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DaVita enhances company's governance policies and practices

The Board of Directors of DaVita Inc. today announced that it has enhanced the company's already strong corporate governance policies and practices.

14 Mar 2011

FMCNA encourages high blood pressure, diabetes people to learn about risk of CKD

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease, a health problem that is growing at an alarming rate in the United States. There are 26 million Americans who have CKD, and millions more are at increased risk and may not even know it.

11 Mar 2011

Seattle Children's Hospital inaugurates new dialysis unit

Today, timed with World Kidney Day, Seattle Children's Hospital announced the opening of its newly renovated dialysis unit. The unit will significantly improve patient comfort and safety compared to its predecessor facility, and includes an additional 630 square feet of space for a total of nearly 2,400 square feet.

11 Mar 2011

Depression is linked with increased risk of developing kidney failure

Depression is associated with an increased risk of developing kidney failure in the future, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

10 Mar 2011

CUBN gene mutation linked with albuminuria in individuals with or without diabetes

A team of researchers from the United States and Europe has identified a single genetic mutation in the CUBN gene that is associated with albuminuria both with and without diabetes. Albuminuria is a condition caused by the leaking of the protein albumin into the urine, which is an indication of kidney disease.

9 Mar 2011

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that several new data analyses from Phase III studies of VICTRELIS, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, will be presented at The International Liver CongressTM / 46th European Association for the Study of the Liver annual meeting.

9 Mar 2011

Fresenius Medical Care announces acquisition of Hema Metrics assets related to Crit-Line system

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, today announced the acquisition of all assets of Hema Metrics LLC related to its Crit-Line system.

8 Mar 2011

DaVita earns recognition in Fortune's Most Admired Companies list

DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with end stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease, has been honored as one of the 2011 Fortune World's Most Admired Companies, and ranked second in the Health Care: Medical Facilities industry.

5 Mar 2011

Nephros completes its shareholders rights offering, related private placement financing

Nephros, Inc., a medical device company developing and marketing filtration products for therapeutic applications, infection control, and water purification, today announced the completion of its rights offering and private placement that together will result in gross proceeds of approximately $3.2 million to Nephros.

5 Mar 2011

Combination therapy may reduce albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes: Study

Results from a Phase 2, 8-week dose-ranging study using low doses of atrasentan in patients with diabetic kidney disease were published this week in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The published study results suggest that atrasentan, used in conjunction with renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, may reduce albuminuria (presence of protein in urine) for patients with type 2 diabetes.

5 Mar 2011

Low physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early

Low physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest that patients need to exercise to fend off an early death.

4 Mar 2011

Racial and ethnic groups less likely to receive kidney transplants than others

Not all racial and ethnic groups have equal access to kidney transplantation, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results indicate that the reasons for these disparities are varied and that more focused efforts are needed to address them.

3 Mar 2011

Rockwell Medical fourth quarter net loss increases to $1.7 million

Rockwell Medical, a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company offering innovative products and services targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and iron deficiency anemia, reported today fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results.

3 Mar 2011

Patients with end-stage renal disease who opt for PD experience no greater risk of catheter infection

Patients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo hemodialysis, a retrospective study at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found.

3 Mar 2011

State news: Ariz. may cut fewer from Medicaid; Pa. adultbasic closes

In a meeting with the Obama administration Monday, Gov. Jan Brewer proposed some Medicaid changes that she hopes will allow Arizona to drop fewer people than previously proposed from the state's Medicaid rolls. Brewer's office already has received permission to cut coverage for 250,000 members, mostly childless adults, as the state tries to close an ongoing budget shortfall.

2 Mar 2011

Tengion prices $31.4 million through private placement financing

Tengion, Inc., a leader in regenerative medicine, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with certain investors in connection with a PIPE financing transaction pursuant to registration exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

1 Mar 2011

Hotspur Technologies announces first clinical use of its Keeper Embolectomy Catheter

Hotspur Technologies announced today that Dr. Thomas DiBartholomeo of Fairfield, CT, performed the first clinical use of its Keeper Embolectomy Catheter. The Keeper Catheter enables physicians to clear clot formation within arteries, while also incorporating the capability of injecting physician-specified fluids directly through the balloon catheter.

28 Feb 2011

AMAG fourth quarter total revenues increase to $17.2 million

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a therapeutic iron compound to treat iron deficiency anemia, today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

25 Feb 2011

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

High radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology.

25 Feb 2011

Study: More effective therapies needed for diabetes patients with ESRD

Despite significant advances in kidney care over the past 20 years, efforts to improve therapy for type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction remain unsuccessful, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest that more effective therapies are needed for these patients.

24 Feb 2011

Dialysis News and Research

Latest Dialysis News and Research

DaVita enhances company's governance policies and practices

FMCNA encourages high blood pressure, diabetes people to learn about risk of CKD

Seattle Children's Hospital inaugurates new dialysis unit

Depression is linked with increased risk of developing kidney failure

CUBN gene mutation linked with albuminuria in individuals with or without diabetes

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

Fresenius Medical Care announces acquisition of Hema Metrics assets related to Crit-Line system

DaVita earns recognition in Fortune's Most Admired Companies list

Nephros completes its shareholders rights offering, related private placement financing

Combination therapy may reduce albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes: Study

Low physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early

Racial and ethnic groups less likely to receive kidney transplants than others

Rockwell Medical fourth quarter net loss increases to $1.7 million

Patients with end-stage renal disease who opt for PD experience no greater risk of catheter infection

State news: Ariz. may cut fewer from Medicaid; Pa. adultbasic closes

Tengion prices $31.4 million through private placement financing

Hotspur Technologies announces first clinical use of its Keeper Embolectomy Catheter

AMAG fourth quarter total revenues increase to $17.2 million

High radiation doses can increase risk of cancer in dialysis patients

Study: More effective therapies needed for diabetes patients with ESRD

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