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• SICKLE CELL DISEASE(SICKLE CELL ANEMIA) PART II - Liberian Daily Observer
• Fluoride Linked to Premature Births, Low-Birth Weight, Anemia - eMaxHealth
• Sickle cell anemia - Tbo.com
• Study Links Fluoride to Pre-term Birth and Anemia in Pregnancy - PR Newswire (press release)
• Iron supplements reduce risk of iron deficiency and anemia in children with ... - News-Medical.net
• Un-Natural Selection: Human Evolution's Next Steps - NPR

MedicineNet

• Is Your Kitchen as Clean as a Restaurant's?
• Lactose Intolerance
• Michael Douglas and Throat Cancer FAQ
• Enterovirulent E. Coli (EEC)
• Foot Pain
• Health Tip: Treating Rotavirus at Home

Eureka Alert

• Experts recommend universal screening of newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Many hospital emergency department visits could be treated elsewhere, study finds
• Pharmaceutical conservation key to slowing rise of antibiotic-resistant infections
• Carbohydrate claims can mislead consumers
• Radiologists identify and treat teenage self-injury
• The brain speaks

Medscape

• The Medscape Nephrology RSS Feed Has Moved

MedPage Today

• Investigation Reveals More Woes for Rosiglitazone
• ESC: Stockholm Take Home Message -- Watch the 'Not' Warfarins
• Increased Cardiac Events Seen With Sibutramine (CME/CE)
• Tight BP Control Flops for Most CKD Patients (CME/CE, with audio)
• ESC: New Anticoagulants Create Buzz
• ESC: EINSTEIN DVT Data Positive for Factor Xa Inhibitor (CME/CE)

Hubmed

• Progressive renal distortion by multiple cysts in transgenic mice expressing artificial microRNAs against Pkd1.
• Intermediate-Term Outcomes Associated With Kidney Transplantation in Recipients 80 Years and Older: An Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Database.
• Aminoglycoside use in cystic fibrosis: therapeutic strategies and toxicity.
• Macrophages and Dendritic Cells for Treating Kidney Disease.
• Autoimmune pancreatitis - recent advances.
• Association of Cumulatively Low or High Serum Calcium Levels with Mortality in Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients.

Reuters

• Obama kicks off campaign with infrastructure plan
• Australia's Gillard scrapes back to power
• Storm Hermine slams into far northeastern Mexico
• China seeks to avoid shouting matches with U.S.
• U.S. commander seeks 2,000 new troops for Afghanistan
• U.N. watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work

Science Daily

• Colorful mix of asteroids discovered, may aid future space travel
• Compounds in non-stick cookware may be associated with elevated cholesterol in children and teens
• Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics
• Discovery of mixer cells: Mixer cells relax tissue tension during embryogenesis
• Six times more insect species in tropical mountains than predicted
• Less is more: Teens who sleep less eat more fatty foods and snacks, study shows

Kidney Watch

• Preventing anemia is important to kidney disease
• Depressed dialysis patients more likely to be hospitalized
• 'Statins' linked to improved survival
• More Intensive Dialysis Does Not Improve Outcomes
• Live kidney donors report high satisfaction rates
• Clinical Trials Present Better Alternatives for Dialysis Patients

Google - Kidney

• Kids hold bake sale to help neighbor who needs kidney transplant - KVUE
• Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered? - CNET (blog)
• Lower Blood Pressure May Help Sicker Kidney Patients - BusinessWeek
• Visas for kidney donors: A humanitarian concern - Inquirer.net
• First implantable artificial kidney could remove demand for dialysis and donor ... - Daily Mail
• Removal of wrong kidney - Irish Times

Google Dialysis

• Daily Hemodialysis Improves Depression, Recovery Time - Renal Business Today
• Effect of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis on redox status in chronic ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
• Patients Are Injured Due to Missed or Delayed Diagnosis Analysis Shows - PR Newswire (press release)
• Health Workers in Las Tunas Cut Imports with Local Efforts - Periódico 26
• Fresenius Medical Care Acquires Peritoneal Dialysis Business from Gambro - MarketWatch (press release)
• Patients Are Injured Due to Missed or Delayed Diagnosis Analysis Shows - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
• Insurance Type Influences Dialysis Access Method - MedPage Today
• Redsense Alarm Ascertains Blood Leakage During Hemodialysis - AZoSensors
• Endoscopic surgery for fistula creation - Clinical Advisor
• People & Products - Journal and Courier

BiomedCentral Neprology

• Cyst formation in the PKD2 (1-703) transgenic rat precedes deregulation of proliferation-related pathways
• The assessment, serial evaluation, and subsequent sequelae of acute kidney injury (ASSESS-AKI) study: design and methods
• Overview of the Canadian pediatric end-stage renal disease database
• Gender differences in age-related decline in glomerular filtration rates in healthy people and chronic kidney disease patients
• [http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/11/19 Biopsy proven acute interstitial nephritis

after treatment with moxifloxacin ]

• Atherosclerosis, inflammation and lipoprotein glomerulopathy in kidneys of apoE-/-/LDL-/- double knockout mice

