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|Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Harmful Combination |
|About a third of the 21 million Americans with diabetes may get chronic kidney|
|disease Why are these two conditions linked? And what can people with |
|diabetes do to prevent kidney disease? |
|Being vigilant about controlling diabetes can help slow the progression to |
|kidney failure Current research also suggests that managing high blood |
|pressure, controlling blood sugar levels and reducing dietary
protein intake |
|are critically important |
|For more information on diabetes and chronic kidney disease, click here |
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|From 2 to 81 Athletes of All Ages Compete at the National Kidney Foundation|
|2008 US Transplant Games |
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|If you had asked Bill Keys 22 years ago if he thought that hed live to see |
|his 80s, chances are he would have said no After suffering a massive heart |
|attack in 1986 at the age of 59, his future looked grim Today, at 81, he is |
|the oldest transplant athlete competing in the National Kidney Foundation 2008|
|US Transplant Games and he will take his place beside 2-year-old Abigail |
|Dooley, the Games youngest competitor, at the Opening Ceremonies on July 12, |
|when the two will recite the Athlete Oath together |
|The US Transplant Games, which will be Bills 7th and Abigails first, are |
|an Olympic-style sporting competition for people with life-saving
transplants,|
|including kidney, heart, lung, liver, pancreas and bone marrow Athletes |
|compete for medals in 12 different sports events, including track and field, |
|swimming, bowling, badminton, tennis, basketball, golf and cycling |
|For more on Bill and Abigails stories click here |
|For more information on the Transplant Games click here |
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|Simple Summer Fare from the Kidney Kitchen |
|Summers here, and its time to celebrate with outdoor parties and your |
|favorite seasonal foods Spice up your bash with this delicious and healthy |
|pineapple appetizer Low in fat and phosphorus, its the perfect recipe to |
|help kick off your summer |
|Click here for the spiced pineapple appetizer recipe |
|Click here for more information on diet and kidney disease |
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|Recycled Hemodialysis Water a Boon to Drought-Stricken Areas |
|Hemodialysis centers use a huge amount of water, but now, research shows that |
|this water can safely be recycled for agricultural purposes, saving money for |
|the dialysis center at the same time |
|The process of recycling water from dialysis facilities is feasible and |
|cost-effective, Dr Faissal Tarrass and colleagues, of Hassani General |
|Hospital in Nador, Morocco, report in the July issue of the American Journal |
|of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation |
|To read more about this study click here |
|NKF Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Medicare ESRD Program |
|The National Kidney Foundation recognizes the 35th anniversary of the landmark|
|Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease ESRD Program which went into effect on July|
|1, 1973 This legislation, Public Law 92-603, signed by President Richard |
|Nixon, provides near universal coverage under Medicare for every patient |
|suffering from kidney failure, regardless of age or prior
disability, and has |
|since benefited millions of kidney patients and their families |
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|Click here for more |
|To read about NKFs advocacy activities in ESRD click here |
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|Loss of Smell May be Associated with Severe Malnutrition in Kidney Dialysis |
|Patients |
|Everyone who has ever had a head cold knows how food temporarily loses its |
|appeal when it doesnt smell right Many patients on dialysis also lose their |
|sense of smell, but for them, the condition is permanent and may be associated|
|with severe malnutrition |
|People with severe kidney disease require dialysis to keep the body in |
|balance Dialysis removes waste, salt and extra water to prevent them from |
|building up in the body, and helps to control blood pressure, says Allan J |
|Collins, MD, President of the National Kidney
FoundationHowever, malnutrition|
|affects up to three-quarters of patients on hemodialysis, and as kidney |
|function declines, patients eat less and less |
|To read more about this study click here |
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