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The Big Market for Dialysis in India - BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek
While the number of Indian diabetics is predicted to hit 101 million by 2030, the cost of dialysis makes it a luxury for most patients. “There's a huge demand for dialysis centers, but only those who can afford it get it,” says Georgi Abraham,

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HDCN update: Hypertension in CKD (ASH 2011); Home HD and machines (NANT 2011); Volume control in PD (ADC 2011)

For details of the update, go to hdcn.com.

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The Story Behind Nick Cannon's 'Mild' Kidney Failure - Fox News

Fox News
Renal failure is either acute or chronic. Acute renal failure is the fast onset of failure of the kidney to remove waste from your body. There are many factors that can contribute to kidney failure, ranging from severe dehydration, infection,

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Phase 1 trial of hepatitis C vaccine shows strong immune reponse.

BBC: Forty-one healthy patients were given the vaccine. Scientists said it produced a "very strong" immune response which lasted for at least a year and had no major side-effects. Prof Klenerman said: "The immune responses we've seen are exciting and we are beginning the next stage of trials. While we are hopeful, it could be a long road to any vaccine that protects people against hepatitis C."

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Manganese may play an important role in osteoporosis.

EurekAlert: The idea for the new proposal came from a dramatic increase in antler breakages seen in Spain in 2005. When scientists analysed these antlers in detail, they realised that weakening was due to manganese depletion caused by the deer's diet. That year saw an intensely cold winter which in turn caused plants to reduce their manganese concentrations in response to such stress. "Antlers grow by transferring 20% of the skeleton's calcium towards their structure. We therefore saw that it was not calcium deficiency that caused the weakening but rather the deficiency of manganese," clarifies Landete. "The lack of manganese was almost as if the 'glue' that sticks calcium to antlers bones was missing."

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