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General Discussion => Main Forum => Topic started by: admin on October 15, 2009, 06:13:26 PM
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plugger
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:05 am Post subject: Around the Web
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I thought I would start a topic on things I've read elsewhere that I found interesting, or hadn't seen before. Years ago I became familiar with the critline devices and found a couple of discussions about them recently.
What is new to me anyway, is BCM and BVM to figure dry weight. If I can't recall it, maybe others don't know about it either so I decided to post the link to Ihatedialysis:
http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=15981.0
Here is the critline discussion at Home Dialysis Central:
http://forums.homedialysis.org/showthread.php?t=117
If anybody else wants to join in, feel free!
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plugger
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:18 am Post subject: Tutorial
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Angie, over at Angie's Kidney Korner found a nice tutorial on ESRD:
http://kidneykorner.com/smfbb/index.php?board=50.0
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: Post-transplant Combo replaces drugs in Monkeys
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(Still looks a long way from getting to people, but maybe someday.)
Post-transplant Combo Can Replace Toxic Immune-suppressing Drugs In Monkeys
ScienceDaily (July 31, 2009)
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plugger
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PostPosted: 25 Oct 2009 16:08 Post subject: Flu Preparedness
Flu preparedness is a big topic with everybody and people with kidney disease should be especially concerned. Home Dialysis Central has had a great topic going on that subject and is definitely worth a look:
http://forums.homedialysis.org/showthread.php?t=1508
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Angieskidney
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Location: ON, Canada
PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: Re: Flu Preparedness
Ah yes thank you for that! :)
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plugger
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:51 am Post subject:
I see you are doing your part too, Angie!
http://kidneykorner.com/smfbb/index.php?topic=1991.msg13988;topicseen#msg13988
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Angieskidney
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Location: ON, Canada
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject:
I see you are doing your part too, Angie!
http://kidneykorner.com/smfbb/index.php?topic=1991.msg13988;topicseen#msg13988
Yes I am but I am not as informed as say you or Bill Peckham and I do have another guy who is telling me why he is opposed to it. But I encourage people to get informed and don't just sit back. This effects everyone!
I was getting on my niece's case tonight for not coughing properly into the elbow of her arm. He does it where her elbow isn't even in front of her face. She might as well do it with her hand if she is going to stop the spread that way..
You would think with all the info out there that people would be informed but they are still needing more.
Also I was reading this which I also plan to put on my forums but in the news section:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/10/30/11575816-sun.html
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plugger
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Also I was reading this which I also plan to put on my forums but in the news section:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/10/30/11575816-sun.html
Wonderful. As if there wasn't enough problems with donations.
I know at work anymore I feel like I'm walking through a wall of flames going from room to room, worrying about picking up something from a doorknob. I'll use a paper towel or something if I can to avoid touching a doorknob or handle, or use one of the wipes or hand gels they now have all over the place.
This one does have people spooked, good time to be a hermit.
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Angieskidney
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Location: ON, Canada
PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject:
Many people are afraid to get the shot because there is aluminum in it (which is also proved to be true even in USA government reports) but if you ask for the shot without adjuvant then it doesn't have it. People don't realize if they are so worried about that then they can ask for that. Still getting the shot but just lose some advantages. There is more about this but I haven't memorized it. It is on the net though and on the USA sites (forget which site but it is one of those .gov sites).
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PostPosted: 18 Nov 2009 03:06 Post subject:
I would be surprised if there was enough aluminum, or was in a form to hurt anybody - but I've been wrong before!
Anyway, I thought I ought to mention CMS has extended it's comment period on medicare bundling until Dec. 16th:
http://forums.homedialysis.org/showthread.php?t=2164&page=3
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Posted: 18 Nov 2009 03:06 Post subject:
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I would be surprised if there was enough aluminum, or was in a form to hurt anybody - but I've been wrong before!
Anyway, I thought I ought to mention CMS has extended it's comment period on medicare bundling until Dec. 16th:
http://forums.homedialysis.org/showthread.php?t=2164&page=3
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Posted: 19 Nov 2009 17:13 Post subject:
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See you have a good thread going on bundling too Angie:
http://kidneykorner.com/smfbb/index.php?topic=2566.0
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Angieskidney
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Location: ON, Canada
PostPosted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:19 am Post subject:
See you have a good thread going on bundling too Angie:
http://kidneykorner.com/smfbb/index.php?topic=2566.0
Yeah I tried to have a chat topic on it where both M3Riddler and someone else would have spoke at but because of lack of interest on the issue on KidneyKorner we never did it. It was just too hard as I had it scheduled and everything but then when the day came people actually got mad saying it was talked about the week before .. during a chat that was supposed to be another topic. I wondered if Home Dialysis Central was going to do a Webinar on the topic because they are very good at that and Webinars are a LOT easier to keep on topic than an unregulated chat room..
Then I was glad when they did have a webinar and usually you can still listen to the saved copy of it afterwards:
http://forums.homedialysis.org/showthread.php?p=18641
Still I know it is a very important issue for Americans (even though I know very little on the issue myself since I am Canadian).