<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Kidney Failure: News &amp; Videos about Kidney Failure - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kidney_Failure</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Kidney Failure from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:08:12 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Kidney Failure: News &amp; Videos about Kidney Failure - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kidney_Failure</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Kidney Failure from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>World Diabetes Day: Rise in number of kidney disease worldwide</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/13/kidney.disease.diabetes/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/13/kidney.disease.diabetes/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Kidney disease is becoming a growing problem in developing countries, caused by an explosion in cases of diabetes and high blood pressure, experts say.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Diabetes drug Byetta tied to kidney problems, says FDA</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/byetta.diabetes.risks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/byetta.diabetes.risks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>People with type 2 diabetes who are taking the blood-sugar-lowering drug Byetta may be at increased risk for kidney problems, including kidney failure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported this week.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>2 dead, 28 sick from E. coli outbreak</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/03/beef.recall.e.coli/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/03/beef.recall.e.coli/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Two people have died and 28 people have fallen ill with matching strains of E. coli after an outbreak in ground beef, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Undocumented patients wary of offers to return to home countries</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/22/illegal.immigrants.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/22/illegal.immigrants.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Going back to Mexico is not an option, said the 43-year-old man, kneeling next to his wife's wheelchair.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Natalie Cole Coping with Life's Joys and Sorrows</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20307523,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20307523,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Though she now has a new kidney, the singer must deal with the death of her sister</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>$100,000 buys patient new kidney but not good health</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/02/organ.brokers/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/02/organ.brokers/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In a dank Tel Aviv hospital room, you can see at a glance just how desperate some Israelis are for a new kidney.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Natalie Cole Feels 'Remarkable' with New Kidney</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297909,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297909,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Three months after her transplant surgery, the singer says, "I'm pretty amazed"</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Natalie Cole feels 'remarkable' with new kidney</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/14/natalie.cole.kidney/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/08/14/natalie.cole.kidney/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>While she does not know who donated the kidney that potentially saved her life, Natalie Cole is on the mend and "really doing well," the Grammy-winning singer said at Thursday's Harold Pump Foundation Gala in Beverly Hills to honor Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Bill Russell.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blood procedure allows kidney transplants, can help minorities</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/05/kidney.transplant.plasmapheresis/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/05/kidney.transplant.plasmapheresis/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Surgeons at two Washington hospitals have performed seven kidney transplants involving 14 recipients and donors who did not match, using a process that virtually eliminates the chances of organ rejection.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tainted pain reliever tied to children's deaths</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/bangladesh.medicine.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/bangladesh.medicine.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A toxic chemical added to a popular pain reliever likely killed two dozen children in Bangladesh, health officials said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gene may help explain kidney failure in African-Americans</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/09/kidney.failure.gene/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/09/kidney.failure.gene/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A single gene, called MYH9,  may be responsible for many cases of kidney disease among African-Americans, researchers say.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>What causes a high potassium count?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/06/08/potassium.hyperkalemia.shu/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/06/08/potassium.hyperkalemia.shu/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>How does one get a very high potassium count, and how do you lower it?</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Natalie Cole kidney came from deceased fan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/21/natalie.cole.transplant/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/21/natalie.cole.transplant/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Natalie Cole's search for a new kidney ended this week when someone with a compatible organ died and their family asked that it be given to the singer, according to the organ procurement group that handled the donation.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 02:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is it possible to reduce blood creatinine level?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/05/06/creatinine.kidney.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/05/06/creatinine.kidney.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>I have high blood pressure. 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Turkey for Thanksgiving. Brisket for Hanukkah. Ham for Christmas and pot roast for New Year's. 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The next day, the eighth-grader woke up completely jaundiced -- the whites of his eyes were yellow -- and he urinated blood.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Osama bin Laden Dying ... Again?</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819280,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819280,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A CIA assessment says the al-Qaeda leader may have only months to live. But past diagnoses have proven unreliable</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Value of a Human Life: $129,000</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808049,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808049,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>When is the cost of medical treatment worth the benefit of extra years of life? 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 told a congressional subcommittee Tuesday "we have a false sense
 of security" in a land where people expect to be protected and
