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Stories from the dialysis comunity across the globe.
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Kaiser able to control 87% of subjects with hypertension |
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SF Gate: In just a decade, Kaiser Permanente was able to double the percentage of Northern California patients who got their high blood pressure down to healthy levels, using a deceptively simple program that involved close monitoring and the use of cheaper, more efficient drugs.
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Remote ischemic preconditioning via BP cuff increases heart surgery survival. |
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US News - Lancet: The researchers also followed patients for up to four years to determine if remote preconditioning had any effect on long-term health. One year after surgery, patients who had remote ischemic preconditioning were 73 percent less likely to have died of any cause, and 86 percent less likely to have died from heart attack or stroke, compared to those in the control group.
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21 genetic mutations found to account for 97% of common cancers. |
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BBC: Researchers, led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK, hunted for more examples of "graffiti" in 7,042 samples taken from the 30 most common cancers. The found that 21 separate "graffiti signatures" could account for 97% of the mutations which led to cancer.
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NRAA Annual meeting in Seattle, WA to include Medical Director Workshop Sept. 25, 2013 |
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NRAA: The full meeting is from Sept. 25-17, 2013 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA. On Sept. 25 the NRAA is hosting a Medical Director Workshop and Nephrology Symposium. Invited speakers include Drs. Richard Glassock, Allan Collins, Brigitte Schiller, Doug Johnson, Leanna Tyshler, Steven Guest and Ray Hakim, and Diane Wish.
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Scientific American reviews the evidence against fructose, and finds little. |
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Scientific American: They did not find any positive associations between fructose consumption and levels of trigylcerides, cholesterol or uric acid, nor any significant link to waist circumference or body mass index (BMI).
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