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Dialysis Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Dialysis.

Results 1 - 20 of 578 in Dialysis

  1. Portable dialysis treatment offered in Radford

    6 hrs ago | WSLS

    Local patients with kidney failure have a new option for dialysis treatments. It is a portable device being offered through Davita Dialysis in Radford.

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  2. IV Therapy

    17 hrs ago | ADVANCE for LPNs

    ... for flushing central venous ports and changing fluid rate. Must be under direction of physician or RN if adjusting dialysis treatment. Alaska - May be delegated responsibly to administer IV meds and manage chronic dialysis care in a healthcare ...

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  3. Seniors grateful for city's SMART small bus serviceRead the original story

    Sunday | Ferndale Pleasant Ridge Mirror

    ... McDonnell Towers, the location of Southfield's senior center. "It's a lifeline for some," she said. "We do a lot of dialysis treatment patients. We do curb- to- curb service." The regional service receives federal, state and local funding. In 1995, ...

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  4. Dialysis firms expand here

    Sunday | Tucson Region

    The two dominant national dialysis companies are positioning themselves to profit from the growing market in Southern Arizona.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Family, Elderly, Davita, Hypertension, Fresenius Medical Care, Tucson, AZ

  5. "Cajuns"Read the original story

    Saturday | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    ... Mais, it ain';t complete So to make it nice We GOT to add the Gravy and Rice! Written to pass the time during a Dialysis Treatment.. I'm 77 me and done been a Cajun all of my life. Alan Felix Hunt Lake Charles, Louisiana -30- In your voice Read ...

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  6. Sudden illness rocks family

    Saturday Oct 4 | Abbotsford News

    ... She was intubated and sent on to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminister. She was stabilized with an emergency dialysis treatment. Doctors told Pambrun her stepdaughter had a severe kidney infection. Lagunes had been treated for a brief ...

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  7. Crippling cost of lifestyleRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 4 | The Courier Mail

    ... to cost from $85,000 to $130,000 per patient annually. The number of Queenslanders who have commenced renal dialysis treatment has doubled in the past five years. Heart disease, skin cancer rife Heart disease is also rife. Almost one in five ...

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  8. Niagara Falls Comedy Fest - Members ClubRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Niagara Falls Blog

    ... open at 7 PM and the show begins at 8 PM.A Proceeds from the event will benefit GNGH's plans to construct a Kidney Dialysis Centre in Niagara Falls. Tickets are just $19 (plus taxes/fees) and are now available from the Greg Frewin Theatre as ...

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  9. Man faces cancer, transplantRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Indiana Gazette Online

    ... infection. After this first transplant later failed, he had to wait five years and undergo about three months of dialysis treatments before receiving a new kidney from a deceased donor in 1998. Dialysis, a procedure that replaces the function of the ...

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  10. Erin WisdomRead the original story

    Jul 19, 2008 | St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

    ... have some competition. That competition comes in the form of Kelly Manring, a dietician with DaVita St. Joseph Dialysis who last week rode in the second annual, 250-mile Tour DaVita bicycle ride, which DaVita sponsors to raise money for the Kidney ...

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  11. Miracle Athlete Shad Ireland Set To Become First Dialysis Patient To...Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Medical News Today

    ... Blood / Hematology Article Date: 02 Oct 2008 - 9:00 PDT Triathlete Shad Ireland is used to overcoming challenges. A dialysis patient since the age of 10, 36-year-old Ireland has fought his way back from near-certain death to become an elite athlete. ...

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  12. Highmark chooses Ohio firm for disease management programRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 1 | Pittsburgh Business Times

    ... Boardman, Ohio. End-stage renal disease is the result of kidney failure, and requires patients to receive regular dialysis treatments in order to live. It affects about 300,000 Americans and the number of patients increases at an annual growth rate ...

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  13. Redsense Medical: Bayhealth Medical Center, Delaware, First to Use Redsense Alarm In US

    Wednesday Oct 1 | Earth Times

    ... with several large US organizations involved in the provision of hemodialysis as well as in the production of dialysis equipment. Redsense Medical , recently awarded as " " by Frost & Sullivan, addresses venous needle dislodgement, an issue which ...

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  14. Fredericton has angels of mercy watching over othersRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | The Victoria Star

    ... and their families in New Brunswick. There are currently several hundred New Brunswick residents undergoing dialysis treatment; nearly 100 are awaiting a kidney transplant. You are making a difference. Thank you. Amber Morgan The Kidney Foundation ...

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  15. Cycling for a causeRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

    Home << Diem << Cycling for a cause Kelly Manring, a dietitian at DaVita St. Joseph Dialysis, recently rode in the 'Tour DaVita' in Wisconsin.

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  16. New kidney care center to open

    Sunday Sep 28 | Coshocton Tribune

    ZANESVILLE - With construction, renovation and equipment installations coming to completion, a new Kidney Care and Dialysis Center is set to open in Zanesville at 3239 Maple Avenue.

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  17. No dialysis facility at DHQ Hospital despite CM orders

    Saturday Sep 27 | Daily Times

    Launching of the service was ordered under chief minister free dialysis programme on August 14, 2008.

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  18. Subsidy Provides Transportation Options to Disabled WorkersRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 27 | East Valley Living

    ... arrival at the job. Phoenix Public Transit's taxi subsidy program offers taxi vouchers for people undergoing dialysis treatments or workers with disabilities who cannot use traditional buses. The program, overseen by transit contractor MV ...

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  19. New Kidney Care Center set to openRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 27 | ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

    ZANESVILLE -With construction, renovation and equipment installations coming to completion, a new Kidney Care and Dialysis Center is set to open in Zanesville at 3239 Maple Avenue.

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  20. No TASC too large or smallRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 27 | Seacoast Online

    ... 27, 2008 6:00 AM You're 85 years old and you no longer have a driver's license. You do, however, have a weekly dialysis treatment, without which, quite simply, you will die a slow and painful death. You have no family in the area to assist you, and ...

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