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Manuscript describing effects of acetic acid and sodium diacetate on acid-base balance now available.
Artificial Organs: Kohn, Kjellstrand and Ing: Dual -concentrate bicarbonate-based hemodialysis: Know your buffers. Art Organs, 2012, in press.

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Check your computer for presence of Java plugin that can leave it vulnerable to hackers.
HP: Researchers have identified code that attacks machines by exploiting a newly discovered flaw in the latest version of Java. Once in, a second piece of software called "Poison Ivy" is released that lets hackers gain control of the infected computer, said Jaime Blasco, a research manager with AlienVault Labs. Several security firms advised users to immediately disable Java software -- installed in some form on the vast majority of personal computers around the world -- in their Internet browsers. Oracle says that Java sits on 97 percent of enterprise desktops.

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Renal denervation for advanced heart failure
EurekAlert: There was no change in contractile function of the left side of the heart in patients who received standard drug treatment. "The improvement of the contractile function of the left side of the heart by more than 10% in patients after renal denervation was a surprise," said Dr Táborský. "This parameter has practically not changed in patients treated by the classic drugs. The difference in response might be explained by a continuous decrease of the renal sympathetic activity in the complex pathophysiology of heart failure."

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Niacin may help the body fight against Staph. aureus infection. via CEBPE gene.
EurekAlert: In laboratory tests with mice and human blood, Cedars-Sinai scientists found that vitamin B3 increased by up to 1,000 fold the ability of the immune system to kill staph bacteria. Beyond its findings related to vitamin B3, the study indicates that similar targeting of the CEBPE gene with other compounds may offer a new immune-boosting strategy to fight bacterial infections.

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Dr. John Stokes, University of Iowa Division of Nephrology Chief, in Memoriam.
University of Iowa: A memorial service for Dr Stokes will be held on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Iowa City (1300 Melrose Avenue) beginning at 9:00 am. Letters of sympathy can be sent to his wife Jackie. For contact information, please contact the University of Iowa.

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