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World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day Spotlights Acute Kidney Injury

William Clark, MD, vice president of Medical Strategy and Therapy Development for Gambro Renal Products discussed some important issues of acute kidney injury (AKI) and how this years World Kidney Day was focused on AKI. ...More
March 19, 2013
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
NIH Highlights Lifelong Impact of AKI

Bethesda, Md.—In observance of World Kidney Day on March 14, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is raising awareness of the long-term effects of acute kidney injury (AKI)—a sudden loss of kidney function. Research funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and ...More
March 13, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
DaVita, Alonzo Mourning, George Lopez Team Up to Raise Awareness

DENVER—DaVita announced the launch of a national television public service announcement (PSA) to raise awareness on the risks of kidney disease. March marks National Kidney Month, and March 14 is World Kidney Day. ...More
March 7, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
AKF Will Educate Congressional Leaders on World Kidney Day

ROCKVILLE, Md.—Congressional leaders will learn about the experiences of constituents living with kidney disease and how it can be prevented from kidney patient-advocates participating in the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) second annual Advocate Training and Fly-in to ...More
March 8, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation
ASN Joins Others to Recognize World Kidney Day

WASHINGTON—The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is joining with the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), and other kidney-related organizations worldwide to recognize the fifth annual World Kidney Day ...More
March 8, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Patient Advocates Highlight Kidney-Disease Awareness on Capitol Hill

The American Kidney Fund brought a group of kidney patient advocates to Capitol Hill on World Kidney Day, March 11, in an effort to raise awareness about kidney disease among congressional leaders. ...More
March 11, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Industrialization Linked to Rising Rates of Hypertension

NEW YORK—One-quarter of the world’s adult population has hypertension and now scientists are pointing a finger at urbanization and modern conveniences as a key factor in causing this major health problem. ...More
March 1, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Hypertension and Kidney Disease

The kidney is both a cause and victim of hypertension. High blood pressure is a key pathogenetic factor that contributes to deterioration of kidney function. Presence of kidney disease is a common and underappreciated pre-existing medical cause of resistant hypertension.1 ...More
March 11, 2009
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Managing Chronic Renal Disease in Africa and India

Chronic kidney disease is an international medical problem that doesn’t differentiate between social and economic borders. It is particularly cruel in developing countries, such as Africa and India, where delayed diagnosis, lack of preventative measures, shortage of ...More
January 30, 2009
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation
ASN visits D.C. to promote World Kidney Day, CKD awareness

WASHINGTON—The American Society of Nephrology, along with the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, is using the third annual World Kidney Day on March 13 as a platform to educate Congress about kidney disease. ...More
March 12, 2008
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma