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Creatinine Defined

A waste product that is filtered from the blood by the kidneys and expelled in urine. Levels of creatinine can be measured in the blood to determine how well the kidneys are functioning.

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Gleevec Receives FDA Priority Review as First Therapy to Reduce Recurrence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After ...

Published August 27, 2008, 4:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Novartis announced today that GleevecĀ® tablets* has been granted priority review status by the US Food and Drug Administration as the first therapy to be reviewed for use after surgery in kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors .

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Marinades Help Keep Grilled Meat Safe

Published August 25, 2008, 12:37 pm, MedicineNet.com

Title: Marinades Help Keep Grilled Meat Safe Category: Health News Created: 8/23/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2008

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Percutaneous Renal Surgery In Children With Complex Stones

Published August 24, 2008, 3:16 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - This study from Turkey reported a pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy experience. The group retrospectively analyzed 105 patients younger than 17 years of age who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy. The group defined complex calculi as either a staghorn or one with a bulk larger than 3 cm2 and involving more than one calix, the upper ureter, or an anomalous kidney.

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Son donates kidney to father

Published August 22, 2008, 6:08 am, The Lexington Dispatch

Lewis Terrell has three kidneys.That little eye-opening curiosity would seem to make him a likely candidate for mention in Ripley's Believe It or Not until you understand that two of his kidneys were not functioning properly.

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Praying for a miracle/"Every day, 17 people die waiting for an organ transplant."

Published August 21, 2008, 9:25 am, Mid-Iowa News

Ashlie Duit's mom, Cindy, can recite that fact and many others about organ donation and kidney disease the way most of us recite our ABCs and telephone numbers.

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Peek at the Week

Published August 21, 2008, 2:33 am, Mount Prospect Times

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National Kidney Foundation Launches Educational Program About Kidney Disease In Patients With HIV

Published August 20, 2008, 6:15 am, Medical News Today

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) launched an educational program to raise awareness of the growing problem of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among clinicians and HIV treatment educators. Patients with HIV are at an increased risk of CKD, which may be associated with progression to AIDS and linked to increased mortality.

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