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Withholding ARBs for longer than two days after surgery significantly increases risk of postoperative death

Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for longer than two days after surgery is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, according to a study of more than 30,000 patients in the VA health care system by researchers at UC San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

5 Jun 2015

Keeping blood sugar levels under control can help protect hearts from diabetes-related damage

Day in and day out, for years on end, millions of people with diabetes prick their fingers to test their blood sugar level. And many may wonder if all the careful eating, exercise and medication it takes to keep those levels under control is really worth it.

4 Jun 2015

DaVita Kidney Care releases list of top 10 U.S. travel destinations for dialysis patients

DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services, today released a list of the top 10 U.S. travel destinations for dialysis patients.

3 Jun 2015

Measuring kidney function and damage may help predict people at risk for heart disease

Simple measures of kidney function and damage may be just as good at predicting who is at risk for heart failure and death from heart attack and stroke as traditional tests of cholesterol levels and blood pressure, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests.

29 May 2015

DaVita Clinical Research announces expansion of clinical trials capabilities in Europe

DaVita Clinical Research (DCR), a specialty contract research organization with services spanning a broad spectrum of drug and device development, today announced an expansion of its clinical trials capabilities in Europe.

28 May 2015

Breakthrough in fight against rare kidney disease - Membranous Nephropathy

Scientists at The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against Membranous Nephropathy (MN) - a rare kidney disease which can lead to kidney failure.

22 May 2015

Kidney function plays critical role in sepsis patients

Researchers at Duke Medicine have determined that kidney function plays a critical role in the fate of patients being treated for sepsis, a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection.

21 May 2015

Diabetes screening will overwhelm India’s health system, study predicts

The new study, which used mathematical models to simulate the outcome of screening the whole population, estimates that between 158 million and 306 million people would be referred for confirmatory testing, but only 26-37 million of those would meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetes...

20 May 2015

Global survey finds gap in physicians' understanding on impact of lupus on patients' lives

As many people in the lupus community prepare to come together in support of World Lupus Day (May 10), a global survey shows that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have difficulty describing their symptoms to their physicians, which leads to a gap in physicians understanding the full impact the illness has on patients' lives.

11 May 2015

DaVita HealthCare Partners recognizes May as Employee Health Month

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, recognizes the month of May as Employee Health Month. The health of teammates is vital in helping to ensure they can provide the best quality of care for DaVita HealthCare Partners' patients.

7 May 2015

New study identifies enzyme that causes obesity-related hypertension

Obesity is a serious health problem affecting approximately one-third of the adult population in the United States. Obese individuals have an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including hypertension. A recent study led by a University of Missouri researcher has identified the enzyme responsible for obesity-related hypertension -- a finding that could lead to new treatment options.

5 May 2015

Molecular Health granted European patent for novel Erythropoietin receptor

Molecular Health announced today it has been granted a patent in Europe entitled "Tissue Protective Erythropoietin Receptor". This latest patent supports Molecular Health's discovery that EPHB4 is a novel receptor for Erythropoietin (EPO), where EPHB4 binds to EPO and promotes tumor growth.

27 Apr 2015

Kidney Failure News and Research

Withholding ARBs for longer than two days after surgery significantly increases risk of postoperative death

Keeping blood sugar levels under control can help protect hearts from diabetes-related damage

DaVita Kidney Care releases list of top 10 U.S. travel destinations for dialysis patients

Measuring kidney function and damage may help predict people at risk for heart disease

DaVita Clinical Research announces expansion of clinical trials capabilities in Europe

Breakthrough in fight against rare kidney disease - Membranous Nephropathy

Kidney function plays critical role in sepsis patients

Diabetes screening will overwhelm India’s health system, study predicts

Global survey finds gap in physicians' understanding on impact of lupus on patients' lives

DaVita HealthCare Partners recognizes May as Employee Health Month

New study identifies enzyme that causes obesity-related hypertension

Molecular Health granted European patent for novel Erythropoietin receptor

NUH develops new treatment guidelines to support women suffering from Hyperemesis

DaVita Way of Giving program receives Communitas Award

Manchester scientists make key finding that could help deliver early test for kidney disease

Managing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: an interview with Dr Richard Sandford, University of Cambridge

MGH investigators identify inflammatory molecule that plays key role in lupus

Six winners share £2 million to develop cutting-edge technology to prevent kidney disease

DaVita Kidney Care celebrates its dietitians and social workers

Healthcare reform changes boost glucose testing in states with healthcare exchanges

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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