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Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.

Long-term prognosis excellent for patients with IgA nephropathy

For patients with a common kidney disease who have normal kidney function and only minor urinary abnormalities at the time of diagnosis, the long-term prognosis is excellent and no special treatments are needed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

7 Sep 2012

George Washington University receives two grants for medical and health research

The George Washington University today announced that it has received two grants totaling nearly $24.5 million dollars, the largest grant allocation the university has received in recent history.

7 Sep 2012

People with kidney stones more likely to need dialysis or transplant later in life

People who have had kidney stones are twice as likely to need dialysis or a kidney transplant later in life, demonstrates recently published findings by medical researchers at the University of Alberta. Their article was recently published in the British Medical Journal.

7 Sep 2012

Longer looks: Insurers balk at price of new asthma relief; Despite health law, costs still overwhelming for some patients

For two decades, Patricia DiGiusto struggled with severe asthma. Powerful medications and frequent use of her inhaler could not prevent repeated trips to the emergency room. ... Two years ago, Ms. DiGiusto's doctor told her about a new procedure called bronchial thermoplasty, the first non-drug therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration for patients with severe asthma.

7 Sep 2012

Constipation drug may bring US patients relief

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved linaclotide for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adults.

6 Sep 2012

Antibiotics: facts and fictions: an interview with Dr Philippa Binns, clinical adviser at NPS MedicineWise

Antibiotics are medicines used to treat infections or diseases caused by bacteria, such as some respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia and whooping cough), urinary tract infections, skin infections and infected wounds.

6 Sep 2012

AMAG receives Swiss marketing authorization for ferumoxytol to treat iron deficiency anemia

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) has granted marketing authorization in Switzerland for ferumoxytol, an intravenous (IV) iron therapy to treat iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adult patients with chronic kidney disease.

6 Sep 2012

Endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms has low rate of complications

A minimally invasive procedure known as endovascular repair used for abdominal aortic aneurysms has a low rate of complications, even in high-risk patients such as those with kidney, heart or lung problems, a Mayo Clinic study shows.

6 Sep 2012

Kidney stones signal poor renal prognosis

People who develop kidney stones may be at an increased risk for developing serious kidney disease later in life, report researchers.

5 Sep 2012

Sacral neuromodulation cost-effective for fecal incontinence

Sacral neuromodulation is less costly than dynamic graciloplasty and artificial bowel sphincter for the treatment of fecal incontinence, show the results of a Dutch health economics study.

5 Sep 2012

Arsenic induces acute promyelocytic leukemia remission

Elderly patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia have a high rate of response to arsenic trioxide, say researchers who believe the drug should be a first-line treatment in this population.

5 Sep 2012

Study evaluates prognostic utility of novel biomarkers of cardiovascular stress

Critical Diagnostics announced today, Circulation, an American Heart Association Journal, released online the first study evaluating the power of ST2 to predict development of heart failure and other adverse outcomes in the general population titled, "Prognostic Utility of Novel Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Stress: The Framingham Heart Study".

5 Sep 2012

AlloCure commences AC607 Phase 2 clinical trial for acute kidney injury

AlloCure, Inc. today announced that it has initiated a phase 2 clinical trial of AC607, the company's mesenchymal stem cell therapy, as a potential treatment for acute kidney injury.

5 Sep 2012

Lack of evidence to recommend routine screening for chronic kidney disease

Currently there is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine screening of chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic adults in the general population, according to a review by the US Preventive Services Task Force.

4 Sep 2012

EC grants marketing authorization for Pfizer’s INLYTA to treat renal cell carcinoma

Pfizer Inc. announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for INLYTA (axitinib) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a type of kidney cancer, after failure of prior treatment with sunitinib or a cytokine.

4 Sep 2012

Nottingham scientists develop novel antimicrobial catheter

A novel antimicrobial catheter that remains infection-free for up to twelve weeks could dramatically improve the lives of long-term catheter users. The scientists who have developed the new technology are presenting their work at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn Conference at the University of Warwick.

4 Sep 2012

Exercise paves way to healthy old age

Middle-aged people who have a high level of physical fitness have a significantly lower and later incidence of chronic conditions in old age than those who are less fit, report researchers.

3 Sep 2012

Usefulness of liver biopsy for CALI preoperative assessment questioned

Liver biopsy is not a reliable tool for preoperative assessment of chemotherapy-associated liver injuries except for steatosis, suggest study findings published in the Archives of Surgery.

3 Sep 2012

Scientists succeed in clarifying molecular signature of hantaviruses

Scientists at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Labor Berlin GmbH have succeeded in clarifying the molecular signature of the viruses that lead to an increasing size and number of hantavirus outbreaks in Germany.

3 Sep 2012

Triple-threat approach can reduce invasive bloodstream infections in pediatric cancer patients

Hospitals can dramatically reduce the number of life-threatening central line infections in pediatric cancer patients by following a set of basic precautions, by encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance with the protocol and by honest analysis of the root cause behind every single infection, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study.

3 Sep 2012

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Long-term prognosis excellent for patients with IgA nephropathy

George Washington University receives two grants for medical and health research

People with kidney stones more likely to need dialysis or transplant later in life

Longer looks: Insurers balk at price of new asthma relief; Despite health law, costs still overwhelming for some patients

Constipation drug may bring US patients relief

Antibiotics: facts and fictions: an interview with Dr Philippa Binns, clinical adviser at NPS MedicineWise

AMAG receives Swiss marketing authorization for ferumoxytol to treat iron deficiency anemia

Endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms has low rate of complications

Kidney stones signal poor renal prognosis

Sacral neuromodulation cost-effective for fecal incontinence

Arsenic induces acute promyelocytic leukemia remission

Study evaluates prognostic utility of novel biomarkers of cardiovascular stress

AlloCure commences AC607 Phase 2 clinical trial for acute kidney injury

Lack of evidence to recommend routine screening for chronic kidney disease

EC grants marketing authorization for Pfizer’s INLYTA to treat renal cell carcinoma

Nottingham scientists develop novel antimicrobial catheter

Exercise paves way to healthy old age

Usefulness of liver biopsy for CALI preoperative assessment questioned

Scientists succeed in clarifying molecular signature of hantaviruses

Triple-threat approach can reduce invasive bloodstream infections in pediatric cancer patients

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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