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    Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  1. 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: Heart Disease, Respiratory Disease, Tuberculosis, Diseases and Illnesses, High Blood Pressure

    2. Aug 5, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Business People - Aug. 5

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>West Virginia University Health Sciences Center</strong></span>
    West Virginia University Health Sciences Center MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. C.H. Mitch Jacques, dean of the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center Eastern Division, retired June 30. Jacques worked for more than 19 years as a physician and...

    Tags: Christianity, Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Religion and Belief

    3. Mar 11, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Annapolis Notes - March 12

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>A kidney success story</strong></span>
    A kidney success story Leslie Cochran and Marilee Kerns were saluted in the Maryland House of Delegates on Thursday as part of World Kidney Day. While growing up, Kerns once offered to give her friend Cochran a kidney if she needed it, because of a...

    Tags: Christianity, Health, Human Body, Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning

    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: Massachusetts General Hospital, Dialysis, Sepsis, Human Interest

    5. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  5. New Kidney Center helps those at risk

    MISHAWAKA -- Nephrologists traditionally are brought in to care for patients who are suffering from chronic or end-stage kidney disease and approaching the need for dialysis.
    South Bend Tribune
    MISHAWAKA -- Nephrologists traditionally are brought in to care for patients who are suffering from chronic or end-stage kidney disease and approaching the need for dialysis. But two doctors at the Memorial Kidney & Hypertension Center want to intervene...

    Tags: Parent Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Insurance

    6. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. 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: Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners, Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses, Genetic Condition

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

    8. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

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

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

  9. 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: Diseases and Illnesses, Jack Black, Dialysis, Kidney Disease

    10. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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: University of Illinois at Chicago, Hospitals and Clinics, Demographics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Heart Attack

    11. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. New Mexico traffic stop was case of police abuse, lawsuit alleges

    New Mexico lawyer Arlon Stoker calls the case the most obvious example of mistaken identity, color blindness or just plain meanness, and most likely all of the above.
    New Mexico lawyer Arlon Stoker calls the case the most obvious example of mistaken identity, color blindness or just plain meanness, and most likely all of the above. Stoker has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque on behalf of an...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times, Theft, Justice System, Trials, Lotteries

    12. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  12. 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

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