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2008 JASN Press Releases
Phosphorus-Lowering Drugs Linked to Lower Mortality in Dialysis Patients (December 16, 2008)
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Study Finds Optimal Type of Dialysis Treatment Differs Among Kidney Disease Patients: Age, Health, and Timing Should be Considered When Choosing Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis (December 15, 2008)
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High Phosphorus Linked to Coronary Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease (December 5, 2008)
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Urine Protein Test Detects Kidney Dysfunction in Transplant Patients: Noninvasive Test May Offer New Way to Monitor Patients and Direct Treatment (November 25, 2008)
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Kidney Injury Puts Elderly Individuals at High Risk for Developing Serious Kidney Disease: Physicians Should Closely Monitor Patients with Kidney Damage and Look for Signs of Organ Failure (November 17, 2008)
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High-Normal Phosphate Levels Linked to Early Atherosclerosis
(November 13, 2008)
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Unlike African-Americans in US, African-American Canadians Who Receive Kidney Transplants Do Not Face Racial Health Disparities
(October 28, 2008)
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Researchers Propose New Ultrasound Screening Criteria for Diagnosing Polycystic Kidney Disease: Current Criteria Not Sensitive Enough for Patients with Rarer Form of the Disease (October 21, 2008)
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Researchers Reveal Why Kidneys From Older Donors Do Not Last as Long as Those From Younger Individuals: Impaired Filtering Causes Self-Perpetuating Injury in Older Kidneys (September 23, 2008)
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Healthy People with Elevated Levels of Uric Acid are at Risk of Developing Kidney Disease: Prescribing Uric Acid–Lowering Drugs may be Warranted (September 16, 2008)
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Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease are at Increased Risk of Being Harmed by Medical Errors: Greater Awareness of this Disease is Needed in the Health Care Community (September 2, 2008)
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Protein Complementarity May Offer New Insights Into Autoimmune Diseases: Antibodies against Plasminogen Linked to Blood Clots in Patients with ANCA Vasculitis (August 12, 2008)
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Simple Lab Test for Bone Disease Linked to Risk of Death in Dialysis Patients (July 25, 2008)
(Study in November's JASN)
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'Statins' Linked to Improved Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients
(July 22, 2008)
(Study in November's JASN)
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Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Could Reduce Disparities for Black Kidney Transplant Recipients: Researchers Advocate for Increased Use of These Organs (July 21, 2008)
(Study in October's JASN)
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Drug Lowers Body's 'Set Point' to Control Hyperparathyroidism in Dialysis Patients (July 11, 2008)
(Study in November's JASN)
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Frequent Dialysis May Benefit But At What Cost?: Changes in Hemodialysis Procedures Are Needed To Offset Costs (July 7, 2008)
(Study in September's JASN)
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'Multi-Target' Immune Therapy Improves Outcomes of Severe Lupus Nephritis (June 27, 2008)
(Study in October's JASN)
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High Levels of Urinary Albumin in the Normal Range Predict Hypertension: Definition of "Normal" May Need Revising (June 24, 2008)
(Study in October's JASN)
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Weight Gain Within the Normal Range Increases Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease: Even Lean Individuals Who Gain Weight are at Risk
(June 19, 2008)
(Study in September's JASN)
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Kidney Transplant Patients May Benefit From Going Off Of Certain Immunosuppressive Drugs: Withdrawal of Calcineurin Inhibitors Provides Long-term Health Benefits and Saves Money (June 17, 2008)
(Study in September's JASN)
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Intravenous Iron May Help Treat Anemia in Patients with Kidney Disease
(June 4, 2008)
(Study in August's JASN)
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Racial Disparities in the Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Abound (May 30, 2008)
(Studies in July's JASN)
-Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Disparities in CKD in the United States
-Let's Get Serious About Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Fatty Liver Linked to Increased Risk of Diabetic Kidney Disease
(May 29, 2008)
(Study in August's JASN)
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Anti-Rejection Drug May Increase Risk of Diabetes After Kidney Transplant
(May 22, 2008)
(Study in July’s JASN)
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Clear Racial Discrepancies Exist Among Patients with CKD: Due to Sociological Factors, Black Patients Face Higher Rates of Death in Early Stages of the Disease (May 19, 2008)
(Study in July’s JASN)
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Combined Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Improves Survival in Type 1 Diabetes (May 16, 2008)
(Study in August’s JASN)
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Hidden Heart Condition Increases the Risk of Death in Patients Waiting for Kidney Transplants (May 15, 2008)
(Study in June’s JASN)
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Vitamin D Linked to Reduced Mortality Rate in Chronic Kidney Disease (May 6, 2008)
(Study in August’s JASN)
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Medical Research is Essential to Improving The Economy and Bettering Lives: Now is Not the Time to Stifle the Funding of Science (May 5, 2008)
(Study in June’s JASN)
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Chronic Kidney Disease Should not Prevent Women from Taking the Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene: Drug Found Safe and Effective in Patients with This Condition, Which Increases Osteoporosis Risk (April 7, 2008)
(Study in July’s JASN)
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Experiments Point to New Treatments for Polycystic Kidney Disease: CFTR Inhibitors Show Promise in Slowing Disease Progression (April 1, 2008)
(Study in July's JASN)
