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High urinary bisphenol A levels in children associated with higher urinary alb/creat levels.
Health Day News: Children and teens with the highest BPA levels in their urine had a higher albumin-to-creatinine ratio than those with the lowest BPA levels. A higher albumin-to-creatinine ratio can be an early marker of kidney damage and future risk of heart disease, the researchers said.

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DaVita announces drug supply agreement with Fresenius Medical Care.
MarketWatch: FMC, a leading provider of dialysis services and maker of dialysis products, will use DaVita Rx(R) prescription drug services for its Medicare patients in the United States.

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AWAK inks agreement with Baxter for wearable dialysis technology.
Pharmabiz: AWAK Technologies, a research-focused, medical technology company, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Baxter International, Inc. for the development of innovative wearable dialysis technology. The agreement enables AWAK to continue the development of its investigational peritoneal dialysis-based automated wearable artificial kidney.

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GAO claims that Medicare is overpaying for dialysis.
AMA: A Government Accountability Office report concluded that Medicare is overpaying for end-stage renal disease services, but organizations representing treatment facilities said the study did not account for all care provided to patients.

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FMC and DaVita lose legal case in Florida challenging laboratory referral law.
Florida Today: A federal appeals court Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a heavily lobbied 2002 law that prevents Florida doctors from referring kidney-dialysis patients to labs in which the doctors have financial stakes.

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