News
In this section you will find Society press releases, member announcements, and ISN communication products.
ISN Announcements
World Kidney Day on CNN website
17 November 2009
CNN interviewed John Feehally, ISN President-Elect, at the occasion of World Diabetes Day (November 14).
Read the article on CNN website
Suggest a new tagline for ISN to celebrate its 50 years
16 November 2009
Help us better communicate the International Society of Nephrology's mission to the world in 2010 and beyond.
The ISN is launching a contest among its members and nephrologists worldwide, to raise ideas for its tagline for 2010. A tagline is a short statement that will be added to the ISN logo in 2010, to underline the fact that ISN is 50 years old, to communicate its achievements in the first 50 years and its renewed commitment to advancing nephrology in the next 50 years.
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Please have a look at the tagline contest webpage, and send us your ideas before 31 December 2009: http://isn2010.wordpress.com/
ISN Press Room
Pakistan: Cutting Down on 'Kidney Tourism'
22 February 2008
Pakistan’s Transplantation of Human Organs and Human Tissue Ordinance 2007 mandates punitive measures for those who deal in organs or remove them improperly. More importantly, the ordinance explicitly bans the donation of organs to foreigners. Opportunities to donate organs to non-relatives are also curtailed.
Renal News
Sleep Apnea Raises BP for Kidney Transplant Patients (CME/CE)
MedPage Today Nephrology : November 20, 2009
Sleep apnea is common among kidney transplant patients, and those with the sleep disorder have higher systolic blood pressure despite taking more antihypertensive medications, a new study found.
CNSBio Inc. To Present Latest Clinical Trial Data For CNSB015 At Neuropathic Pain Conference In San Francisco
Urology / Nephrology News From Medical News Today : November 20, 2009
CNSBio Inc. will present recent Phase IIa proof-of-concept clinical trial data for CNSB015, an orally administered potassium channel modulator used in combination with opioids for the treatment of neuropathic pain, at the 12th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain on November 20-21, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. Dr.
