Lakeland HealthCare looking to your good health in 2009

Niles Daily Star – MI, USA… the disease is critical to successful treatment in order to delay or prevent complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney disease. …

America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
Washington Post – United States
… wave of illnesses and disabilities brought on by diabetes — heart disease and stroke, blindness, amputations, kidney disease and nervous system damage. …

Better Patient Outcomes With Drug Eluting Stents
Science Daily (press release) – USA
Patients with drug eluting stents were more likely to be female, with higher rates of kidney disease, diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. …

Are diabetes drugs safe?
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
Thus appropriate medication is important in the prevention of, rather than the cause, of kidney disease. The misconception may have been further fuelled by …

Ahead of the Bell: AMAG Pharmaceuticals
Forbes – NY,USA
The drug is aimed at treating iron deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease patients. AMAG said it believes no additional studies are required. …

When is screening for renal artery stenosis medically necessary?
The Virtual Medical Centre – Perth,Australia
The patient has a chronic kidney disease that’s not explained by diabetes, volume depletion or some form of vascular disease. This approach excludes routine …

Lifestyle Rx: The American diet is defined by ‘excess’
Enterprise-Record – Chico,CA,USA
This is many times more than is actually needed and contributes prominently to high blood pressure, heart failure and kidney disease. Fat. …

Your health: Fishy guard against kidney ailments
New Straits Times – Persekutuan,Malaysia
Taking at least two portions of fish a week could help protect diabetics from the dangers of kidney disease. In the November issue of the American Journal …

Born With A Statin Deficiency? Line Forms To The Left!
NewsBlaze – Folsom,CA,USA
… death-along with warnings to the physician about Crestor use in Asian patients, people with severe kidney disease and patients taking cyclosporine? …

Kidney stones linked to greater chance of CKD
American Medical News (subscription) – USA
Patients who develop kidney stones are more likely to develop chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. “Kidney stones are not a traditionally …

Cheap food may bring next health crisis
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
A 2008 federal study reports that the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States has increased from 20 percent to 25 percent in the past …

Your Smile May Offer Heart Health Clues
Tampa Tribune – Tampa,FL,USA
Gum disease might be an early warning, with poor oral health linked to diabetes, kidney disease, preterm labor, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer …

Kidney Injury Increases Risk Of Serious Kidney Disease
InjuryBoard.com – Tampa,FL,USA
Research now shows that people who have suffered AKI have a higher risk later in life of getting the most serious form of chronic kidney disease (CKD), …

Eating fish cuts diabetic kidney disease
United Press International – USA
4 (UPI) — Eating fish twice a week may reduce the risk of kidney disease in diabetics, British researchers say. The study of 22000 adults, including 517 …

Laila Ali to “Kiss Diabetes Goodbye” During November’s American …
MarketWatch – USA
Diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation, yet one-fourth of people who have diabetes don’t even …

New Data Reveal People with Chronic Diseases are Unaware of Their …
MarketWatch – USA
For example, patients with diabetes are at risk for cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, blindness, and amputation if they do not maintain control of …

New Kidney Protein Speeds/improves The Diagnosis Of Failing Kidneys
ScienceDaily (Jun. 2, 2008)
Walk into any emergency department complaining of chest pain…

A kidney lesson
AGE WELL – The Star Online
THERE is no definite cause of kidney cancer. It accounts for 3% of all adult cancers, …

National Kidney Foundation admits chemical could pose serious health risks
WorldNetDaily – Grants Pass,OR,USA
Fluoride may be harmful to people with chronic kidney disease, the National Kidney Foundation admits. In a new report, …

Clear racial discrepancies exist among patients with Chronic Kidney…
PharmaLive.com (press release) – Newtown,PA,USA
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2008 – Black patients have a higher risk of dying in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than whites, according to a study …

Kidney Walk at Leila Arboretum June 1
Battle Creek Enquirer – Battle Creek,MI,USA
One in 9 adults in Michigan are living with chronic kidney disease and most don’t even know it. The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) is asking …

Know your health numbers
Akron Beacon Journal – Akron,OH,USA
And research has made clear that, untreated, these people are at an immensely increased risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and death. …

Vitamin D may cut risk of death from chronic kidney disease
Food Consumer – Lisle,IL,USA
The researchers also found that patients who took calcitriol were less likely to have end-stage kidney disease, which require dialysis to replace the failed …

African-Americans with HIV have higher risk of aggressive kidney …
Aidsmap – UK
HIV-infected African-Americans who develop kidney disease are more likely to have a more aggressive form of the disease than white people with HIV, …

The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI), is sponsoring a program that provides kidney screening and education while on the move. KidneyMobile was first launched in November 2005 and continues to support communities. Through this program, services such as, diabetes, blood pressure, glucose testing, and follow-up visits are offered. To date, over 8,000 people have been screened.

KidneyMobile Schedule and Information

Do you need help with your New Year’s resolution to get healthy? The RevolutionHealth website is offering FREE “expert advice” to help you reach your goal. In three easy steps you can be on your way to a happier and healthier you!

Choose to live better

The HealthLine is FREE educational program sponsored by AAKP (American Association of Kidney Patients). The one-hour conference call is designed for patients, caregivers and professionals who need help managing the physical and emotional effects of kidney disease. The next upcoming conference call is on December 11th, which is the last scheduled HealthLine for 2007.

Register for the next conference call

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has created a website for you. The CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) website offers information on Low-Cost Health Insurance, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicare, Medicaid, as well as a list of ambulatory services and service providers. This site is a useful tool to find answers to your questions.

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