Renal Support Network News News, Events and Information from the Renal Support Network http://www.rsnhope.org en-us Copyright 2010 Renal Support Network. All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PST Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20100120172501 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20100120172501 1/20/2010 - Jack Black Gives Back at RSN Renal Teen Prom For one precious night, movie star Jack Black helped more than 300 teens forget about dialysis and renal disease and enjoy a right of passage most kids take for granted: the prom. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091201145458 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091201145458 12/1/2009 - Charity Accessory Party to Help Send Teens to Renal Prom Community invited to donate items or attend fundraiser for local renal charity. Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113153658 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113153658 10/26/2009 - Kidney-Issue Play Nabs Five Ovation Nominations for RSN Renal Support Network (RSN) has landed five Ovation Award nominations for its groundbreaking production of "Who Lives?," a play that explores the 1960's anonymous citizens committee that determined the life-or-death fate of kidney patients applying for dialysis... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113151658 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113151658 10/5/2009 - RSN Announces Winners of 7th Annual KidneyTimes Essay Contest How Do You Live a Joyful Life in Spite of Kidney Disease? Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113151022 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113151022 10/2/2009 - The Proposed Rule for Reimbursing Dialysis Care: Learn, Share Knowledge, and Comment RSN Creates Online Forum KidneyPublicPolicy101.com to Foster Discussion Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113114140 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20091113114140 10/1/2009 - Kidney Survivor! RSN Regional Patient Lifestyle Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah Kidney patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals are invited to attend a free regional meeting "Kidney Survivor" to learn ways of living long and well with kidney disease. The meeting will be held on October 10th, 2009... Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20090109145715 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20090109145715 1/9/2009 - Kidney Teens Happy to Have Night to Remember Dialysis or Kidney Transplant, All are Friends at RSN Renal Teen Prom Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20090105112932 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20090105112932 1/5/2009 - Kidney Transplant Recipient Donates New Prom Dresses to Teens Holly Cummings fought a family history of kidney disease, and when she heard that the 10th Annual Renal Teen Prom needed prom dresses to give away this year, she went out and bought three, then donated them. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081203182357 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081203182357 12/3/2008 - KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS WITH POOR HEALTH LITERACY ARE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Health Literacy on Access to Transplants Should be Explored Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081119172442 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081119172442 11/19/2008 - PKD: It Runs in the Family RSN Uploads new KidneyTalk Show Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081118174630 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081118174630 11/18/2008 - RSN Leaders Convene at ASN Renal Week 2008 Renal Support Network brought kidney community patient leaders together for a weekend meeting during the American Society of Nephrology's (ASN) Renal Week 2008 in Philadelphia this past week. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081117151542 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081117151542 11/17/2008 - Kris Robinson, Executive Director of AAKP RSN joins the kidney community in mourning the passing of Kris Robinson Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081112142355 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081112142355 11/12/2008 - PREVENTING ANEMIA IS IMPORTANT TO KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE Study Indicates that FDA Statements May Need to Be Revised Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081028091108 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081028091108 10/28/2008 - NxStage Reports Positive Interim Quality of Life Results from Landmark FREEDOM Study Comparing Clinical and Economic Benefits of its Daily Home Hemodialysis Therapy with Thrice-Weekly In-Center Treatment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081028093558 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081028093558 10/28/2008 - WEBINAR SERIES CONTINUES AFTER HUNDREDS PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE Q & A SESSION WITH POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE EXPERT PKD Foundation schedules second webinar as patient education expansion celebrates first success Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081022174711 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081022174711 10/22/2008 - PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS THE STEPHANIE TUBBS-JONES CONGRESSIONAL GIFT OF LIFE MEDAL ACT INTO LAW Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081020115036 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081020115036 10/20/2008 - FDA Creates Web Page with Drug Safety Information for Patients, Health Care Professionals Consolidates information in one access point Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081015174207 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081015174207 10/15/2008 - OBTAINING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS ABROAD CARRIES CERTAIN MEDICAL RISKS "Transplant Tourism" Linked to Increased Acute Rejections and Infectious Complications Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081010111041 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081010111041 10/10/2008 - U.S. Transplant Waiting List Passes 100,000 As of Oct. 6, 2008, more than 100,000 people were registered awaiting an organ transplant from a deceased donor at U.S. transplant centers. This is the first time that threshold has been exceeded. