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Fresenius Renal Therapies President to Receive National Kidney Foundation ... - Business Wire (press release) |
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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE: FMS), North America’s leading provider of kidney care services, announced today that Mark Costanzo, President of its Fresenius Renal Therapies business, will be awarded the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) John V. Heher “Gift of Life” Corporate Award at its Gift of Life Gala on March 7 in Pittsburgh.
Each year, the NKF presents the award to an individual, group or organization for outstanding service which demonstrates the same humanitarian concerns exemplified by the late John V. Heher, a kidney transplant recipient and long-time NKF Board member.
“We are honored to recognize Mark Costanzo as our 2015 Gift of Life Corporate Awardee at our upcoming Kidney Gift of Life Gala,” said Erin Tuladzieck, Executive Director of the National Kidney Foundation Serving the Alleghenies. “Mark’s tireless commitment to improving the lives of kidney patients is truly amazing, and we could not think of a more deserving awardee.”
“I am truly honored to be named this year’s recipient of the John V. Heher “Gift of Life” Corporate Award,” said Mark Costanzo. “Fresenius Medical Care has played such an important part in my life and career. I am fortunate to be able to work with some of the health care industry’s foremost nephrologists, health care professionals and engineers as we strive to deliver the best products and services available to improve patient lives and therapy outcomes.”
About Fresenius Renal Therapies
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Therapies Group, LLC (Fresenius Renal Therapies) is North America’s top producer of dialysis equipment, dialyzers and related disposable products and a major supplier of renal pharmaceuticals. Fresenius Renal Therapies is a division of Fresenius Medical Care North America, the continent’s leading provider of renal care, and designated as Forbes Magazine’s World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2011, 2012 and 2013. For more information about Fresenius Renal Therapies and Fresenius Medical Care North America, visit www.fmcna.com.
About the National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families, and tens of millions of Americans at risk.
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50 more dialysis machines for Delhi govt hospitals soon, SC told - NYOOOZ |
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NEW DELHI: In good news for patients suffering from chronic kidney disease, the NCT government has told the Supreme Court that it was planning to more than double the number of dialysis machines in hospitals to cater to growing number of kidney patients in the national capital. There are at present only 33 dialysis machines operating in Delhi government run hospitals but the government has assured the court that 50 more machines would be set up under Public Private Partnership(PPP) mode. In an affidavit filed by secretary of health and family welfare, the government said that poor patients would be able get free of cost treatment at PPP dialysis centre.
"The patients from economically weaker section in Delhi having less than Rs 3 lakh of per annum income would receive free of cost dialysis, within the prescribed amount, at PPP dialysis centres along with EPO injections under Delhi Arogyakosh scheme of the government," the affidavit said. The affidavit was filed in compliance with court`s order seeking response from the Centre and all states on why dialysis units be not set up in each district. The court had issued notice to governments on a PIL filed by advocate Sanjeeb Panigrahi seeking its direction to set up more dialysis unit in hospitals.
It said that 30 machines would be set up in Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital and 20 in Hedgewar Arogya Sansthan. The government said that 10 machines were successfully operating under PPP mode in Lok Nayak Hospital. "Besides dialysis centres under PPP mode, eligible patients are also referred to private hospitals for free of cost dialysis services under Delhi Arogyakosh scheme.
Also under 10% free quota for poor patients, private hospitals concerned are asked to provide free dialysis to eligible patients," it said. Panigrahi told the court that as per estimates of Union health ministry, the country needs at least 50,000 dialysis machines but it has 20% of the requirement. He said number of kidney patients were rising in the country and sought a direction to the states to initiate steps to prevent incidents of kidney failure and related renal diseases by having at least one dialysis centre in each district throughout the country.
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Public Release: 5-Mar-2015 Dialysis patients may have faulty 'good' cholesterol - EurekAlert (press release) |
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In kidney disease patients on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, enzyme activities involved in HDL metabolism and HDL maturation were significantly altered.
The normal function of HDL was also compromised in patients on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease.Washington, DC (March 5, 2015) -- Kidney disease patients on dialysis often have impaired high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or "good" cholesterol, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings may lead to advances to help protect kidney disease patients' heart health.