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Evidence Lacking on Health Benefits of Drinking Lots of Water (March 28, 2008)
(Study in June's JASN)
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'Renal Assist Device' Reduces Risk of Death From Acute Kidney Failure: Cell-Filled Device Temporarily Replaces Renal Tubule Function (March 4, 2008)
(Study in May's JASN)
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Kidney Donor Age Linked to Aortic Stiffening: Effects on Arteries Might Account for Worse Results with Older Kidneys (February 21, 2008)
(Study in April's JASN)
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Intensive Insulin Therapy Protects Kidneys In Critically Ill Patients: Reductions in Kidney Injury and Mortality Risk Question Thinking on 'Stress Diabetes' (January 29, 2008)
(Study in March's JASN)
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Extreme Obesity Affects Chances of Kidney Transplantation: Study Raises Concerns about Bias in Organ Waiting List Decisions (January 10, 2008)
(Study in February's JASN)
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Pioglitazone Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Patients with Kidney Disease: Anti-Diabetic Drug Reduces Cardiovascular Events in 'Very High-Risk' Group (December 12, 2007)
(Study in January's JASN)
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2008 CJASN Press Releases
Diabetes Drug Shows Potential for Treating One Cause of CKD: Rosiglitazone Fares Well in Phase I Study of Focal Segmental
December 8, 2008)
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Kidney Disease Patients with Poor Health Literacy are Less Likely to Receive Kidney Transplants: Strategies to Reduce the Impact of Health Literacy on Access to Transplants should be Explored (December 2, 2008)
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Study Compares Strategies for BK Virus Nephropathy: Aggressive Reduction of Immunosuppression Lowers Risk of Kidney Loss in Transplant Recipients (November 26, 2008)
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Very Low Birth Weight is a Risk Factor for One Cause of CKD: Awareness Important for Early Diagnosis of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (November 19, 2008)
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Preventing Anemia is Important to Kidney Disease Patients' Quality of Life: Study Indicates that FDA Statements May Need to Be Revised
(November 11, 2008)
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Obtaining Kidney Transplants Abroad Carries Certain Medical Risks: "Transplant Tourism" Linked to Increased Acute Rejections and Infectious Complications (October 14, 2008)
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Declaration Opposes Transplant Commercialism, Transplant Tourism, and Organ Trafficking: Governments and International Organizations Urged to Safeguard Against These Unethical Practices (August 8, 2008)
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Targeted Drug Therapy Found Effective in Patients with Common Form of Immune-Mediated Kidney Disease: Rituximab Significantly Reduces Kidney Injury in Membranous Nephropathy (August 4, 2008)
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Nephrologists Debate Uses of Estimated Kidney Function: eGFR Could Increase Detection of Kidney Disease, But Some Warn Against 'Universal Screening' (July 29, 2008)
(Studies in September CJASN)
-Reporting eGFR
-Screening for CKD with eGFR: Doubts and Dangers
-eGFR: Is it Ready for Early Identification of CKD?
Kidney Disease Linked to Lower Medication Use After Heart Attack
(July 8, 2008)
(Study in September's CJASN)
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Controlling Bone Disease Improves Survival of Hemodialysis Patients: Parathyroid Hormone, Calcium, and Phosphorus Levels are Important
(June 30, 2008)
(Study in September's CJASN)
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Low Thyroid Function Common In Chronic Kidney Disease (June 6, 2008)
(Study in September's CJASN)
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Radiographic Scans With Intravenous Dye Rarely Cause Clinically Significant Kidney Injury: This Common Procedure is Safe for Most Patients (May 27, 2008)
(Study in September's CJASN)
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Muscle Mass May Not Fully Explain Higher Creatinine in Blacks with Kidney Disease: New Theories Needed to Account for Racial Differences (April 11, 2008) (Study in July’s CJASN)
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Uric Acid May Provide Early Clues to Diabetic Kidney Disease (March 17, 2008)
(Study in May’s CJASN)
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New Lab Test Predicts Risk of Kidney Injury After Surgery: Earlier Results May Provide a Chance to Prevent or Treat Kidney Failure (March 10, 2008)
(Study in May CJASN)
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Race, Insurance Status Affect Access to Transplantation and Kidney Disease Treatment: "Universal Access" Shows Promise in Reducing Disparities in Kidney Disease (February 26, 2008)
(Studies in March CJASN)
-Racial Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease: Tragedy, Opportunity, or Both?
-Insurance Type and Minority Status Associated with Large Disparities in Prelisting Dialysis among Candidates for Kidney Transplantation
-Assessment of Racial Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 and 4 Care in the Department of Defense Health System
Study Questions Impact of Hemoglobin Variations on Mortality in Dialysis Patients: Risk of Death Linked to Persistently Low Hemoglobin, Not Variability Itself (December 5, 2007)
(Study in January CJASN)
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Renal Week 2008 Information
Thank you for your interest in press registration for Renal Week 2008!
Click here to view the Embargoed Press Kit for Renal Week 2008
The Press Room location at Renal Week 2008 is Room 303B of the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the hours are listed below:
| Wednesday, November 5 |
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Thursday, November 6 |
7:30 am - 6:00 pm |
| Friday, November 7 |
7:30 am - 6:00 pm |
| Saturday, November 8 |
8:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Sunday, November 9 |
8:00 am - 10:30 am |
In addition to the complete program, press registrants are invited to attend the following two events:
Please review the following materials regarding Renal Week press:
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If you have not yet received your password, please complete the Press Information Form and fax it to 202-466-0941 or contact Shari Leventhal at sleventhal@asn-online.org with questions.
Please stay tuned to this portion of the ASN website for the embargoed press kit in late October.