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Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Kidney and Urinary Tract Cancer

Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Kidney and Urinary Tract Cancer
Chronic kidney disease is associated with a higher risk of kidney and urothelial cancer, but not other types of cancer, according to research being presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. Urothelial cancers affect the bladder, ureters and renal pelvis.

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1/26/12 Watch video now! Kaiser Permanente Unveils HIV Challenge to Help the U.S. Create Health Equity
Kaiser Permanente announced today the Kaiser Permanente HIV Challenge to help health care providers nationwide improve health equity for people living with HIV by increasing access to HIV care and improving health outcomes.
1/24/12
Nearly 9 Million Kaiser Permanente Health Records Securely Available on Mobile Devices
Nearly 9 Million Kaiser Permanente Health Records Securely Available on Mobile Devices
Kaiser Permanente already has the largest electronic medical record system in the world. Today, the health care organization announced that 9 million Kaiser Permanente patients now can easily access their own medical information anywhere in the world on mobile devices through a mobile-optimized website at kp.org. Kaiser Permanente has also released a new app for Android devices.
 

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1/25/12 Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Gardasil does not Trigger Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis or Type 1 Diabetes after Vaccination
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