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Hypertensive pregnancies need rigorous follow up

Women who have hypertensive complications during pregnancy are at increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease, shows a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

31 Jan 2013

CKD may raise risk of mortality and end stage renal disease for both men and women

A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium (CKD-PC) found that in general chronic kidney disease is similarly associated with a higher risk of death and end stage renal disease for both women and men. The findings were released online in advance of publication in BMJ.

31 Jan 2013

Keryx prices underwritten public offering of common stock

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock consisting of 8,234,000 shares at $8.49 per share.

30 Jan 2013

NSAIDs pose kidney risk in some children

A small but significant percentage of children develop acute kidney injury after taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, show study findings published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

29 Jan 2013

Minimally invasive islet transplantation reverses progression of atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetics

Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.

29 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: Debating P4P; ‘Tactical retreat' by GOP; The virtues of across-the-board spending cuts

Instead of granting automatic pay increases, N.Y. City's public hospital system will pay them based on how well they reduce costs, increase patient satisfaction and improve the quality of care. The Health and Hospitals Corporation, which runs the city's 11 public hospitals, deserves praise for an ambitious proposal that will need to be refined as it is put into practice.

28 Jan 2013

Hypertensive pregnancies need rigorous follow up

28 Jan 2013

Results from Amgen’s Neulasta plus bevacizumab Phase 3 trial on colorectal cancer

Amgen announced today results from Pegfilgrastim and Anti-VEGF Evaluation Study (PAVES), a Phase 3 trial which evaluated Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) in 845 patients receiving FOLFOX or FOLFIRI and bevacizumab for the first-line treatment of locally-advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer.

28 Jan 2013

Kidney disease increases risk of premature death in diabetic patients

One in every 10 Americans has diabetes, and a third or more of those with the condition will develop kidney disease. It may be possible to live a long and healthy life with diabetes, but once kidney disease develops, the risk of dying prematurely increases significantly, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

25 Jan 2013

NSAIDs cause acute kidney injury in some children

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, are commonly used to treat pain and reduce fever in children. However, the use of NSAIDs has been shown to cause acute kidney injury (AKI) in some children

25 Jan 2013

Researchers to develop new diagnostic tools and treatments for people with rare diseases

A multi-million Euro initiative is bringing together researchers from across the world to develop new diagnostic tools and new treatments for people with rare diseases and to connect research data in this area on a global scale.

25 Jan 2013

Women taking tacrolimus drug can breast feed their babies

Women taking the immunosuppressant tacrolimus can rest assured that breast feeding will not elevate their babies' exposure to the drug, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).

24 Jan 2013

Galectin Therapeutics' GR-MD-02 reverses diabetic nephropathy in preclinical study

Galectin Therapeutics, the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins to treat fibrosis and cancer, today announced new preclinical data on the efficacy of anti-galectin therapy on diabetic kidney disease.

23 Jan 2013

Pregnant women with hypertensive disorders more likely to develop end-stage renal disease

Women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease compared with women without the disorders, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

22 Jan 2013

Itch-specific nerve cells: an interview with Associate Professor Xinzhong Dong

Itch was actually defined by a German physician more than 350 years ago. His name was Samuel Hafenreffer. He defined itch as an unpleasant sensation that makes people want to scratch. You probably think this is a very simple definition but itch is really a very complex sensory modality.

21 Jan 2013

Income disparities, segregation may account for survival differences in U.S. hemodialysis patients

Complex socioeconomic and residential factors may account for differences in survival between Black and White kidney failure patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

19 Jan 2013

Atrial fibrillation increases risk of kidney failure in people with CKD

Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease - the complete failure of the kidneys - placing them in need of lifelong dialysis or a kidney transplant.

18 Jan 2013

Kidney Disease News and Research

Hypertensive pregnancies need rigorous follow up

CKD may raise risk of mortality and end stage renal disease for both men and women

Keryx prices underwritten public offering of common stock

NSAIDs pose kidney risk in some children

Minimally invasive islet transplantation reverses progression of atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetics

Viewpoints: Debating P4P; ‘Tactical retreat' by GOP; The virtues of across-the-board spending cuts

Hypertensive pregnancies need rigorous follow up

Results from Amgen’s Neulasta plus bevacizumab Phase 3 trial on colorectal cancer

Kidney disease increases risk of premature death in diabetic patients

NSAIDs cause acute kidney injury in some children

Researchers to develop new diagnostic tools and treatments for people with rare diseases

Women taking tacrolimus drug can breast feed their babies

Galectin Therapeutics' GR-MD-02 reverses diabetic nephropathy in preclinical study

Pregnant women with hypertensive disorders more likely to develop end-stage renal disease

Itch-specific nerve cells: an interview with Associate Professor Xinzhong Dong

Income disparities, segregation may account for survival differences in U.S. hemodialysis patients

Atrial fibrillation increases risk of kidney failure in people with CKD

Top-line results from Amgen’s Aranesp Phase 3 trial on heart failure and anemia

BPA adversely affects kidney function in children

Pediatric CKD rates increase substantially in south of England

Free guide - Everything about renal proximal tubule cells eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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