Meltwater Newsfeed : http://meltwaternews.com/ Newsfeed delivered by Meltwater News A perfect match http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=124647515020524600 A WL man’s wife donated a kidney to save his life; now they want to raise... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:20:18 GMT West Linn Tidings NIDDK Names New Deputy Director http://www.renalbusiness.com/hotnews/niddk-names-deputy-director.html WASHINTON—The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has named Gregory G. Germino, MD, as its new deputy director. "Dr. Germino is a highly regarded physician-scientist, a committed mentor to the next generation of researchers, an experienced manager of budgets and people, and a... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:05:46 GMT Renal Business Today Kidney injury by contrast dye ups adverse events http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/06/25/eline/links/20090625elin026.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acute kidney injury induced by exposure to contrast medium, or dye, injected before an imaging test to obtain a more clear picture, increases the risk of serious adverse events during the following year, prospective study findings indicate. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:00:22 GMT Reuters Health Older Kidney Transplant Patients Should More Often Consider Live Donors http://www.medcompare.com/news.asp?newsid=279793&typeid=26 Source: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. Almost half of kidney transplant candidates older than 60 who are put on the waiting list for a deceased-donor organ will die before getting a transplant, according to new findings from the University of Florida, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:53:01 GMT Med Compare Billing Claims Markers of Cardiovascular Events http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Billing-Claims-Markers-of-Cardiovascular-Events/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605063?contextCategoryId=40142 In kidney transplant patients, combined use of Medicare Parts A and B maximizes... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:26:36 GMT Modern Medicine Study: Many needing kidney donation die on waiting list http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/06/study_many_needing_kidney_dona.html The shortage of donor organs has been a problem for many years, and it is not getting any better. A study published Thursday found that 46 percent of patients age 60 and older on the waiting list for a kidney transplant will die before receiving an organ from a deceased donor. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:16:04 GMT Cleveland Plain Dealer Genes may affect complications after heart surgery http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=10282486 THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Testing for a gene variant that increases the risk of shock and kidney complications after heart surgery could help guide post-surgery treatment, say Australian and German researchers. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:04:14 GMT WAFB CBS-9 One gene and kidney disease in blacks http://www.kxan.com/dpp/health/a_to_z/wwlp_cnn_health_onegeneandkidneydiseaseinblacks_200906101909_2510727 Predisposes African-Americans to... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:17:27 GMT Austin News Kxan.com New Survey Finds Majority of Adults Don't Understand a Key Source of High Blood Pressure http://finance.alphatrade.com/story/2009-06-10/PRN/200906100730PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY29837.html 7:30:00 AM Dr. Michael Roizen - Co-Founder of RealAge and Co-Author of the YOU Book Series - Urges America to Get the Real Inside Info on High Blood Pressure and Aim Lower SAN DIEGO, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey released today shows that 3 out of 4 (75%) adults with high blood pressure are not at all. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:59:25 GMT AlphaTrade Finance Fact or Fiction? You Must Drink 8 Glasses of Water Daily http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day Do healthy people really need liquids even when they are not thirsty... Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:03:31 GMT Scientific American