HDL has heart-protective effects due to a variety of properties including its ability to help transport excess cholesterol out of the body and to bind toxic substances in the blood. In the general population, higher levels of HDL are linked with a reduced risk of heart disease; however, no such correlation exists in kidney disease patients on dialysis.
Gunther Marsche, PhD, Michael Holzer, PhD (Medical University of Graz, in Austria) and their colleagues looked to see if dialysis patients might have dysfunctional HDL. When they analyzed blood from 24 hemodialysis patients, 14 peritoneal dialysis patients, and 20 healthy controls, the investigators found that enzyme activities involved in HDL metabolism and HDL maturation were strikingly altered in patients on either type of dialysis. The normal function of HDL was also compromised in patients on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. The time spent on dialysis tended to correlate with the capability of HDL to transport cholesterol, but it was not associated with other functional parameters of HDL.
"These new findings suggest that chronic inflammation associated with kidney disease markedly alters the composition and decreases the function of HDL," said Dr. Marsche. "Our findings may provide novel clues into the molecular links of kidney disease and heart disease." The results are especially important because heart disease is the leading cause of death in individuals with chronic kidney disease.
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Study co-authors include Gernot Schilcher, MD, Sanja Curcic, Msc, Markus Trieb, MSc, Senka Ljubojevic, PhD, Tatjana Stojakovic, MD, Hubert Scharnagl, PhD, Chantal Kopecky, MSc, Alexander R Rosenkranz, MD, and Akos Heinemann, MD.
Disclosures: The authors reported no financial disclosures.
The article, entitled "Dialysis Modalities and HDL Composition and Function," will appear online at http://jasn.asnjournals.org/ on March 5, 2015.
The content of this article does not reflect the views or opinions of The American Society of Nephrology (ASN). Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the author(s). ASN does not offer medical advice. All content in ASN publications is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions, or adverse effects. This content should not be used during a medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. Please consult your doctor or other qualified health care provider if you have any questions about a medical condition, or before taking any drug, changing your diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment. Do not ignore or delay obtaining professional medical advice because of information accessed through ASN. Call 911 or your doctor for all medical emergencies.
Founded in 1966, and with more than 15,000 members, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) leads the fight against kidney disease by educating health professionals, sharing new knowledge, advancing research, and advocating the highest quality care for patients.
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Transporting dialysis patients in the cold weather has been brutal - WATE-TV |
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) – More than 30 people have died in Tennessee due to the wintry weather. This number includes a dialysis patient in Hickman County who wasn’t able to make it to his treatment.
This incident could have happened to one of the many people living in East Tennessee who are on dialysis.
People transporting patients back and forth to dialysis treatments say traveling in the weather has been very challenging. They say it’s all worth it though because getting treatments is a matter of life or death.
Knoxville resident Kathy Riddle says it’s very stressful to find ways to get her husband to his dialysis treatments.
“We’ll that’s the only reason why we have this jeep is so I can pick him up and get him to dialysis,” she said.
The snow, ice and freezing temperatures over the past few weeks have caused her husband Dan to miss a couple of treatments. They’ve had car issues.
“Unfortunately it’s not a new jeep, so I had some troubles with starting and battery cables,” said Kathy.
Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee transit picks Dan up in the morning, but Kathy says sometimes it’s difficult due to road conditions.
CAC transit employees have to work every day no matter the weather.
“We’re committed, it takes a special breed, but we’re committed,” said Jones.
Jones says getting people to their dialysis treatments is top priority.
“If these people don’t get dialyzed they die,” said CAC transit employee Stan Jones.
He makes sure patients, like Tammy Brewer, get to and from her treatments three times a week.
“I’m really thankful and I’m blessed,” she said.
CAC’s service in bad weather is literally her lifeline. Brewer says the transportation saves her family trouble.
“I’m very thankful that they’re here to take me back and forth, it frees up my family so they can live their own lives,” she said.
The East Tennessee Human Resource Agency is available for residents in Knox County who need transportation to their treatments.
CAC says they transport 70 dialysis patients to their treatments on a weekly basis.
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