  New medical device could help millions of patients.
Comments     Threshold   RE: this is a great leap forward By
wormpharmer on 7/16/2008 2:34:27 PM , Rating: 2 While peritoneal
dialysis is not a new concept, the portability of this device
will help to improve the quality of life of many renal patients.
I wonder about whether they would be at an increased risk of
infection though? A bag of dialysate has got to be a perfect
breeding ground for bugs.  RE: this is a great leap forward By
steven975 on 7/16/2008 3:24:09 PM , Rating: 2 I was on dialysis
for 6 years, but I got a transplant 6 months ago. Let me tell
you, it sucks, but I took to it better than most others. I
continued working full time and did dialysis on top of that.
Though I'm only 32, I feel mentally like I'm over 100.  IMO,
this isn't really much of a breakthrough, as peritoneal dialysis
has been around for some time. Such a process can often be done
while you sleep, so it won't really free people as much as this
article implies. Basicall