Wearable Renal Replacement Device

Wow is all I can say - a Wearable Renal Replacement Device. Now this is a proposal I think but looks as if it is being seriously considered . Here is the article about this -

http://www.renalsolutionsinc.com/home/newsandevents.html

"Renal Solutions and David Humes, M.D. of IBT will explore the ways that sorbent therapy from Renal Solutions, which uses just six liters of drinking water to deliver a full dialysis treatment, can be combined with the stem cell technologies of Innovative BioTherapies and the University of Michigan to ultimately develop a highly portable, wearable device for renal replacement. "

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"The low water requirement of RSI’s dialysis technology combined with renal cells makes the prospect of a portable, wearable bioartificial kidney for full renal replacement therapy feasible"

Cheers and heres hoping - what do ye think?. Read more!

BBC Five Live Show about Kidney Donars .. excellent!

This morning on BBC FIVELIVE Radio Station [ 909mw or online at www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive ] Victoria Darbyshires Show had an hour long feature on Kidney Disease and Organ Donations in the UK. This show is well worth a listen. To hear the show it is available as a PODCAST. You can download it from here:

www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/5lnpi/

Look for "5LNPI: Organ Donars, 04 Oct 07" under latest episodes, here you will see a "Download Episode" button - click this button to listen [ on PC - right click, save target as - to save it to your harddisk for later ].

"Today we asked - would you give an organ to a stranger? Two British couples have donated and received kidneys from each other in the first paired transplants in the UK. Roma Horrell needed a new kidney and her husband wasn't compatible, so he donated one of his own to a patient in Scotland. In return, the Scottish man's wife donated a kidney to Mrs Horrell. There aren't enough organs coming from people who die - so shouldn't we make up the gap by having more "live" donations like this....?

Hope you find this of interest,
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I have Kidney Disease ..

As the title states I have Kidney Disease. Found this out last November. I am in Ireland. I hope to recount experiences I am having with this here in Ireland.

Also - this as a way of helping others who may have the same thing. Read more!