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KIDNEY BEGINNINGS - July 2018
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AAKP to be featured on Sirius XM Show "Doctor Radio"
 
Listen-in LIVE on Sirius XM Channel 110 on Friday, July 13, 2018 from 7 - 8 a.m. ET as AAKP Vice President and Chair of Public Policy, Richard Knight, (pictured right) tells his story and personal experience with ESRD and dialysis access. The show is hosted by Dr. Todd Berland (left) who will cover topics including ESRD prevalence, risk factors, scale of health and economic burden, as well as dialysis and dialysis access options for patients. Dr. Berland and Mr. Knight will be taking questions live from listeners.
The segment will be replayed on the same channel on Friday, July 13 and Sunday, July 15 at 5 p.m. ET. It will also be available to stream starting Saturday for 30 days.
If you do not have Sirius XM Radio, you can get a free 30-day trial in order to listen to the interview in your car or online by clicking here.
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This issue of Kidney Beginnings is proudly supported by BAXTER.
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Gene therapy method developed to target damaged kidney cells
Gene therapy has gained momentum in the past year, following the federal government's approval of the first such treatments for inherited retinal diseases and hard-to-treat leukemia. Now, research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown, in mice,
that genetic material
can be delivered to damaged cells in the kidneys, a key step toward developing gene therapy to treat chronic kidney disease.
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Reduce high sodium levels
High Blood Pressure is the second most common cause of kidney disease in the world. Also, poorly controlled blood pressure in any other kidney patient, such as diabetic kidney disease can worsen the existing kidney disease into advance kidney failure much faster, pushing one into the stage of dialysis because of
extra salt consumption and uncontrolled blood pressure, informs Dr Umesh Khanna, senior nephrologist and secretary, Amar Gandhi Foundation. Further, kidney patients are hundred times more prone to heart disease or lead to paralytic stroke. Kidney patients have a lot of water retention manifest as swelling over face and legs and
high sodium intake can worsen it, making them severely breathless and pushing water to go into lungs leading to hospitalization or need for emergency dialysis.
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Emotional toll of patients with CKD
 New research published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology revealed that for patients with CKD, interactions with individual providers and with the wider health system, combined with patients' own struggle to understand their illness, can take a large emotional toll.
"The take-home message is that illness and the care they receive often take a large emotional toll on patients. Not only do they
struggle to make meaning of their illness, but must contend with providers and health systems that are largely oblivious to their challenges," Ann O'Hare, MD, MA, from the University of Washington and lead author of the study, told Healio Nephrology. "This can make
patients feel isolated, mistrustful, alienated and even abandoned at times of greatest need. Addressing the root cause of these negative emotions could help to identify opportunities to improve patients' experiences of illness and their interactions with providers and health systems."
Click on the button below to read the full interview.
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AAKP's Delicious! 4th Edition Recipe Cards - Now available!
 AAKP Delicious! is a kidney-friendly recipe series created to help you cook healthy, delicious meals that fit your kidney diet. Each recipe is specially created for AAKP and includes a nutrient analysis to help you stay within your daily allowances. Recipes also feature an Diet Type box which lets you know what type of patient the recipe is best suited for if cooked as-is: CKD Non-Dialysis; Dialysis/Diabetes; Dialysis; and Transplant. Recipe ingredients can be easily modified to fit your specific needs. Be sure to consult your renal dietitian if you have any questions on how to incorporate any of AAKP's recipes into your daily diet.
Click the button below for the recipe.
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