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ScienceDaily a ' Dialysis treatments do not affect the heart health of kidney disease patients who have had a heart attack, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

Scientists unveil allergy gene British scientists have identified a key gene mutation that more than doubles a persons risk of asthma, hay fever, and eczema.

Specialty care physicians can improve the health of high-risk patients by reviewing electronic health records and proactively providing e-consultations and treatment plan recommendations with primary care physicians, according to a Kaiser Permanente paper published online in the British Medical Journal .

Juan Viera Colon cuddles with his niece, Abby Laboy, 18, in his bed at York Hospital, where he was admitted after he voluntarily suspended his dialysis treatment for kidney disease.

Nalini Mohammed nee Shivram, currently suffering from end stage renal disease, is now bedridden and is still pleading for help.

Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit is the first hospital in Michigan to participate in a domino donor kidney transplant in which 10 doctors at four hospitals in four states transplanted eight kidneys.

Kidney dialysis patient Evan Coaker of North Olmsted looks at a model developed by Nick Ferrell, rear, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Cleveland Clinic.

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I want to live.' Almost two years of dialysis and other medical expenses have exhausted the financial resources of Nalini Mohammed and left her desperately fighting to stay alive.

Memorial mass will be held on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Capitol Street in Eagle ENLARGE Gerrie Spinelli and her husband, Vincent, in Italy On Wednesday, Gerrie Spinelli of Eagle, Colorado died peacefully at her home.

Lydia Rollins is suing city, saying she asked ACS for help and got fired. When Lydia Rollins found out she needed a new kidney, she said she asked her bosses at the city Administration for Children's Services for time to go to dialysis - even if it meant a pay cut.

The opening of the Dialysis Unit and Oncology Department of the Sangre Grande Hospital is expected to bring relief to cancer and kidney failure patients who in the past had to travel out of their community for such specialised services.

Share + Jul 1, 2009 8:29 pm US/Eastern Reporting Deborah Garcia Imagine finding out you have a deadly disease and then weeks later losing your health insurance.

Brent Doctor was an active person. He grew up helping his father on the farm and was a professional kickboxer.

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An associate of Panamanian former President Guillermo Endara say he has been hospitalized and is in intensive care for dialysis treatment.

There were times Karen Kitzky considered stopping. She knew what it would mean: Fluid backing up in her body like a capped water hose.

Matthew 25:45: 'Then shall he answer them, saying, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.' '' I recently met a woman who looked repulsive on the outside but who turned beautiful before my eyes when she told me her story: a mother who took in her drug-addicted daughter's children.

" Kidney disease is on the rise here in Caraga Region based on the Department of Health Regional Office 2004 to 2008 statistics of patients who underwent dialysis treatment.

Imagine your community without garbage collectors. How unhealthy it is to have a community without garbage collection is also how bad it is to have a body without both kidneys.