John Pickering
Live from UOC 40th anniversary lectures - Kidney Punch
Feb 20, 2013 •
This afternoon I have heard presentations from seven former students of the Christchurch Med School (University of Otago Christchurch), almost all now Professors. It has been fascinaying and moving. 1.00 – 1.25 Professor Vicky Cameron, Cardiovascular risk factors in Maori and non- Maori communities: Strategies for improved clinical management’ Fascinating comparision between an urban Maori, … Continue reading »
1300 - Kidney Punch
Feb 20, 2013 •
Today’s number brought to you by Funeral Directors of New Zealand. Kidney Attack (aka Acute Kidney Injury) is responsible for at least 1300 deaths a year in New Zealand. It used to be said that people died with Acute Kidney Injury rather than of Acute Kidney Injury. The paradigm has shifted in the last few … Continue reading »
The Measure of Māori Wellness - Kidney Punch
Feb 18, 2013 •
Winston Peters is employing classic diversion techniques in order to avoid answering questions as to why he hasn’t sacked Mr Prosser – in this case it is an attack on the associate Ministry of Health about funding of traditional Māori healing (rongoā Māori) through Whanau Ora (apparently $1.9M worth). He claims that there is no measure of … Continue reading »
Back to school Mr Prosser - Kidney Punch
Feb 13, 2013 •
I once stood as a parliamentary candidate in the Waimakariri electorate as did Richard Prosser. I got more votes than he did, albeit a few years earlier (Compare electoral results 2011 & 2005)). If I were to appeal to the same level of logical reasoning as does Mr Prosser, more votes makes me more of … Continue reading »
30,000 - Kidney Punch
Feb 08, 2013 •
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How many times do you wash your blood each day? - Kidney Punch
Feb 01, 2013 •
Stop Kidney Attack. See this great short video from last year’s World Kidney Day as to why it is so very very important to look after your kidneys. Or as Fred Dagg may sing “If it weren’t for your kidneys, where would you be? You’d be in the hospital or infirmary.” Tagged: Acute Kidney Injury, … Continue reading »
A plea to fund a drug - Kidney Punch
Jan 24, 2013 •
Quite a coup this morning for a group of 8 sufferers of a rare disease to get a plea for Pharmac to fund a new drug in to both the Herald and the Press. I’ve since discovered that Radio NZ and TV3 have picked up the story. There are also some slick videos on vimeo.com These people … Continue reading »
Lives to be saved on March 14th 2013 - Kidney Punch
Jan 23, 2013 •
Kidney’s are being attacked every day. Yours could be next. So common and deadly are kidney attacks that the theme for this year’s World Kidney Day is “Kidneys for Life: Stop Kidney Attack!“ Kidney Attack, or as Physicians and scientists call it “Acute Kidney Injury,” is a syndrome which affects several thousand people a year … Continue reading »
Time to get rid of drug advertising - Kidney Punch
Jan 17, 2013 •
New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world where pharmaceutical companies are allowed to advertise to consumers directly. I believe this is detrimental to our health and I call on the government to ban the practice immediately. Drugs are not like any other consumer product. There is one reason and one reason … Continue reading »
An implantable artificial kidney - Kidney Punch
Jan 16, 2013 •
$100 Dialysis is my vision. University of California San Francisco researchers are doing some exciting research that may well be a step on the way. They are developing an implantable artificial kidney . They have a facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ArtificialKidney for those wishing to follow progress. $13M is needed to bring it clinical trials – I … Continue reading »