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    Aug 11, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Life-threatening sepsis appears to be on rise

    Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and <a href=&quot;/health/breastcancer/">breast cancer</a> and AIDS, according to the National Institutes of Health.
    Every year, some 750,000 Americans develop sepsis, an extreme immune system response to infection. It kills a quarter to half of them, more than the combined number of people who die of prostate and breast cancer and AIDS, according to the National...

    Tags: Dialysis, Hospitals and Clinics, Urinary System, Sepsis, Immune System

    2. Nov 26, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Study reveals strongest link yet between organ transplants, cancer

    The most comprehensive study ever on the link between organ donations and cancer is arming physicians with new data that could help make the procedures safer.
    The most comprehensive study ever on the link between organ donations and cancer is arming physicians with new data that could help make the procedures safer. Organ transplant patients get new kidneys, livers and lungs that save their lives, but they...

    Tags: Dialysis, Hospitals and Clinics, Kidney Disease, Immune System, Lung Cancer

    3. Jul 8, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Triple kidney swap: 'We think it is the future'

    Joy Hindle cried when she found out she couldn't give one of her kidneys to her twin brother.
    Joy Hindle cried when she found out she couldn't give one of her kidneys to her twin brother. Then doctors gave the Bel Air woman another option: a kidney exchange, in which she would donate her kidney to a patient who needed one, and her diabetic...

    Tags: Dialysis, University of Maryland Medical Center, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Kidney Disease

    4. Apr 2, 2005 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Septic shock strikes quickly

    Sun Staff
    Pope John Paul II's downward spiral yesterday was a classic example of what happens to a frail, elderly patient suffering from septic shock - a condition that remains maddeningly hard to cure, doctors said. "Sepsis is the beginning of a domino effect,"...

    Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Urinary Tract Infection, Plastic Surgeons, Hospitals and Clinics, Sepsis

    5. Mar 31, 2005 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. U.S. courts refuse Schiavo rehearing

    Sun National Staff
    PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A federal appeals court rejected another plea by the parents of Terri Schiavo to have her feeding tube reinserted yesterday, with one judge rebuking Congress and President Bush for intervening in the case. Hours later, the U.S....

    Tags: Dialysis, Executive Branch, Local Government, Lawyers, Abortion Issue

    6. May 30, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  6. FEATURE-Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss

    Reuters
    * Bariatric surgery patients see diabetes vanish before excess pounds * Theory that surgery alters brain-gut communication gains ground * New trials test concept for the non-obese By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the...

    Tags: Weight, Obesity, Overweight, Hospitals and Clinics, Gallbladder Disease

    7. May 30, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  7. Reuters Health News Summary

    Reuters
    Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5'' frame, she did not...

    Tags: Weight, Kidney Disease, Lantus (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Bat (animal)

    8. May 30, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  8. Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of...

    Tags: Obesity, Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Overweight, Gallbladder Disease

    9. May 29, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  9. New method tested to treat hypertension

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON -- Hypertension may be the nation's sneakiest epidemic, a time bomb that's a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure, and one that's growing worse as the population rapidly grows older. Despite an arsenal of drugs, millions...

    Tags: Weight, Health Organizations, Food and Drug Administration, Cardiologists, Stroke

    10. May 19, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Despite the stares, South Floridians swear by 'feeding tube' diet

    It is perhaps today's most maligned diet &mdash; assailed as &quot;crazy" and "gross" since pictures emerged last month of a bride outfitted with a feeding tube to drop weight quickly before her big day.
    It is perhaps today's most maligned diet — assailed as "crazy" and "gross" since pictures emerged last month of a bride outfitted with a feeding tube to drop weight quickly before her big day. But in his only interview with a local newspaper, Dr....

    Tags: Science, Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Overweight, Kidney Disease

    11. May 21, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health

    <i>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com</i>
    Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com May 21, 2012 Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...

    Tags: Claritin (drug), Colon, Burning Urination, Organic Foods, Urinalysis

    12. May 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Sarah Hyland of 'Modern Family' reveals kidney transplant at 21

    Sarah Hyland has been keeping a pretty big secret for a very long time: The 21-year-old &ldquo;Modern Family&rdquo; actress has grappled with kidney disease since she was in single digits.
    Sarah Hyland has been keeping a pretty big secret for a very long time: The 21-year-old “Modern Family” actress has grappled with kidney disease since she was in single digits. The good news? In April she got a kidney transplant, and now she'...

    Tags: Modern Family (tv program), Lupus, Kidney Disease, High School Musical 3 (movie), Google+

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