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ImPACKD calls for raising awareness about the risks of calcium overuse in CKD patients

Most Canadians living with CKD have likely never spoken with their physicians about calcium and the serious health risks associated with its overuse. This is why Improving Patient Advocacy in Chronic Kidney Disease (ImPACKD), a group of CKD patients and caregivers committed to raising awareness about the risks of calcium overuse, is starting the conversation about the importance of knowing the limits and keeping them in check.

20 Oct 2009

Keep oral health in mind during Thanksgiving Day

This weekend, as your family celebrates Thanksgiving Day, it's important to keep your oral health in mind. When preparing your holiday meal, include foods that are nutritious and beneficial for your teeth and gums.

9 Oct 2009

Sunbeds confirmed as cancer risk

Sunbeds have been put in the highest cancer risk category by the international body charged with evaluating potential cancer hazards.

29 Jul 2009

Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Uncooked meat products enhanced with food additives may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not discernable from inspection of food labels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). This can make it difficult for people to limit dietary phosphorous and potassium that at high levels are harmful to kidney disease patients.

26 Jul 2009

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.

24 Mar 2009

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.

24 Mar 2009

Diet high in inorganic phosphates increases risk of lung cancer

New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to the development of those tumors in individuals predisposed to the disease.

30 Dec 2008

High phosphorus levels in blood linked to coronary calcification in chronic kidney disease

For patients with moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are associated with increased calcification of the major arteries and heart valves - which may contribute to the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with CKD, reports a study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

10 Dec 2008

Freshwater pollution costs U.S. at least $4.3 billion a year

Pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen isn't just bad for lakes, streams and other bodies of fresh water.

12 Nov 2008

New technology to control the motion of bacteria that produce cellulose - biomaterial and medical implant potential

Two Virginia Tech engineers have put bacteria to work as tiny weavers of biomaterials and medical implants.

11 Nov 2008

Knowing means simplifying: gluten-free diet alone is enough to cure the bones of pediatric patients with celiac disease

Individuals affected by celiac disease (gluten intolerance) often present an altered calcium (Ca2+) metabolism that can cause osteopenia, a bone mass decrease due to the impaired adsorption of this mineral, which can lead to osteoporosis (in 35-85% of the cases).

27 Jul 2008

Controlling bone disease improves survival of hemodialysis patients

Consistently maintaining certain blood levels of markers of bone metabolism and disease can prolong the lives of patients on hemodialysis, according to a study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

3 Jul 2008

Tiny radioactive molecules provide novel way to fight colorectal cancer

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a potentially novel way to fight colorectal cancer using tiny molecules to deliver potent barrages of radiation inside cancer cells, unlike current treatments that bind to the surface of cells and attack from the outside and cause unwanted side effects.

10 Oct 2007

Stoichiometric controls of mercury dilution by growth

Research led by Dartmouth scientists found that animals fed nutritious, high-quality food end up with much lower concentrations of toxic methylmercury in their tissues.

24 Apr 2007

Link between growth of blood vessels critical to spread of cancer and copper in our bodies

Growing new blood vessels from existing ones - a process called angiogenesis - is important in growth, development and wound healing. But it also enables the spread of tumors throughout the body, so researchers have been scrambling for ways to stop angiogenesis in the fight against cancer.

28 Feb 2007

Nanostructured calcium phosphates (NanoCaPs) for non-viral gene delivery

Though gene therapies hold great promise for treating cancer, it has proven difficult to deliver therapeutic genes efficiently into cancer cells.

18 Dec 2006

Forsenol reduces tablet burden on end stage renal disease patients with hyperphospatemia

According to data presented at the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) 2006 clinical meeting in Chicago, IL, a conversion to the non-calcium phosphate binder FOSRENOL (lanthanum carbonate) from other phosphate binder therapies provides continued mean serum phosphorus control for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with hyperphosphatemia, while significantly reducing their daily tablet burden and the total daily dose of phosphate binder medication.

26 Apr 2006

New research suggests it may be possible to separate the anticancer properties of vitamin D

At the right dose, vitamin D is important for bone development and may help protect against the development of several cancers, particularly colorectal cancer.

21 Mar 2006

New DNA-based cell adhesion strategy

A new technique in which single strands of synthetic DNA are used to firmly fasten biological cells to non-biological surfaces has been developed by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley.

9 Feb 2006

Rapid urbanization is a huge challenge to food production

Swedes eat on average twice as much meat, and considerably more fruit and vegetables in the early 21st century than in the 1870s. Nevertheless, the surface area required to produce our food has decreased, measured per person. But this decrease is largely based on non-sustainable use of resources.

5 Oct 2005

Phosphorous News and Research

ImPACKD calls for raising awareness about the risks of calcium overuse in CKD patients

Keep oral health in mind during Thanksgiving Day

Sunbeds confirmed as cancer risk

Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

Diet high in inorganic phosphates increases risk of lung cancer

High phosphorus levels in blood linked to coronary calcification in chronic kidney disease

Freshwater pollution costs U.S. at least $4.3 billion a year

New technology to control the motion of bacteria that produce cellulose - biomaterial and medical implant potential

Knowing means simplifying: gluten-free diet alone is enough to cure the bones of pediatric patients with celiac disease

Controlling bone disease improves survival of hemodialysis patients

Tiny radioactive molecules provide novel way to fight colorectal cancer

Stoichiometric controls of mercury dilution by growth

Link between growth of blood vessels critical to spread of cancer and copper in our bodies

Nanostructured calcium phosphates (NanoCaPs) for non-viral gene delivery

Forsenol reduces tablet burden on end stage renal disease patients with hyperphospatemia

New research suggests it may be possible to separate the anticancer properties of vitamin D

New DNA-based cell adhesion strategy

Rapid urbanization is a huge challenge to food production

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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