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Renal transplant nurses can play a key role in enhancing patients' quality of life

People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.

23 Nov 2009

Cardiovascular Systems commences patient enrollment in CALCIUM 360° clinical trial

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., announces the first patient enrollment in its prospective, randomized CALCIUM 360° clinical trial, part of the company’s 360° Clinical Series. The CALCIUM 360° study will evaluate the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) behind and below the knee using CSI’s Diamondback 360® PAD System, a minimally invasive catheter for treating PAD anywhere in the leg.

19 Nov 2009

New surgical technique may benefit brain injured athletes

NFL players and other athletes who suffer serious or multiple concussions may benefit from ground-breaking research being conducted by scientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. The scientists are developing a surgical technique that involves hypothermia in specific regions of the brain.

16 Nov 2009

El Camino Hospital moves into new, technologically and seismically advanced facility

El Camino Hospital, the hospital of Silicon Valley, today completed its move into the new, technologically and seismically advanced facility. After completing several practice runs led by the activation team, hospital officials report all patients were safely transferred to the new facility.

16 Nov 2009

Millar Instruments signs distribution partnership with Transonic Systems

Millar Instruments, Inc., developer and manufacturer of Mikro-Tip® pressure transducer catheters and pressure-volume (P-V) systems, and Transonic Systems, Inc., global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of flow measurement devices, today announce a new distribution partnership.

13 Nov 2009

New Satellite Dialysis center to serve patients affected with CKD opened

Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of nephrology research, today announced the opening of a new Satellite Dialysis center in Tracy, CA.

13 Nov 2009

Nicast to launch the NovaMesh intra-abdominal hernia mesh in Europe

Nicast, developer of medical devices made of electrospun nanofabric, announced today it is readying to launch the NovaMesh intra-abdominal hernia mesh in the European market in Q1 2010, pending European regulatory approval. NovaMesh is the first intra-abdominal hernia mesh to utilize the special properties of electrospun nanofabric.

12 Nov 2009

Physicians and researchers to develop kidney replacement device for children

When children need kidney dialysis because of disease or congenital defects, doctors are forced to adapt adult-size dialysis equipment. No FDA-approved kidney replacement devices exist that are specifically designed for children.

12 Nov 2009

Chronic kidney disease on the rise; preventive testing is critical for diabetic patients

New data confirms the rate of chronic kidney disease is inching upward, keeping pace with the rising rates of diabetes. In late September, the U.S. Renal Data System published its 2009 Annual Data report, which shows the incidence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. Medicare population is now 9.8%, up from 8.7% reported in last year’s data analysis.

11 Nov 2009

Microbix Biosystems receives Health Canada's marketing and export approval for KINLYTIC

Microbix Biosystems Inc. today announced that KINLYTIC (urokinase for injection) has been approved in Canada for marketing and export. Health Canada's issuance of a Drug Identification Number for KINLYTIC gives Microbix the opportunity to market the product in Canada and export the clot-busting therapy to markets worldwide.

11 Nov 2009

Baxter International lauds new Medicare education benefit for chronic kidney disease patients

Baxter International Inc. commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on announcing implementation plans for a new Medicare benefit that will provide Stage 4 chronic kidney disease patients with coverage for up to six sessions explaining their treatment options, such as transplantation, home peritoneal dialysis (PD), home hemodialysis (HHD) or clinic-based hemodialysis (HD).

From Baxter International Inc. 10 Nov 2009

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals reports financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

9 Nov 2009

NxStage Medical reports strong results for the third quarter of 2009

NxStage Medical, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today posted strong third quarter results.

5 Nov 2009

CHANTIX/CHAMPIX raises hope for quitting smoking

New study results showed that 42.3 percent of smokers with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who took CHANTIX/CHAMPIX® (varenicline) were able to quit smoking and remain abstinent during the last four weeks of treatment (weeks 9-12) compared with 8.8 percent of those given placebo (p<0.0001). These findings were presented by investigators at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).

5 Nov 2009

Scientific and medical community mourns the loss of Emeritus Professor James Boyer Brown

The scientific and medical community mourns the loss of our esteemed colleague and good friend Emeritus Professor James Boyer Brown AM, MSc (NZ), PhD (Edin), MSc (Melb), DSc (Edin), FRANZCOG (Ad Eundem), Life Member Fertility Society of Australia, Life Member Endocrine Society of Australia, who passed away on Saturday 31st October 2009, aged 90.

4 Nov 2009

Fresenius Medical Care reports financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced its results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009.

3 Nov 2009

Affiliated Dialysis Centers to purchase nursing home dialysis business in Chicago

Affiliated Dialysis Centers, LLC (“ADC”), an independent dialysis provider based in Illinois, today announced that a definitive agreement has been reached to purchase a nursing home dialysis business in the Chicago market.

3 Nov 2009

Interim data from Bristol-Myers Squibb's BARACLUDE study for chronic hepatitis B patients

Bristol-Myers Squibb today announced 48-week data from an ongoing study (ETV-048) of chronic hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis, in which BARACLUDE demonstrated greater viral suppression compared to adefovir. The new BARACLUDE data were presented today at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

2 Nov 2009

Women at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of CKD: Study

Woman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, California. The findings suggest that educating practitioners about CKD could increase the timely diagnosis of CKD, thereby leading to improvements in care to patients and savings in Medicare dollars.

2 Nov 2009

Lupus patients rarely develop kidney disorders after a kidney transplant

Individuals with a history of lupus who receive a kidney transplant rarely develop the serious inflammatory condition lupus nephritis in their new organ, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

2 Nov 2009

Dialysis News and Research

Latest Dialysis News and Research

Renal transplant nurses can play a key role in enhancing patients' quality of life

Cardiovascular Systems commences patient enrollment in CALCIUM 360° clinical trial

New surgical technique may benefit brain injured athletes

El Camino Hospital moves into new, technologically and seismically advanced facility

Millar Instruments signs distribution partnership with Transonic Systems

New Satellite Dialysis center to serve patients affected with CKD opened

Nicast to launch the NovaMesh intra-abdominal hernia mesh in Europe

Physicians and researchers to develop kidney replacement device for children

Chronic kidney disease on the rise; preventive testing is critical for diabetic patients

Microbix Biosystems receives Health Canada's marketing and export approval for KINLYTIC

Baxter International lauds new Medicare education benefit for chronic kidney disease patients

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals reports financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009

NxStage Medical reports strong results for the third quarter of 2009

CHANTIX/CHAMPIX raises hope for quitting smoking

Scientific and medical community mourns the loss of Emeritus Professor James Boyer Brown

Fresenius Medical Care reports financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009

Affiliated Dialysis Centers to purchase nursing home dialysis business in Chicago

Interim data from Bristol-Myers Squibb's BARACLUDE study for chronic hepatitis B patients

Women at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of CKD: Study

Lupus patients rarely develop kidney disorders after a kidney transplant

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Dialysis News and Research

Latest Dialysis News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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