 safe</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heparin patients' suffering recounted</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/29/heparin.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/29/heparin.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In emotional testimony before a congressional subcommittee Tuesday, relatives of people who died after being injected with contaminated heparin expressed anger and sadness at the failure of the manufacturer and government regulators to ensure the drugs were safe.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Barista donates kidney to save customer's life</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/27/heroes.andersen/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/27/heroes.andersen/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At a time when she really needed a miracle, Annamarie Ausnes found one in an unusual place. </description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Man in Vegas Ricin Case Wakes</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1722708,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1722708,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>(LAS VEGAS) -- A man who may have been exposed to toxic ricin in his motel room a month ago has regained consciousness and was being questioned by investigators, authorities said Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>USDA fears E. coli, eyes N.J. meat company</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/companies/meat_recall.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/companies/meat_recall.ap/index.htm</guid><description>Federal inspectors said Friday that they suspended the grinding of raw products at the Topps Meat Co. after finding inadequate safety measures at the plant, which is being investigated because of bacteria-tainted hamburgers that may have sickened 25 people.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Has your illness been misdiagnosed?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/19/ep.misdiagnoses/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/19/ep.misdiagnoses/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In June 2004, Trisha Torrey found a golf ball-size lump in her torso. A surgeon removed it and gave her the grim news: cancer. </description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gore misses practice after death of mother</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/13/gore.49ers.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/13/gore.49ers.ap/index.html</guid><description>Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore missed the San Francisco 49ers' practice Thursday after the death of his mother.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study: Testosterone pills could damage kidneys</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/08/27/hm.testosterone.pills.reut/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/08/27/hm.testosterone.pills.reut/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Testosterone supplements may make aging men feel and look better, but the results of a study conducted in rats suggest that it could lead to kidney damage and worsen high blood pressure (hypertension).</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Renal-ity TV in the Netherlands</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>In a new Dutch program, three desperately ill candidates will compete for a single donor kidney. 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It would be a difficult task for any hospital. More so for one that has little money to pay its staff or buy fresh medical supplies.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Columnist Art Buchwald dead at 81</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/01/18/buchwald.obit/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/01/18/buchwald.obit/index.html</guid><description>Art Buchwald, who took humorous jabs at Washington politicians in syndicated columns for decades, has died, a close friend said Thursday. He was 81.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Patient Knows Best</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387104/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387104/index.htm</guid><description>We all know the health-care system is a $2 trillion dinosaur of the way-old economy. So where's the opportunity in that? Everywhere. But forget about trying to drag doctors, insurers, and hospitals... </description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Home is where the health care is</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/10/magazines/business2/health2.0_home.biz2/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/10/magazines/business2/health2.0_home.biz2/index.htm</guid><description>Bill Halcomb's three-times-a week sessions at a local dialysis center used to consume a total of 15 hours, depriving him of time to run his kidney patient website, Ihatedialysis.com.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health care moves home</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/03/magazines/business2/healthcare_home.biz2/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/03/magazines/business2/healthcare_home.biz2/index.htm</guid><description>Bill Halcomb's three-times-a week sessions at a local dialysis center used to consume a total of 15 hours, depriving him of time to run his kidney patient website, Ihatedialysis.com.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lawsuits launched against spinach producers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/22/news/spinach/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/22/news/spinach/index.htm</guid><description>In four lawsuits filed this week, plaintiffs claim they became ill after consuming spinach distributed by Natural Selection Foods, Natural Selection Foods Manufacturing and Dole Food, which announced a massive recall of the greens last week.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spinach fields combed in search for E. coli clues</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/19/tainted.spinach/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/19/tainted.spinach/index.html</guid><description>Investigators combed through farm fields in Monterey County, California, on Tuesday, searching for the source of an outbreak of illness linked to the consumption of raw spinach.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>E. coli spinach scare increases to 21 states</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/18/tainted.spinach/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/18/tainted.spinach/index.html</guid><description>The nationwide health scare over bacteria-ridden spinach widened Monday, as the number of states reporting sickness linked to the outbreak increased to 21.</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>2 Big biotechs ready for an upswing</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/10/news/companies/biotechs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/10/news/companies/biotechs/index.htm</guid><description>Amgen and Genentech stock prices soared in 2005, but they lost their hot stock status in '06 as prices plunged. 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In particular, they fear that any earnings disappointments during the next few weeks may lead to sudden selloffs.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2004 21:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Killer Bug A lethal new mutation of the wily staph bacterium is proving resistant to the best antibiotic in the drawer. Can </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/30/329307/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/30/329307/index.htm</guid><description>First it was kidney failure and diabetes. Then, for a 40-year-old Michigan woman this June, the diabetes led to foot ulcers and gangrene. One toe had to be amputated, then a second, then a third. </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>America's Elite Factories These plants have taken many paths to quality and efficiency, from special pay incentives to kaizen se</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/09/03/309282/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/09/03/309282/index.htm</guid><description>STEEL DYNAMICS A MINI-MILL WITH MAXI-PROFITS </description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>AGE IS NO BARRIER SHE'S JUST 27, BUT CHRISTINE             BAXTER'S PBHG EMERGING GROWTH FUND CHURNS OUT ANNUAL RETURNS         </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217853/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/14/217853/index.htm</guid><description>One single, incontrovertible fact about Christine Baxter immediately leaps to attention: She is just 27 years old. 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