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Shared kidney gives teacher and student bond beyond classroom  -  25 Mar 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The New Lenox elementary school teacher gave him one of her kidneys in 2006 after she learned he suffered from polycystic kidney disease and needed the

Worcester residents check for kidney disease  -  Mar 23, 2008
NECN,Arlene was born with polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that eventually causes the kidneys to fail, but it wasn't until she turned 40 that she

Statement of Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, Director, National Institute ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
National Institutes of Health (press release)Diabetes and high blood pressure are the top causes of kidney problems, but kidney disease is also caused by glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease,

The facts about Polycystic Kidney Disease  -  Mar 12, 2008
WKYC-TV,CLEVELAND -- PKD affects more people than Down Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Hemophilia and sickle cell anemia combined.

When the Organ Transplant Involves Employee and Boss  -  Mar 23, 2008
Workforce Management,By Pat Olsen or years, Charles Ward, 54, director of public safety at Methodist Hospital in Houston, suffered from polycystic kidney disease,

Boy's struggle with rare kidney disease is over  -  Mar 12, 2008
The Union of Grass Valley,Justin, who lived in Penn Valley, had an autosomal recessive form of polycystic kidney disease that doctors discovered when he was born in 2005.

Gift from a stranger  -  Mar 24, 2008
Worcester Telegram,Medical School and well-known figure on Beacon Hill was suffering from polycystic kidney disease, a hereditary disorder that leads to kidney failure.

Plunkett willing to sacrifice career to help dad  -  Mar 22, 2008
GazetteLive,Alan, a former chemical technician at ICI, has suffered with polycystic kidney disease since his 20s. The disease causes fluid-filled cysts to develop on

Avera Medical Minute: National Kidney Month  -  Mar 21, 2008
KSFY,Carol was born with polycystic kidney disease, but doctors didn't discover it until she was treated for a kidney stone and that's when they noticed her

PKD patient testifies before Congress on World Kidney Day  -  Mar 13, 2008
NephrOnline,...â€œPolycystic Kidney Disease research can serve as a model when setting standards to find treatments or cures for other serious, life threatening diseases,â€?

Amazing kidneys  -  Mar 8, 2008
Malaysia Star,...causes used to be diseases of the kidney, infections, obstruction in the urinary tract and inherited disorders like the polycystic kidney disease.

Kidney hope for 'down under' twin  -  Mar 14, 2008
BBC News,Mrs Daunton, who emigrated in 1980, now has polycystic kidney disease. The idea of a donation emerged last year after a consultant - not aware of the

Cojo confidential  -  Mar 4, 2008
CTV.ca,But after polycystic kidney disease struck and left the in-your-face fashionista standing in line for a transplant, not knowing whether he'd live long

Health & Fitness Calendar  -  Mar 23, 2008
commercialappeal.com (subscription),Discussion topic: PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) basics, disease management, and research update, clinical trials. Call Karyn at 755-7831 or e-mail

YOUR KIDNEYS: MASTER CHEMISTS OF THE BODY  -  Mar 13, 2008
Star of Mysore,Polycystic kidney disease is commonly inherited. It is characterized by the formation of kidney cysts that enlarge over time and may cause serious kidney

Kidney patients get new option with home dialysis  -  Mar 12, 2008
Herald & Review,Instead, his doctor told him his kidneys were deteriorating because of polycystic kidney disease, an inherited condition. "The first thing I said when he

Twin risks life to save her sister  -  Mar 15, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Ms Daunton, 62, suffers from an incurable disease, polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which requires dialysis sessions to help keep her alive.

Women Become Friends for Life After Successful Transplant Surgery  -  Mar 14, 2008
ABC NewsAusnes, who works at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, had suffered from polycystic kidney disease for 20 years. Each day the condition worsened,

Banding together to save a life  -  Mar 17, 2008
Manchester Evening News,Andy, 40, was struck down with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) - the world's most common life-threatening genetic condition - two years ago and was put on

TACOMA: Barista, customer doing well after successful kidney ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
TheNewsTribune.com,The customer, 55-year-old Annamarie Ausnes, has polycystic kidney disease. She received the transplant from Sandie Andersen, the 51-year-old barista who

Brothers in kidney transplant  -  Mar 8, 2008
this is hampshire.net,Carl Reeve is the proprietor of the Old Chesil Rectory in Chesil Street and for many years he battled polycystic kidney disease, a potentially fatal genetic

Organ donor a finalist for major award  -  Mar 15, 2008
Joliet Herald News,The boy suffered from polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder that causes cysts to grow on the kidneys, thus reducing their function.

Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC Member Named a 2007 Fund Raising ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
NJBIZ,Polycystic Kidney Disease is the most common, life-threatening genetic disease affecting more than 600000 Americans and 12.5 million people worldwide.

A Donor Match Over Small Talk and Coffee  -  Mar 3, 2008
New York Times,If all goes well, when they come out Ms. Ausnes, 55, who has polycystic kidney disease, will be the new owner of Ms. Andersenâ€™s left kidney.

Genetic Research Unveils Common Origins For Distinct Clinical ...  -  Mar 9, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disorders, the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, Medical Research Council,

Starbucks barista donates organ to one of her regulars  -  Mar 11, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerAusnes, 55, who works at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, has known about her polycystic kidney disease for nearly 20 years.

A Story to Remain in the History of Starbucks  -  Mar 13, 2008
eFluxMediaAusnes, 55, has known about her polycystic kidney disease for nearly 20 years. The genetic disorder causes numerous cysts in the kidney and eventual kidney

Seven College Students Win Prestigious Soros Fellowships  -  Mar 13, 2008
San Leandro India West,His subsequent research studied hypertension and biochemical signaling pathways of G protein signaling and apoptosis in polycystic kidney disease.

The cost of organ transplant drugs  -  Mar 7, 2008
Los Angeles Times,...website for the PKD Foundation, an advocacy group for patients with polycystic kidney disease, more than 60% of whom eventually need kidney transplants.

The gospel according to Cojo  -  Mar 14, 2008
Jam! Showbiz,In 2004, the celebrity-skewering fashionista was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease and had to step away from the cameras.

Tristen L. Whitlock  -  Mar 21, 2008
The Free Lance-Star,Tristen Lee Whitlock received his angel wings Wednesday, March 19, 2008, after a lifelong battle with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.

Kidney donor shrugs off danger to save life  -  Mar 3, 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,69, of Chestnut Hill, Mass., was growing increasingly frail from the effects of hereditary polycystic kidney disease. His younger brother, Arthur,

Local family still seeks answers in loved ones' deaths; drug ...  -  Feb 24, 2008
Toledo Blade,The Hubley family is plagued with polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disease that passed from Mrs. Hubley to her three children.

1172 dialyses down, but no donor  -  Mar 12, 2008
Deccan Herald,Those with glomerulonephritis or polycystic kidney disease may survive longer. According to US statistics, the mortality rate of patients in their fifth

Benefits: Joan Baez and son at Bread & Roses  -  Feb 29, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,...as well as fashion critic Steven Cojocaru, who will discuss his battle with polycystic kidney disease, his two kidney transplants and his new book,

Mica defies illness and steps into the spotlight  -  Mar 2, 2008
The Northern Echo,Mica, from St Helen Auckland, County Durham, has fought against autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease since she was born. The rare and potentially

Governor nominated former PATH Award winner for honor  -  Mar 5, 2008
IGNN (press release),Two years earlier, Brandon was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease and was told that he would need a kidney transplant to survive.

(3/11) Independent charity evaluator gives PKD Foundation highest ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
NephrOnline,The PKD Foundation, a charity dedicated to fighting polycystic kidney disease through research funding and patient education, received a four star rating

Brave toddler with cancer receives award for courage  -  Mar 14, 2008
Bolton News,...was something wrong with his kidneys while he was still in the womb but doctors initially thought it was polycystic kidney disease, which causes cysts.

Girl's West End date  -  Mar 17, 2008
Wear Valley Mercury,Mica, a pupil at Copeland Road Primary School in West Auckland, has been diagnosed with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, a rare genetic

'Right' students awarded at ceremony  -  Mar 13, 2008
MiamiHerald.com,...send underprivileged scouts to summer camp, participating in the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation walk-a-thon and working with Habitat for Humanity.

Life Sciences bill honors Albert 'Albie' Sherman  -  Feb 29, 2008
Jewish Advocate (subscription),In 2005, he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease and has been waiting for a matching kidney donor for the past year. He has since found that donor,

Funding helps patients receive treatment at home  -  Feb 28, 2008
Northern Times,...had been suffering from frequent headaches and high blood pressure for some years before being diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease in 2000.

St. Martinâ€™s Press,  -  Mar 1, 2008
Camp KC,The glamour was interrupted when â€œCojoâ€? - a nickname bestowed by Matt Lauer of the Today Show - was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease.

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