One in four individuals in Orangeburg County and one in three people in Bamberg and Calhoun counties have kidney disease, a statistic the organizer of an upcoming walk says makes it all the more needed in raising awareness and research funds.
Modest diet, exercise help weight loss – Times of India
Modest diet, exercise help weight lossTimes of IndiaThe study was funded and conducted by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. NIDDK senior investigator Kevin Hall, Ph.D., …
High statins dose best to lower cholesterol – Times of India
High statins dose best to lower cholesterolTimes of India"Statins are proven medications that can reduce heart attacks and strokes by about 30 percent in the patients that need them," said Matt Ito, study author and professor of pharmacy prac…
Strange financial logic of Medicare kidney coverage
The math never made any sense to Crystal Perkins. Medicare paid more than $100,000 for her kidney transplant and for three years covered the bulk of the $2,400-a-month drug that kept her body from rejecting the organ.
Astute Medical introduces Nephrocheck test for acute kidney injury patients – pharmabiz.com
Astute Medical introduces Nephrocheck test for acute kidney injury patientspharmabiz.com“Acute kidney injury is common, with a prevalence similar to heart attack, and can impose significant cost in hospitals,” said Chris Hibberd, Astute Medical chi…
Homeless Indian in Oman wants to Commit Suicide – Daijiworld.com
Homeless Indian in Oman wants to Commit SuicideDaijiworld.comMohammad Rafiq has written to M. Bheem Reddy, vice president of the Migrants Rights' Council (MRC), seeking help to return to India as he has no job and nowhere to stay, Gulf News reporte…
Nearly one-third of kidney transplant patients readmitted to hospital within 30 days
( Johns Hopkins Medicine ) Three in 10 patients receiving a kidney transplant require readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge following surgery, according to a Johns Hopkins analysis of six years of national data.
US officials find new drugs tied to meningitis outbreak
US health officials identified two new drugs which may have infected patients with meningitis as they investigate a widening outbreak tied to tainted products from a Massachusetts pharmacy.
Liver failure puts Peter in queue for gift of life – inmycommunity
inmycommunityLiver failure puts Peter in queue for gift of lifeinmycommunityLiver failure puts Peter in queue for gift of life. 16/Oct/2012. By Susanne Scolt, Southern Gazette. Comments: Peter at home with wife Elena and children Anna, Nadia and Alissa…
Firefighter Raises Awareness about Organ Donation as He Waits for Transplant – FOX43.com
This is Hull and East RidingFirefighter Raises Awareness about Organ Donation as He Waits for TransplantFOX43.comThe Slussers and their friends reached out to Penn State Hershey Medical Center to provide community information sessions on living organ d…