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081008105532 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20081008105532 10/8/2008 - How a Firefighter Fought for his Kidney New RSN KidneyTalk Show Uploaded Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080930162159 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080930162159 9/30/2008 - RESEARCHERS REVEAL WHY KIDNEYS FROM OLDER DONORS DO NOT LAST AS LONG AS THOSE FROM YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS Impaired Filtering Causes Self-Perpetuating Injury in Older Kidneys Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080930162407 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080930162407 9/30/2008 - AAKP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO RESIGNS Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080924172042 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080924172042 9/24/2008 - Shedding a Light on Depression New RSN KidneyTalk Show Uploaded Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080915132936 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080915132936 9/15/2008 - RSN and NRAA to Launch Sponsorship and Marketing Collaboration at Fall Conference in Cleveland Getting the word out about The Renal Support Network's (RSN) HOPEline call-in support program will become easier this month Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080909142430 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080909142430 9/9/2008 - SENATE RESOLUTION AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WORST GENETIC DISEASE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF Senate approves "PKD Awareness Week" Legislation to coincide with Walk for PKD. Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080909171347 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080909171347 9/9/2008 - The Heart of Kidney Disease New RSN KidneyTalk Show Uploaded Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080904172037 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080904172037 9/4/2008 - Delivering a Full-term Baby While on Hemodialysis is Possible; Smoking Cessation Reduces Cardiovascular Risks in Patients with CKD Two News Briefs from the Nephrology Nursing Journal Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080811175644 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080811175644 8/11/2008 - Mineral and Bone Disorder: New Kidney Show Uploaded What in the World is Mineral and Bone Disorder? New RSN KidneyTalk Show Uploaded Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080811180234 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080811180234 8/11/2008 - Health, Happiness and Hope: RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting Coming to Seattle, WA One in seven Americans -26 million- is at some stage of chronic kidney disease. 20 million more are at risk. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080716113940 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080716113940 7/16/2008 - RSN Applauds Congress Renal Support Network Applauds Congress Passage of Medicare Bill to Help People Living With Chronic Kidney Disease Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080709100928 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080709100928 7/9/2008 - The Ins and Outs of Peritoneal Dialysis Taking the Myths and Mysteries Out of PD ---New KidneyTalk Show Uploaded Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080701121808 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080701121808 7/1/2008 - Information on Disaster Relief and Assistance Transplant candidates and recipients who are displaced from their homes and unable to reach their transplant coordinators and centers may call UNOS' toll-free Patient Services line, (888) 894-6361, which is staffed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080630153002 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080630153002 6/30/2008 - New KidneyTalk Show Uploaded RSN Recognizes Marine with a Heart of Gold as a Salute to American Independence Day Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080606145451 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080606145451 6/6/2008 - LOW THYROID FUNCTION COMMON IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have mild reductions in thyroid function Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080603151332 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080603151332 6/3/2008 - Announcing the 2008 Annual Kidney Times Essay Contest Theme:"Funding a Dream: Giving Back" All people who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and who love to write are encouraged to enter Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080528103453 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080528103453 5/28/2008 - RENAL SUPPORT NETWORK TRAVELS TO NATION'S CAPITOL WeKAN Program Visits 136 Congressional Offices Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080528154007 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080528154007 5/28/2008 - Focus on Patient Safety, Informatics, Sparks Successful American Nephrology Nurses' Association Symposium Innovation was the recurring theme Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080527121934 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080527121934 5/27/2008 - RADIOGRAPHIC SCANS WITH INTRAVENOUS DYE RARELY CAUSE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT KIDNEY INJURY This Common Procedure is Safe for Most Patients Tue, 27 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080522094932 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080522094932 5/22/2008 - ANTI-REJECTION DRUG MAY INCREASE RISK OF DIABETES AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT Researchers analyzed US Renal Data System data on approximately 20,000 Medicare beneficiaries undergoing kidney transplantation between 1995 and 2003. Thu, 22 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080521103634 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080521103634 5/21/2008 - PKD FAMILES APPLAUD PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials. Wed, 21 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080516142602 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080516142602 5/16/2008 - Masimo Receives FDA Clearance for Noninvasive Total Hemoglobin The availability of Masimo SpHb technology should make hemoglobin measurement more convenient and broadly available to clinicians in both hospital and outpatient settings. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080516152505 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080516152505 5/16/2008 - HIDDEN HEART CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF DEATH IN PATIENTS WAITING FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS Considering This New Risk Factor Could Change Organ Distribution Policies Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080516152744 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080516152744 5/16/2008 - COMBINED KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANT IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN TYPE 1 DIABETES For patients with type 1 diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation increases the chances of long-term survival compared to kidney transplantation alone. Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080515100400 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080515100400 5/15/2008 - Study Gives Voice to Patients Living with Chronic Kidney Disease Lucia Costantini and her co-authors explored 14 patients' experiences via face-to-face interviews and questionnaires. Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080515101133 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080515101133 5/15/2008 - Fewer Nurses Mean Bigger Risks for Chronic Hemodialysis Patients, Study Shows A wealth of evidence has shown hospital patients get better care when there are more RNs on duty. According to a recent report in Nephrology Nursing Journal (NNJ), the same outcomes apply to patients receiving chronic hemodialysis treatments. Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080507131010 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080507131010 5/7/2008 - MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING THE ECONOMY AND BETTERING LIVES Now is Not the Time to Stifle the Funding of Science Wed, 7 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080507131634 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080507131634 5/7/2008 - VITAMIN D LINKED TO REDUCED MORTALITY RATE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE For patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with activated vitamin D may reduce the risk of death by approximately one-fourth Wed, 7 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080501130515 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080501130515 5/1/2008 - U.S. HOUSE APPROVAL OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN SENDS LIVE-SAVING LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT'S DESK Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials. Thu, 1 May 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080428095711 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080428095711 4/28/2008 - National Organ Transplant Policy Incorporates Layman Views:McMaster Named OPTN/UNOS Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs The OPTN/UNOS membership recently elected M. Jill McMaster of Kingston, Tenn., to the board position of Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080424170801 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080424170801 4/24/2008 - PKD FOUNDATION APPLAUDS U.S. SENATE APPROVAL OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080423100629 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080423100629 4/23/2008 - 6,000 SOUTHLANDERS to JOIN SIXTH ANNUAL DONATE LIFE RUN/WALK on APRIL 26 at CAL STATE FULLERTON Nearly 3,000 Family Members of Organ and Tissue Donors to Participate; Corporate, Civic, Community and Healthcare Partners Unite to Promote Organ and Tissue Donation and Support the Donate Life California Registry Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080422141833 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080422141833 4/22/2008 - Five Southern California High School Students Chosen as 'Transplant Surgeons for a Day' Essay Winners to Spend Day Shadowing Surgeons and Staff at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080414135135 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080414135135 4/14/2008 - Bay Area Couple Participate in First Ever Sextuple Kidney Transplants 12 People, 6 Donor-Recipient Pairs, Interchange Kidneys in Simultaneous Group Procedure Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080409095858 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080409095858 4/9/2008 - Kidney Talk Internet Radio Show Helps Patients and Families Understand Kidney Disease and Better Cope with It Shows in March, Kidney Month, and April, Donate Life Month, Feature Memorable Success Stories Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080409100900 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080409100900 4/9/2008 - RSN SALUTES MARCH, KIDNEY MONTH ON YOU TUBE "Seymour Jones and the Temple of Chronic Kidney Disease" Grabs Side-Splitting Attention While Delivering a Life-Saving Message Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080409101451 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080409101451 4/9/2008 - CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE SHOULD NOT PREVENT WOMEN FROM TAKING THE OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG RALOXIFENE Drug Found Safe and Effective in Patients with This Condition, Which Increases Osteoporosis Risk Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080407102440 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080407102440 4/7/2008 - "SAVE A LIFE" CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES AT CAL STATE FULLERTON DURING NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH Olympic Snowboarder Chris Klug to Speak Mon., April 7, 11:30 a.m. at Becker Amphitheatre Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080407103539 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080407103539 4/7/2008 - ONELEGACY 2007 PERFORMANCE MARKED BY RECORD 1,233 Recovered Organs Transplanted from 395 Organ Donors;1,419 Tissue Donors Benefit Tens of Thousands Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080403104935 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080403104935 4/3/2008 - CMS RELEASES REGULATION MODERNIZING DIALYSIS CENTERS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a final rule that will modernize the Medicare conditions for coverage for the nation's dialysis centers and promote higher quality of care for patients receiving dialysis. Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080403154632 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080403154632 4/3/2008 - PEPP SPEAKERS ADDRESS NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS This year's speaker training program culls patients from throughout the US Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080401111255 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080401111255 4/1/2008 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SETS APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR FY 2008 PEER REVIEWED PKD RESEARCH PROJECTS. PKD Researchers can apply for grants from $50 million in DOD funding. Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080401111540 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080401111540 4/1/2008 - EXPERIMENTS POINT TO NEW TREATMENTS FOR POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE CFTR Inhibitors Show Promise in Slowing Disease Progression Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080401164757 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080401164757 4/1/2008 - RSN's Kidney Talk: The Rabbi and the Reverend Spin an Inspirational Tale First show during National Donate Life Month is Heartwarming Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080328093918 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080328093918 3/28/2008 - EVIDENCE LACKING ON HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING LOTS OF WATER A recent look at what is known about the health effects of drinking water reveals that most supposed benefits are not backed by solid evidence. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080321090701 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080321090701 3/21/2008 - SENATOR HERBERT KOHL AWARDED FOR EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF PKD Wisconsin Senator receives PKD Foundation's Congressional Leadership Award Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080319091934 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080319091934 3/19/2008 - PKD FOUNDATION CELEBRATES SUCCESS OF NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH KICKOFF EVENT "PKD CHAMPIONS UNITED ON THE HILL" Advocates gather in DC to support PKD research funding and other vital policies. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080318163408 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080318163408 3/18/2008 - New KidneyTalk Uploaded to RSNhope.org: Dialysis Without Fear Daniel Offer, MD and his family talk about the experiences that lead to the writing of the book, "Dialysis Without Fear." Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080317091629 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080317091629 3/17/2008 - Kidneys may fail, but heart prevails When a Sinton ambulance medic tried to save a fellow medic's life, she might have saved her own. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080317104837 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080317104837 3/17/2008 - URIC ACID MAY PROVIDE EARLY CLUES TO DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE For patients with type 1 diabetes, early detection of increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080314133045 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080314133045 3/14/2008 - Health, Happiness and Hope: RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting in Palm Springs, CA People with kidney disease, caregivers and healthcare professionals are invited to attend a free patient meeting to discuss ways of living well with kidney disease. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080313091513 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080313091513 3/13/2008 - CONGRESS CAN EMULATE PKD FOUNDATION STANDARDS TO MAXIMIZE RETURN ON FUNDING INVESTMENTS Board Member and PKD patient testifies before subcommittee on World Kidney Day Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080313091923 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080313091923 3/13/2008 - AAKP ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF SAYS I CAN! CAMPAIGN AAKP received hundreds of entries from patients across the country sharing personal, triumphant stories of living with kidney disease. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312104910 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312104910 3/12/2008 - Large Disparities in Kidney Testing Based on Disease, Gender and State, Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Report Finds Findings to be presented at NKF Spring Clinical Meeting next month. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312110935 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312110935 3/12/2008 - NEW LAB TEST PREDICTS RISK OF KIDNEY INJURY AFTER SURGERY Earlier Results May Provide a Chance to Prevent or Treat Kidney Failure Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312111146 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312111146 3/12/2008 - ASN MEMBERS VISIT CAPITOL HILL TO PROMOTE WORLD KIDNEY DAY AND CKD AWARENESS Physicians and patient advocates from across the nation will hold meetings with members of Congress and their staff to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) as a growing public health problem and to advocate for increased funding for research Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312112638 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080312112638 3/12/2008 - Kidney Disease Common in China 1.5 million people in Beijing alone have the potentially deadly condition; most are unaware Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080311094552 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080311094552 3/11/2008 - Genzyme Launches Renvela® in the U.S. for Dialysis Patients Pursues Additional Approvals Globally for Dialysis and Earlier Stage Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080311101057 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080311101057 3/11/2008 - Learn About Home Dialysis During National Kidney Month (March 2008) Most people with kidney failure don't know they can get life-saving dialysis in the comfort of their own homes. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080310155041 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080310155041 3/10/2008 - Kidney Coach Unveils Breakthrough Program to Help Kidney Dialysis Patients Lower Dangerously High Phosphorus Levels Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080310155510 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080310155510 3/10/2008 - Missouri Rep. Oxford Applauds GenoMed Ahead of World Kidney Day GenoMed®, a Next Generation Disease Management company, announced today in advance of World Kidney Day, which is a week away, that it has found drug "recipes" to prevent most kidney failure. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080310165837 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080310165837 3/10/2008 - Kidney Care Partners Urges Greater Kidney Disease Education and Legislative Support During National Kidney Month - Coalition of Patient Advocates and Kidney Care Professionals Cites Growing Incidence of Kidney Disease, Lack of Information for Americans on How to Manage It - Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080305100413 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080305100413 3/5/2008 - The American Association of Kidney Patients Honors Mourning with 2008 Life Membership Award during National Kidney Month The AAKP today announced that Alonzo Mourning, seven-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star and center for the Miami HEAT, is the 2008 recipient of AAKP's Life Membership Award. Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080305145427 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080305145427 3/5/2008 - New KidneyTalk Show: Living On Both Sides of the Knife Steve Woodle, M.D., transplant surgeon at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Department of Surgery, has been on both sides of the knife. Hear about his journey from diagnosis to transplantation. Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080304115559 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080304115559 3/4/2008 - 'RENAL ASSIST DEVICE' REDUCES RISK OF DEATH FROM ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE Cell-Filled Device Temporarily Replaces Renal Tubule Function Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080228172501 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080228172501 3/3/2008 - RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting in Iowa City, IA Kidney patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals are invited to attend a free regional meeting on Sunday, March 30, 2008 in Iowa City. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080303101046 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080303101046 3/3/2008 - AAKP RECOGNIZES MARCH AS KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH Today the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to recognize March as National Kidney Disease Awareness Month. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080303135857 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080303135857 3/3/2008 - RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting in Iowa City, IA Kidney patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals are invited to attend a free regional meeting to discuss ways of living well with kidney disease. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080303162252 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080303162252 3/3/2008 - Renal Support Network's PEPP Speakers On the Go in March for Nat'l Kidney Month The Renal Support Network's PEPP Speaker Program (Patients Educating Patients and Professionals) has been asked to fulfill 12 speaking engagements in March 2008, National Kidney Month. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080229115824 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080229115824 2/29/2008 - Fresenius Medical Care Introduces Liberty Cycler to Home Therapy Industry Leaders Latest technology for patients being treated at home for end-stage renal disease to be showcased at the Annual Dialysis Conference in Orlando Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080229170624 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080229170624 2/29/2008 - Baxter International Inc. to voluntarily recall all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium injection multi-dose, single-dose vials and HEP-LOCK heparin flush products. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080228175752 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080228175752 2/28/2008 - Renal Support Network Sends Expert PEPP Speakers to Midland Renal Support Network Founder and President Lori Hartwell and PEPP speaker Dawn Dungan, to speak at the Great Lakes Renal Network Kidney Patient Symposium on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080227115430 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080227115430 2/27/2008 - RACE, INSURANCE STATUS AFFECT ACCESS TO TRANSPLANTATION AND KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT "Universal Access" Shows Promise in Reducing Disparities in Kidney Care Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080222110948 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080222110948 2/22/2008 - Statement by Robert D. Foreman, President of The Kidney Care Council, Regarding the HHS Report to Congress 'A Design for a Bundled End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System' Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080222140017 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080222140017 2/22/2008 - Data Show Marked Decrease in Heart Transplant Mortality After OPTN Policy Change Early data shared at the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors Meeting Feb. 21 indicated that wait list deaths among heart transplant candidates have dramatically decreased since a 2006 OPTN policy change in the sequence of heart allocation. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080221094430 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080221094430 2/21/2008 - OPTN/UNOS Board Addresses Member Probation, Living Donor Resource Document Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080220150709 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080220150709 2/20/2008 - CMS REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON A FULLY BUNDLED MEDICARE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR ESRD New System Would Encourage More Efficient, Higher Quality Care Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080220165235 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080220165235 2/20/2008 - Stark: CMS Report Shows Agency Ready to Proceed with ESRD Bundling Representative Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacts to the new CMS Report to Congress on a bundled payment system for treatment of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080206171614 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080206171614 2/6/2008 - PKD FOUNDATION NATIONAL WALK MANAGER DONATES KIDNEY TO PHOENIX VOLUNTEER WALK COORDINATOR Walk for PKD brought the pair together for a life-saving match. Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080131105144 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080131105144 2/1/2008 - African-American men least likely to have blood pressure under control Black men most at risk in kidney, cardiovascular disease Aggressively treating hypertension in this vulnerable group may help narrow dramatic disparity in health outcomes, new study finds Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080131104651 http://www.webmediawire.com/feeds/view_details.php?client=rsnhope&id=20080131104651 1/31/2008 - MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS SICKENED, INJURED OR KILLED Acute consequences of medication mismanagement continue to mount, emphasizing the urgent need for a systematic change in the way we care for the 38+ million elderly persons in America today. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST