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NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Award winning actor, comedian and host of NBC-TV's top rated "America's Got Talent," was named Honorary National Chair of the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Walk program, kicking off this March. More than 100 events are held around the country, drawing 100,000 walkers on 5,000 teams with the goal of raising $8 million throughout the year. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130424/DC99921) The Kidney Walks raise...

The American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced Jonathan Rivera Gómez from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico as the young artist who won the organization’s Calendar Kids art contest for pediatric kidney patients. Rockville, MD (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 The American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced Jonathan Rivera Gómez from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico as the young artist who won the organization’s Calendar Kids art contest for pediatric kidney patients. More than 6,700 people nationwide cast online votes to...

Eco-friendly Kidney Cars Program Saves Lives NEW YORK, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The old car sitting in your driveway can breathe new life into the environment, your pocketbook and those suffering from kidney disease. This Earth Day, donate the car to Kidney Cars and become eligible for a tax deduction while helping the National Kidney Foundation get more mileage out of its education and prevention programs. (Photo:...

Adding "chemical shift" techniques to MRI can help differentiate clear cell renal cell carcinoma from other types of renal cell cancer, a new study shows. That differentiation can help physicians better determine treatment for these patients. The study, conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, included 156 patients with proven renal cell cancer. Clear cell renal carcinoma contains microscopic areas of fat, which is not seen on conventional imaging, said Dr. Azadeh Elmi, lead...

Lower extremity physical performance tests may help identify patients at risk Highlights: -In patients with chronic kidney disease, measures of lower extremity performance were at least 30% lower than predicted, but handgrip strength was relatively preserved. -Each 0.1-meter per second slower walking speed was linked with a 26% higher risk for death over an average three-year follow-up period. -Adding gait speed tests to laboratory tests of kidney function significantly improved the...

d’Oliveira & Associates has issued a new infographic providing information on a Tekturna medical study that was stopped due to patients suffering from nonfatal stroke, hyperkalemia, and hypotension. (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 Tekturna (aliskiren), produced by Novartis, is a once-daily pill used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and is the first “Renin Inhibitor” drug that regulates the renin enzyme in the kidney. This process assists by narrowing the blood vessels and...

Mom’s Meals offers some early warning signs for kidney disease risk, and information on what you can do to lower that risk – including the option to have home meal delivery with specific renal-friendly options. Des Moines, IA (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 With over 4-million American adults diagnosed with kidney disease every year, it is now the eighth highest cause of death in the US. Because kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood and removing excess waste, when they aren't...

Researchers may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover. In a related study, they report progress on a non-invasive method to assess how much kidney function has survived a serious bout of inflammation or a chronic problem like high blood pressure. The diagnostic tool could help physicians make hard choices about whether a patient has enough kidney function left to benefit from treatment or whether dialysis or a transplant is in...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Scientists have successfully bioengineered a kidney and implanted it into a living creature – work which could be an important step forward in the search for personalized replacement organs that could be transplanted into patients with kidney failure, according to media reports published Sunday. According to Alok Jha, science correspondent with The Guardian, Dr. Harald Ott of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Massachusetts...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online If you have an apple-shaped body, then you may be more apt to develop a kidney disease, according to research written in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Researchers found people who have these types of bodies tend to have lower kidney function, lower kidney blood flow and higher blood pressure within the kidneys than those with pear-shaped bodies. The study suggests people with apple-shaped bodies may benefit from...