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Vol. 5, No. 1                                                                                             August 11, 2011
In This Issue
Top 5 Tips for Sun Protection
Do-it-Yourself Questionnaire Can Help Derail Major Illnesses
A Life-Saving Swing
Fruit Drink Can Keep You Cool
Legislation Introduced to Help Organ Transplant Patients
Upcoming Events
An Inspiration to Give

Thank you again for participating in our 2011 Kidney Walks.  Below is important information to keep you healthy in the remaining days and heat of summer.  We look forward to begin working with you in the fall as we gear up our efforts for our 2012 Walks.  Until then, stay cool and healthy.

 

Top 5 Tips for Sun Protection 

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Protect yourself from the sun's damaging UV rays.

 

Labor Day is around the corner and if you're thinking about grabbing those last rays as summer winds down, do it cautiously. To help kidney patients protect themselves from the sun's damaging UV rays, here are the top 5 Tips from the National Kidney Foundation.   

 

 

Do-it-Yourself Questionnaire Can Help

Derail Major Illnesses 

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Researchers have now developed a simple tool that can help those with albuminuria self-assess their risk at home.

 

Sometimes what you can't see can kill you. Excessive protein in the urine, or albuminuria, almost always goes undetected. Yet, this condition affects 10 million Americans and is a signal of kidney disease and a risk factor for kidney failure, heart disease and mortality. Now researchers have developed a simple tool that can help those with albuminuria self-assess their risk at home, get screened by a doctor and begin treatment with medication that can reduce their risks. The study is published in the August issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation.

 

A Life-Saving Swing

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Golf is also a way for Fields to support programs in early detection for kidney disease and organ donation awareness.

 

When he received a gift certificate for six golf lessons in May of 1994, Howard Fields scratched his head and wondered what his friend could possibly have been thinking. As an avid racquetball, basketball, volleyball and tennis player, he stuffed the gift in a drawer and promptly forgot about it. Then in January 1995, Fields' life changed radically when he received a kidney transplant and golf was the sport that took center stage. Click here for the story on his life-saving gift and here to learn more about NKF-MD's Liberty Mutual Invitational.

 

Fruit Drink Can Keep You Cool

Watermelon Spritzer 

 

Having a hard time quenching your thirst in the dog days of summer? Looking for something cool, refreshing and kidney-friendly? Try this delicious

watermelon spritzer, straight from the Kidney Kitchen. This recipe is healthy for those with chronic kidney disease as well as those on dialysis and transplant recipients. If you're on dialysis, we recommend a portion size of no more than 8 ounces.

Legislation Introduced to Help Organ

Transplant Patients  

 

Organ Donation 

The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would assist thousands of Americans.

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Scott Brown (R-MA) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality of life for people with kidney disease, the National Kidney Foundation announced. The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would assist thousands of Americans under the age of 65 who are being cut off from Medicare after 36 months by extending coverage of essential immunosuppressive drugs for the life of a kidney transplant. Click here for more information on the legislation and how you can help.

 

JOIN US!  

  

Liberty Mutual Invitational Golf Tournament

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Bulle Rock, Havre de Grace, MD 

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Click here for more information 

 

 

Western Maryland Kidney Ride 

Saturday, September 24, 2011

 Canal Place in Cumberland, MD

Click here for more information

 

 

Baltimore Running Festival

"Team Kidney"

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Runners

Click here for more information

 

An Inspiration to Give

 

"You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it."

 

  - Albert Schweitzer