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One-Day Kidney Cancer Patient Education Conference by Deb Posted Wed 07 Apr 2010 12:00am more information about kidney cancer. These is no cost to attend and lunch is provided! There will be presentations by medical oncologists as well as from other kidney Read on »

Give a kidney, one's enough by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Posted Wed 02 Nov 2011 12:00am Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced last week that chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care would be one of the new 11 topics for national clinical audit as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP ). The CKD audit proposal was led by Hugh Gallagher, Consultant kidney doctor at St Helier hospital on behalf of NHS Read on »

National Kidney Foundation — “End Kidney Shortage By 2019″March 10, 2009 by Bob Aronson Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:02pm outcomes for recipients of these life saving gifts. It is also noted that if a living donor lives a healthy lifestyle he/she can have a normal lifespan with just one kidney... for immunosuppressive drugs for the life of the recipient. The loss of a transplant is one of the leading reasons for starting dialysis. Reducing that problem will make more kidneys available Read on »

Transplanting kidneys from people who had kidney failure by Dave Undis Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Oct 2009 10:02pm Kidneys recovered from deceased donors with acute kidney failure appear to work just as well as kidneys transplanted from deceased donors who do not develop kidney problems... on the study. "While kidneys from deceased donors with ARF have been considered unusable in the past, our study shows they can work quite well. The function of the new kidney may be slow Read on »

Billy the Kidney Demonstrates Important Principles of Kidney Disease by Matt S. Posted Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:00am Last July, for my Dad's 65th Birthday, I managed to somehow convince the Indiana branch of the National Kidney Foundation to loan me their "Billy the Kidney" mascot costume. While it was in my possession, I figured why not get a little creative and use Billy to help illustrate some important manifestations of kidney disease and/or physiology. See Read on »

Got a Kidney Problem? Take These Kidney Tests by Healthy Living .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 22 Nov 2010 6:08pm are most common. At times, more than one of the above tests will be used at the same time. In fact, doing both tests is common. Results are dependable. Kidney back pain should... < p>If you’ve been having problems lately with mysterious pain and soreness in your back, think about talking to your doctor about having some kidney tests Read on »

How Are Your Kidneys? March Is National Kidney Month. by CK Wilde Health Maven

Posted Mon 01 Mar 2010 2:38pm of medical problems. But the death certificate stated only one reason for his death—end stage renal disease. In other words, his kidneys failed. To my knowledge, my father... . In today’s Dear Abby column, a woman wrote in to report that she was diagnosed with kidney problems but has them under control and is feeling great. Last year about this time Read on »

Kidney Chains, Kidney Sales by Jason S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 13 Jul 2009 10:17pm The Atlantic discusses the possibility of organ sales and organ chains. This is something I have advocated for here, here and here. Read on »

Transplanting kidneys from people who had kidney failure by Dave Undis Patient Expert

Posted Fri 02 Oct 2009 12:00am Kidneys recovered from deceased donors with acute kidney failure appear to work just as well as kidneys transplanted from deceased donors who do not develop kidney problems... on the study. "While kidneys from deceased donors with ARF have been considered unusable in the past, our study shows they can work quite well. The function of the new kidney may be slow Read on »

Amazing Kidneys - Happy World Kidney Day! by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:22am Happy World Kidney Day, there are lots of events going on up and down the country - what are you doing today to promote better kidney care ? And what are your plans to deliever better kidney care tomorrow and the day after ? Every little bit we each do has the potential for a massive impact on the experience and outcomes for people with Kidney Read on »