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14 hrs ago | Watertown Daily Times

Officials push for expedited approval of dialysis center at Lowville hospital

Lewis County General Hospital officials are seeking speedy approval of a long-awaited renal dialysis center that would allow for a fall 2010 opening.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Lewis County, NY, Lowville, NY, Utica Metro, Utica, NY, Watertown, NY

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

States told to fund dialysis service

Alice Springs dialysis services should be jointly provided by the Northern Territory, South Australian and Western Australian governments, a health group says.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Australia, World News, Oceania

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Del Rio News-Herald

Hospital re-instates dialysis

For years patients at Val Verde Regional Medical Center in need of dialysis had to leave town for treatment, but that has all changed.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nursing, Del Rio, TX

The Ukrainian observer

Ask any Ukrainian citizen about the most important things in his or...

By Jim Davis Ask any Ukrainian citizen about the most important things in his or her life and invariably good health will be near the top of the list.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Ukraine, Medicine, Health

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dialysis shortfall puts artist's life at risk: Greens

A renowned Aboriginal artist could face premature death because he cannot receive dialysis treatment in Alice Springs, the Australian Greens say.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Australia, Oceania, World News,

El Paso Times

Lawsuit alleges Medicare fraud

A chain of clinics and a kidney specialist defrauded Medicare by having unlicensed employees pose as doctors for dialysis treatments, according to a whistleblower lawsuit that moved closer to trial Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Medicine, El Paso Metro, El Paso, TX, Nursing

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Hindu

Arogyasri dialysis wards to operate from tomorrow

New arrivals: Dialysis machines at the new nephrology block of Gandhi Hospital. - HYDERABAD: The first of its kind Arogyasri dialysis wards for patients with end-stage kidney ailments will start operating simultaneously from Gandhi and Osmania General Hospitals in the twin cities and KGH in Visakhapatnam from Friday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nursing

Tue Nov 03, 2009

ShareSleuth.com

Rockwell Medical Technologies has close ties to financier facing SEC fraud charges

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently brought fraud charges against financier Michael J. Xirinachs, alleging that he helped a Florida company called Universal Express Inc.

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Related Topix: Rockwell Medical Technologies, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Automakers, Leasing, Health, Financial Markets

Mid Devon Star

PATIENT rep Tim Riley and Renal and Diabetes Matron Gerry Copley on site with the new unit plans.

KIDNEY patients across Devon can look forward to improved treatment from next year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Business Wire

AmWINS Group Benefits Announces New Product to Help Control Rising Costs of Dialysis Claims

A new dialysis management product is now available for self-funded employers to help save money and ease the stop-loss renewal process.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Bellevue Reporter

Pearl turns wine dinner into benefit for Northwest Kidney Center

Northwest Kidney Centers got an infusion of cash Oct. 14, thanks to the efforts of Pearl Bar & Dining.

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Related Topix: Bellevue, WA, Medicine, Health, Restaurant Management

Sat Oct 31, 2009

EurekAlert!

The cost of improving dialysis care

Improving survival among dialysis patients may increase treatment costs significantly, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, San Diego Metro

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Weekly Standard

Medicare Rationing for Kidney Dialysis

A new proposal from Medicare has been published in the Federal Registry and it provides a window on how medical care will be delivered in the future under a government-run system.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Medicare

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Hastings Today

Kidney patient treated 'like garbage'

The wife of an epileptic kidney patient has blasted a hospital for treating him "like garbage." David Wicks of Royal Terrace, St Leonards, was asked to travel to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton after suffering complications with his dialysis.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Pharmaceutical Processing

Shire Secures European Wide Label Extension for FOSRENOL(R) in Chronic Kidney Disease

Shire plc today announced it has received approval through the European Mutual Recognition Procedure for an extension to the current indication for FOSRENOL , paving the way to make the non-calcium, non-resin phosphate binder available throughout the EU to control hyperphosphataemia in chronic kidney disease patients who are not on dialysis with a ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Shire plc, Medicine, Health, Marketing

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Pharmaceutical Online

Fresenius Medical Care Introduces Programme For Improved PD...

Fresenius Medical Care, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, has launched a new therapy programme for peritoneal dialysis .

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Related Topix: Fresenius Medical Care, Medicine, Health, Nursing

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Backlog keeps dialysis patients from using nearby centers

Bruce Garren must travel to Tomball for dialysis, even though there is a treatment center in his hometown of Magnolia.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Tomball, TX, Magnolia, TX, Medicare, Medicaid, Texas

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Dialysis Treatment End in Page County

Patients in need of kidney dialysis in Page County may soon have drive a lot farther to get their treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Page County, VA, Stanley, VA

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Daily-Jeff.com

Cambridge resident Melissa Flowers reflects on the failure and success of her organ transplants.

Six months ago Melissa Flowers had little hope of receiving a new kidney. She was one of more than 100,000 people on a national waiting list for a kidney donation and she was already the recipient of one "new" kidney in 1997, which her body rejected three years later.

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Related Topix: Cambridge, OH, Medicine, Health

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Echo-news.co.uk

Opening for dialysis unit

A NEW A 1million haemodialysis unit will be officially opened at Orsett Hospital this week.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

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