| 1. | Merck Frosst Canada - KRESCENT Program |
| | Created in response to the needs identified at the Horizons 2000 + Conference, which brought together key stakeholders in renal research, the KRESCENT Program will enrich the training and mentorship of outstanding investigators who will play a leading role in the prevention of end-stage renal disease and improving the health of Canadians affected by kidney disease.... |
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| 2. | Merck Frosst Canada - Health Policies & Programs |
| | Physicians, medical office assistants and nurses will implement patient registries and recall systems to optimize the management of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.... |
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| 3. | Merck Frosst Canada - Diabetes |
| | In addition to causing heart disease, diabetes that is not controlled properly can lead to the development of kidney disease, blindness, nerve and blood vessel damage, and difficulties in fighting infection.... |
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| 4. | Merck Frosst Canada - Diabetes |
| | In addition, you are at greater risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and kidney disease - problems that may need to be addressed through special dietary modifications.... |
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| 5. | Merck Frosst Canada - Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |
| | Additional groups at increased risk are adults and children more than 2 years old who :Have chronic illnesses such as heart and kidney disease, sickle-cell disease, alcoholism, do not have a spleen (asplenia), or whose spleens don't work well. Have HIV infection, or other conditions associated with an impaired immune system. |
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| 6. | Merck Frosst Canada - Diabetes |
| | Some medicines can increase blood glucose levels, while others decrease them ; and some may worsen complications of diabetes, such as kidney disease.... |
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