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• THAT is dedication.

  
  Lemur King's Folly — Authority: 123
  Wanna see a real hero?  How about one that will do the crazy to save a little girl?  I don’t know many people that will make a dialysis machine on the spot like that.  Or can.  (many thanks to SlashDot – cool article – the original is here.)SlashDot ended with:You should see what Dr. Coulthard [...]
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• No exodus of Indians due to Dubai World crisis: Vayalar Ravi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Chennai, Nov 28(ANI): Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Saturday said that there will be no exodus of Indians on account of Dubai World crisis in the United Arab Emirates.Addressing a function to unveil HIV dialysis machine in Chennai, Ravi said: “We are not expecting any kind of Indian workers exodus ...
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• Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 11/27

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 120
  By Miriam Lippel Blum There are 20 days left to make your comments to CMS regarding the proposed payment rules.  Make your voice heard!  It matters. Here arethe CKDrelated blogs updated since my last report on 11/24 . If you have or know of a blogthat should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses ...
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• Indigenous News Update – Health

  
  BitingTheDust — Authority: 124
  Institute for Urban Indigenous Health commences in Brisbane to integrate health planning and servicing in region http://bit.ly/6z2JZs Renowned Aboriginal artist could face premature death because he cannot receive dialysis treatment in Alice Springs http://bit.ly/6CsRKT Emerging epidemics among people within ...
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• How is my dialysis going to be covered if I move to Canada?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 170
  How is my dialysis going to be covered if I currently live in Texas , and my two insurances are Aetna and Medicare? How would dialysis be covered in Canada?
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• Twitter may save Chris Strouths life

  
  City Pages - The Blotter — Authority: 719
  Sometimes, virtual friends and followers can turn out to be flesh-and-blood lifesavers.
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• Like Hell Im Going To Let Some Black President Help Me Pay For Dialysis

  
  MADMIKESAMERICA — Authority: 432
  I take pride in who I am. Always have, always will. Ive worked hard my whole life and have never taken anyones charity, and Im not about to start now, no matter what. Im telling you, theres no way Im going to sit back and let some black president of the United States try to devise a structure to help me pay for the ...
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• Hospital Closes Dialysis Unit for Illegal Immigrants

  
  John Goodman's Health Policy Blog — Authority: 482
  Some knew before the crossing that they had diabetes or lupus or high blood pressure, but it was only after they arrived that their kidneys began to fail. To survive, they needed dialysis at a cost of about $50,000 a year, which their sporadic work as housekeepers, painters and laborers could not begin to cover. And ...
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• What makes a great comment to Medicare? One that is thoughtful and actionable.

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 120
  By Bill Peckham By my count 584 comments have been submitted to Medicare in response to the ESRD Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (you can  view the comments here or download the continuously updated Excel file ). Ive read all the comments; the passion for the dialysis program and patients comes through ...
  6 days ago

• Drug side effects a key factor in reduced quality of life for kidney transplant patients

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 640
  People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.
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• Note to DaVita #2

  
  Toastiest — Authority: 124
  Last month, I posted a hypothetical note to DaVita , which spawned a real note with somewhat less-inflammatory language. The following text is almost verbatim the text of an email I just sent personnel there. It came in response to a patronizing email suggesting that I look into a support group to deal with the ...
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• Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 11/21

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 113
  By Miriam Lippel Blum There are 26 days left to make your comments to CMS regarding the proposed payment rules.  Make your voice heard!  It matters. Here arethe CKDrelated blogs updated since my last report on 11/18 . If you have or know of a blogthat should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses ...
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• Cirrhosis Is Nasty

  
  Home Remedies — Authority: 144
  Intervention The Banana Man I have seen Cirrohis up close, and I can assure you it is nasty. One of my lifelong friends and my former business partner is an alcoholic. His name is John and he promised to stay on the wagon to entice me to work with him, and it proved to be the biggest mistake of my life. He ...
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• Travel is not advisable for dialysis patients

  
  Therapist Unlimited Blog — Authority: 129
  A recent medical study has shown pieces of evidence that travelling is not good for dialysis patients. According to the result of the research presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA it was discovered that dialysis patients who travels faces ...
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• Expanded Dialysis Bundle Will Increase Administrative Costs

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 113
  By Peter Laird, MD MIPPA legislation in 2008 mandated an expanded bundled payment system for Medicare dialysis patients. In doing so, the proposed rule will rely upon a higher base payment calculated to be about $198 with case mix adjusters to fill in any variations in costs between patients of higher or lower ...
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• Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 11/18

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 120
  By Miriam Lippel Blum There are 29 days left to make your comments to CMS regarding the proposed payment rules.  Make your voice heard!  It matters. Here arethe CKDrelated blogs updated since my last report on 11/15 . If you have or know of a blogthat should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses ...
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• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Risk 77 Times Higher Among Dialysis Patients

  
  AboutLawsuits.com — Authority: 540
  The results of a new study into side effects of gadolinium MRI contrast agents indicates that patients undergoing dialysis are at 77 fold higher risk of contracting nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) , and kidney transplant patients face a 69 fold higher risk of developing the rare and potentially life-threatening ...
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• HR 3962 mandates the inclusion of binders and calcimimetics in the dialysis payment bundle

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 120
  By Bill Given all the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth over Medicares proposal to include oral drugs in the new expanded dialysis payment mandated by Congress, I expected a similar reaction to the ESRD section of the House health insurance reform legislation, H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for ...
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• Live-blogging dialysis (is wicked fun)

  
  Toastiest — Authority: 124
  Yeah, right. I’m just trying out the Wordpress app on the iPhone. It’s certainly neat that I can easily blog from dialysis. I happen to have nothing to say, though. It’s cold in here tonight. Hmm…I can take a picture and have it inserted into this post. It’s a cliche to say I love my iPhone. I really do. ...
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• Cardiovascula disease: Risks of anemia drug outweigh benefits in patients with diabetes and kidney disease #aha09

  
  SALUTE DOMANI ? IL PORTALE DEL BENESSERE — Authority: 151
  Risks from a drug used to correct anemia outweighed its benefits in type 2 diabetic patients with kidney disease and anemia, according to results of the first large, placebo-controlled study of the agent reported in a late-breaking clinical trial at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009. ...
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