Nature Clinical Practice

• Risk factors: Meta-analysis confirms relationship between eGFR, albuminuria and risk of mortality
• Hypertension: Hypertension development in normotensive adolescents
• In brief
• Dialysis: The stent graft for stenosis: let's appraise before we praise
• Thrombotic microangiopathy: Atypical HUS: current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
• Dialysis: Prognostic value of blood pressure in patients on hemodialysis

FDA Press Releases

• FDA cautions consumers about Estrella Family Creamery cheeses
• FDA seeks court order against Michigan dairy
• FDA launches new organizational performance management system
• FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid TimeOut Capsules
• FDA releases guidance on federal menu labeling requirements
• FDA Warns of Possible Dangers from Portable Foot-Tanning Device
• Study: Presence of murine leukemia virus found in CFS Patients, others
• Urgent Nationwide Egg Recall
• Urgent Nationwide Frozen Mamey Fruit Products Recall
• U.S. Marshals seize food from rodent-infested Ga. warehouse
• FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Low Blood Pressure Drug
• FDA approves ella? tablets for prescription emergency contraception
• FDA: Aseptic Meningitis Risk with Use of Seizure Drug Lamictal
• FDA: Salmonella risk from frozen rodents fed to reptiles
• FDA Seeks Injunction Against Colorado Manufacturer of Cultured Cell Product
• FDA Issues Assessments of the 510(k) Program and Use of Science in Decision-Making
• Sparboe Farms Provides Clarification on its Voluntary Recall of Fresh Shell Eggs
• The Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk
• Real Taste Noodle Manufacture Recalls Egg Noodle Because of Possible Health Risk
• Cibo Vita issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Mediterranean Mix of Woodpecker Brand
• Good Taste Noodle MFG Recalls "Egg Noodles and Wonton Skins" Because Of Possible Health Risk
• Whole Foods Market® Announces Recall of Morningland Dairy and Ozark Hills Farm Cheese
• Azteca Linda Corp. Expands Recall of Queso Fresco Because of Possible Health Risk
• P&G Voluntarily Recalls a Small Amount of Dry Cat Food
• QUESERIA CHIPILO INC. Recalls Cheese Products because of Possible Health Risk
• Torn & Glasser Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts Fancy, No Peanuts
• Paleta California Co. Announces Voluntary Recall of Frozen Mamey Paletas Because of Potential Contamination with Salmonella Typhi
• Morningland Dairy Conducting Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Cheese Labeled as Morningland Dairy & Ozark Hills Farm Because of Possible Health Risk
• P&G Recalls Small Number of Bags of Cat Food From Stores in Loveland, Colorado
• Sparboe Farms Initiated Voluntary Recall Fresh Shell Eggs
• Queseria Chipilo Recalls Cheese Products Because of Possible Health Risk
• Fruiti Pops, Inc. Recalls "Fruiti Pops" Brand Mamey Frozen Fruit Bars Because of Potential Health Risk
• Tygacil (tigecycline): Label Change - Increased Mortality Risk
• Huber Needles: Recall - Risk of Coring
• Fingerstick Devices to Obtain Blood Specimens: Initial Communication - Risk of Transmitting Bloodborne Pathogens
• TimeOut Capsules: Undeclared Drug Ingredient
• MasXtreme Capsules (Natural Wellness) - product contains undeclared drug ingredient
• Octagam (Immune Globulin Intravenous (human)) 5% Liquid Preparation: Market Withdrawal - Risk of Thromboembolic Events
• Mr. Magic Male Enhancer: Undeclared Drug Ingredient
• INOMAX DS Drug-Delivery System: Class I Recall - Risk of Interruption of Drug Flow
• Stalevo(carbidopa/levodopa and entacapone): Ongoing Safety Review: Possible increased cardiovascular risk
• Midodrine hydrochloride: FDA Proposes Withdrawal of Low Blood Pressure Drug
• 6 French Engage Introducer Devices by St. Jude Medical: Recall - Potential for Separation of Shaft From Hub
• Prolatis?: Undeclared Drug Ingredient
• Lamictal (lamotrigine): Label Change - Risk of Aseptic Meningitis
• Novacare LLC Products: Recall - Undeclared Drug Ingredient
• Combat Application Tourniquets (C-A-T): Suspected Counterfeit Product
• Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters: Initial Communication: Risk of Adverse Events with Long Term Use

CMS Highlights

• Medicaid Eligibility
• Medicare Part C And D Corrective Action Plan Data
• 2008 Drug Plan Information
• Tamper-resistant Prescription Pad Guidance
• Press Release: Medicare Part D Plan Premiums For 2008

MMWR

• Multiple-Serotype Salmonella Gastroenteritis Outbreak After a Reception --- Connecticut, 2009
• Use of a Self-Assessment Questionnaire for Food Safety Education in the Home Kitchen --- Los Angeles County, California, 2006--2008
• Updated Recommendations for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Adults Using the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23)
• Announcements: Clinical Vaccinology Course --- November 5--7, 2010
• Announcements: Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Application Deadline --- September 15, 2010
• QuickStats: Hospitalization Rates for Patients Aged ?65 Years with Septicemia or Sepsis, by Age Group --- National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 2000--2007