- Xcorporeal To Present Today at The American Society of Nephrology’s Renal Week By : Health News
Xcorporeal, Inc. (OTCBB:XCPL) announced today that Victor Gura M.D., its Chief Scientific Officer, will deliver a presentation at The American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN) Renal Week, entitled, “Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy with a Wearable Device,” featuring the first human study conducted in London earlier this year with a prototype of the company’s..... - Post-Stroke Patients Treated with Lipitor Demonstrated Significant Improvement or Stabilization of By : Health News
Pfizer announced today that post-stroke or mini-stroke patients treated with Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets 80 mg had stabilization or improvement in kidney function. These results were demonstrated in patients with or without chronic kidney disease, metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes.... - DaVita Volunteers Raise More than $1,000,000 for Nationwide Kidney Education and Prevention Programs By : Health News
In a nationwide effort to raise money for The Kidney TRUST—an independent public charity focusing on raising awareness of kidney disease among 20 million Americans who suffer from the disease—DaVita, Inc., the nation’s largest independent dialysis provider, announced today that its 54 Kidney Awareness Time Walk-a-thons (KAT Walk) and the Tour DaVita generated more than $1,000,000 in donations between September 12-16......... - Nanobac Announces Results for Nanoparticle and Kidney Stone Formation Study By : Health News
Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB:NNBP)("Nanobac" or "the Company”) announces that scientists from the University of California San Francisco, collaborating with Nanobac scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, have concluded research demonstrating that calcium deposits in the human kidney called Randall’s Plaque may in fact be Calcifying..... - Advanced Magnetics Announces Positive Results from Fourth Phase III Study of Ferumoxytol By : Health News
Advanced Magnetics (NASDAQ: AMAG) today announced preliminary positive results from its fourth and final planned Phase III clinical trial of ferumoxytol as an intravenous (IV) iron replacement therapeutic in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients... - Boffins identify gene that can protect humans from nephronopthisis By : Health News
Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University of Michigan have identified a gene that can protect humans from nephronopthisis (NPHP), a serious kidney disease. - Kidney Patient Case Study By : Health News
Helen Illes, from Berkhamstead, a kidney patient at the Oxford Transplant Centre . . . . . . . . - Chronic Kidney Disease Affects More Than 40 Million Americans as Number of Dialysis Treatments By : Health News
In an effort to raise awareness about the more serious forms of kidney disease during National Kidney Month, DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney dialysis services, today noted that the number of people receiving dialysis treatments increased by nearly 95,000 in the United States during 2006... - DaVita Recognizes March 8 as ‘World Kidney Day’ in Effort to Raise Awareness for Proper Kidney Care By : Health News
Today is World Kidney Day and DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney dialysis services, is joining the effort to help raise awareness about the importance of our kidneys, proper kidney care and the treatment of chronic kidney disease.... - Exploring The Impact Of Chronic Kidney Disease By : Health News
On the occasion of the World Kidney Day 2007, on March 8th, The "American Journal of Nephrology" has published an article focusing on chronic kidney disease (CKD) as a global public health problem, and the urgent need for all countries to have a public health policy for CKD. - MRI Contrast Agent Linked To Complication In Renal Patients By : Health News
A "mysterious" condition called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) which occurs only in patients with advanced kidney disease is strongly related to use of gadolinium dyes for MRI scans . . . . . . - Second Primary Malignancies Associated With Renal Cell Carcinoma Histological Subtypes By : Health News
UroToday.com- While several population-based studies have found an association between renal cancer and lymphoma . . . . . . - New Handbook by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Teaches the Basics of Dialysis to Doctors and Nurses By : Health News
The Handbook of Dialysis, first published in 1988, has become one of the most popular books used by doctors and nurses who care for patients with kidney disease. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is publishing the Fourth Edition of this popular title. - Medical Society Advises Physicians On How To Minimize Dangers Of Contrast Dye By : Health News
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has released recommendations for the prevention of contrast induced nephropathy - potentially fatal............... - Therapy Modulates Highly Sensitized Immune System To Let Mother Give Kidney To Daughter By : Health News
As the holidays approached last year, Soraya Kohanzadeh, 30, Muir Beach, CA, was living day to day, extremely ill, with no hope and expecting to live a shortened life dependent on kidney dialysis. - Kidney Stones Occurring More Often In Children By : Health News
Kidney stones in children considered all but a medical aberration until recently are now becoming a fairly common condition. - Protein Essential For Kidney-to-Bladder Urine Transfer By : Health News
Tests of a protein's role in the immune system have revealed a surprising connection to a kidney problem that occurs in approximately one percent of all live births. - Steroid-free Medication Lowers Rejection Rate For Kidney Transplants - Alternate Treatments Avoid Th By : Health News
Kidney transplant recipients are typically required to take daily steroids as part of their anti-rejection medications. However, long-term steroid use has significant side effects. A new study in Clinical Transplantation explored a combination of steroid-free medications that resulted in excellent patient outcomes and a very low rejection rate. - Let’s Go For A Walk: National Kidney Foundation Hosts Walk to Help Fight Kidney Disease By : Health News
The Second Annual Kidney Walk will be held by the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at Mitchell Park, in Brookfield. Registration is free..... - Living Kidney Donors Have Higher Than Expected Blood Pressure Years After Kidney Donation By : Health News
An analysis of data from published research found that, after at least five years from donation, the blood pressure of kidney donors was 5 mm Hg higher than would be.... - Should Living Donors Be Allowed To Say Who Gets Their Kidneys? By : Health News
Organs donated by altruistic strangers (people who do not know the recipient) "do not go necessarily to patients who have the best immunologic match or the most.... - Gene Discovery May Shed Light On Kidney Disease By : Health News
In a finding that may have broader implications for understanding kidney disorders, genetics researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified.... - How Kidneys Retain Proteins, Discard Waste By : Health News
New research may finally settle a decades-old debate about how the kidney keeps valuable blood proteins from harmfully slipping into the urine, a serious health symptom that often precedes kidney failure.
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