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    Jun 14, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  1. Notre Dame football: ND's Elliott not one to give up the fight

    SOUTH BEND -- Threatened by some pretty hefty issues of life, Bob Elliott did what he's always done.
    SOUTH BEND -- Threatened by some pretty hefty issues of life, Bob Elliott did what he's always done. He came out swinging. Fourteen years ago, Elliott -- who will enter his second season as a Notre Dame assistant football coach -- was diagnosed with a...

    Tags: Dialysis, Symptoms, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Republic of Ireland

    2. Jun 12, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Men's restless legs tied to earlier death: study

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with restless legs syndrome (RLS) were more likely to die during an eight-year study than those without the condition, even after their age and other health problems were taken into account, researchers found. The...

    Tags: Mirapex (drug), Parkinson's Disease, Kidney Disease, Heart Problems, Harvard Medical School

    3. Jun 6, 2013 |Column| WSBT-TV

  3. I'm really not that old

    <span style="font-size: small;">As a veterinarian with a few years (translation: decades) under my stethoscope, I have come to really appreciate the puppies and kittens that come in to our office for their first visits and then watching them grow and develop over years and move on into the autumn and winter of their lives.&nbsp; It is very much like I have a permanent pass into a theater and watching a movie of them as our clients share stories of their furry friends&rsquo; antics each time they come in.&nbsp;</span>
    As a veterinarian with a few years (translation: decades) under my stethoscope, I have come to really appreciate the puppies and kittens that come in to our office for their first visits and then watching them grow and develop over years and move on...

    Tags: Weight Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, Pets, Ibuprofen (drug), Movies

    4. May 1, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  4. Woman gives kidney to stranger

    After more than a year of suffering from Stage 5 kidney failure, Eddie Beatrice decided to look online for a kidney donor.
    After more than a year of suffering from Stage 5 kidney failure, Eddie Beatrice decided to look online for a kidney donor. "It was Jan. 1 [2013] and I said, 'Today is the day I'm going to take back control of my life,' " said Beatrice, 51, of North...

    Tags: Human Interest, Sepsis, Dialysis, Massachusetts General Hospital

    5. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Should seniors qualify as living donors?

    Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis?
    Robert Brown was healthy, willing and a good match: So why not give a kidney to his wife, who otherwise would need dialysis? There was just one potential obstacle: Brown was 74, an age once unthinkable for a kidney donor. For this retired psychologist...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Dialysis, Genetic Condition, Mayo Clinic, Northwestern University

    6. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Polar bear dies at Maryland Zoo

    Alaska, a Maryland Zoo polar bear that had been rescued from a Mexican circus a decade ago, was euthanized Tuesday after suffering kidney failure, zoo officials said. The bear had been confiscated in Puerto Rico by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents...

    Tags: Symptoms, Bear (animal), Kidney Disease, Maryland Zoo Baltimore

    7. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Maryland Zoo polar bear 'Alaska' dies

    "Alaska," a Maryland Zoo polar bear that had been rescued from a Mexican circus a decade ago, was euthanized Tuesday after suffering from kidney failure, zoo officials said.
    "Alaska," a Maryland Zoo polar bear that had been rescued from a Mexican circus a decade ago, was euthanized Tuesday after suffering from kidney failure, zoo officials said. The female bear had been confiscated in Puerto Rico by U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

    Tags: Symptoms, Bear (animal), Kidney Disease, Maryland Zoo Baltimore

    8. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  8. Getting primped for the prom

    Lori Hartwell didn't go to her senior prom.
    Lori Hartwell didn't go to her senior prom. Throughout her teenage years, the 46-year-old was on dialysis for chronic kidney disease. Diagnosed at 2 years old, she had two failed kidney transplants before she reached 20. Fourteen years ago, a few...

    Tags: Dialysis, Jack Black, Kidney Disease, Diseases and Illnesses

    9. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Intoxicated ER patients see fewer potentially fatal problems

    Although drinking too much alcohol impairs judgment and motor skills, intoxicated trauma-center patients also appear to be less likely to have potentially fatal problems such as heart and renal failure, a statistical study by a University of Illinois at Chicago professor found.
    Although drinking too much alcohol impairs judgment and motor skills, intoxicated trauma-center patients also appear to be less likely to have potentially fatal problems such as heart and renal failure, a statistical study by a University of Illinois at...

    Tags: Heart Failure, University of Illinois at Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Demographics

    10. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Johns Hopkins school fills Comstock professorship

    The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has named Dr. Josef Coresh the inaugural recipient of the George W. Comstock Professorship in Epidemiology. The professorship honors the legacy of Dr. George Comstock, a physician and professor...

    Tags: Respiratory Disease, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Health and Safety at School, Research, Kidney Disease

    11. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  11. Alex Karras In Kidney Failure

    <span>It was one of Hollywood&rsquo;s biggest punches &ndash; when Mongo slugs a horse in the classic comedy &ldquo;Blazing Saddles.&rdquo; It was football player-turned-actor Alex Karras who threw that punch. Sadly, the former Lions All-Pro defensive lineman is in kidney failure and has been given only a few days to live. Lions president Tom Lewand says the franchise is deeply saddened to learn of Karras&rsquo; condition. Karras also starred in the 1980s sitcom &ldquo;Webster.&rdquo;</span>
    It was one of Hollywood’s biggest punches – when Mongo slugs a horse in the classic comedy “Blazing Saddles.” It was football player-turned-actor Alex Karras who threw that punch. Sadly, the former Lions All-Pro defensive lineman...

    Tags: Alex Karras

    12. Oct 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Freedom for dialysis patients

    On Tuesday, I'm lucky to be speaking at Home Dialyzors United's third-annual meet up and conference in Baltimore. As an end stage renal disease patient currently doing home hemodialysis treatment, this is an issue I am passionate about. And, mostly...

    Tags: Human Interest, Dialysis, Kidney, Medicare, Kidney Disease

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