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Hope for Type I diabetics
Living Cells Technology have announced the beginning of phase II trials of their product for helping Type I diabetics (they call it DIABECELL). The idea behind the technology is to inject cells...
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Deadly ignorance
How many deaths does it take? We hear that question asked time and again following a tragic event. We also hear it with calls for changes to our public health priorities. Well, I am now asking it...
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An implantable artificial kidney
$100 Dialysis is my vision. University of California San Francisco researchers are doing some exciting research that may well be a step on the way. They are developing an implantable artificial...
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Time to get rid of drug advertising
New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world where pharmaceutical companies are allowed to advertise to consumers directly. I believe this is detrimental to our health and I call on the...
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Lives to be saved on March 14th 2013
Kidney’s are being attacked every day. Yours could be next. So common and deadly are kidney attacks that the theme for this year’s World Kidney Day is “Kidneys for Life: Stop Kidney Attack!“ Kidney...
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How many times do you wash your blood each day?
Stop Kidney Attack. See this great short video from last year’s World Kidney Day as to why it is so very very important to look after your kidneys. Or as Fred Dagg may sing “If it weren’t for your...
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30,000
Today’s number brought to you by <You could have your name here, contact the blog writer to arrange sponsorship> 30,000 – the number of Kidney Attacks in New Zealand each year. Where does this...
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Live from UOC 40th anniversary lectures
This afternoon I have heard presentations from seven former students of the Christchurch Med School (University of Otago Christchurch), almost all now Professors. It has been fascinaying and moving....
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Diabetes in NZ – new scary data
If this doesn’t scare you, you are an Ostrich. Otago University researcher Dr Kirsten Coppell has released new data on the prevalence of diabetes in New Zealand. See here for the press release. Basic...
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Kidneys Are The Hardest Workers In Your Body
Reblogged from Factographs: World Kidney Day — March 14 this year — is a worldwide awareness campaign that aims to draw attention to kidney disease. Yet another awareness campaign? Yes, we’re afraid...
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The Face of Kidney Attack
The Face of Acute Kidney Injury. (Published with permission). It ain’t pretty, it’s Acute Kidney Injury. This case was probably brought on by leptospirosis. This is the face of a well known New...
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The Face of Kidney Attack Part II
This guy crawls through bat dung for fun. He also runs incredibly long distances and then cycles or kayaks more. If you’ve not guessed already, our Face of Kidney Attack is multisport and adventure...
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Cooking up a new kidney
The Boston Kidney Recipe Take an unwanted kidney. Disconnect from plumbing. Wash away cells (use plenty of detergent). Take resultant scaffold and reseed with a few cells obtained from someone needing...
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Two new Health Research Council grants worth crowing about
This week’s announcement by the HRC of Feasibility Study and Emerging Researcher grants have many great projects. Two in particular are worth crowing about (because they have some relationship to...
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Why you should care about Oregon
Reblogged from Stray Thoughts: For those of you who haven't heard, there is big news out of Oregon. Oregon is a fascinating place right now for those interested in health policy, and here's why: What...
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Significantly p’d
I may be a pee scientist, but today is brought to you by the letter “P” not the product. “P” is something all journalists, all lay readers of science articles, teachers, medical practitioners, and all...
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Too little pee
This week’s post is really about the coloured stuff & why too little of it is dangerous. Note, I say coloured stuff because it aint just yellow – check out this herald article if you don’t believe...
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The legend of Chris Martin: Part I
His innings may be over, but the legend lives on. Chris Martin retired this week from international cricket. He was a legend with ball and he was a legend with bat, for quite different reasons. His...
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Nelson Mandela is on dialysis
CNN is reporting Nelson Mandela is on dialysis. http://t.co/HZTIlmGrtO. This means he is suffering from Acute Kidney Injury, the disease I study. Having to have dialysis is very serious....
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Prostate cancer and omega 3
The media is in a feeding frenzy with reports of a link between Omega 3 and Prostate Cancer. Here’s a sample: Link Between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Increased Prostate Cancer Risk Confirmed (Science...
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