52:32 -0600 Effects of Cinacalcet and Concurrent Low-Dose Vitamin D on FGF23 Levels in ESRD http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/short/5/1/110?rss=1 cjasn tab:newsdesk:1143681 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:52:32 -0600 Increased Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Elderly with Metabolic Syndrome and High Levels of C-Reactive Protein: Kahrizak Elderly Study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20068351 Kidney Blood Press Res tab:newsdesk:1143107 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:03:29 -0600 Blood lead level and kidney function in US adolescents: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20065202 Arch Intern Med tab:newsdesk:1138117 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:03:28 -0600 Regeneration and the kidney. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20061947 Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens tab:newsdesk:1137648 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:06:16 -0600 Vascular calcification score on plain radiographs of the feet as a predictor of peripheral arterial disease in patients with chronic kidney disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20041296 Int Urol Nephrol tab:newsdesk:1134153 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:03:38 -0600 Quality of life predicts risks of end-stage renal disease and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20037172 Nephrol Dial Transplant tab:newsdesk:1133387 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:03:40 -0600 Sugar-sweetened soda consumption, hyperuricemia, and kidney disease. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=20032963 Kidney Int tab:newsdesk:1132453 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:03:35 -0600 Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/24/health.care/index.html custom tab:newsdesk:1130472 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:41:52 -0600 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