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New data supports new guidelines for the use of ERAs in dialysis patients

Tuesday, 9 March 2010- A new study helps dispel mounting confusion over the safety of blockbuster anaemia drugs — erythropoiesis-stimulating agents — for people with kidney disease requiring dialysis, as federal regulators...

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Kidney injury linked to greater risk of death among pneumonia patients

Thursday, 4 March 2010- Patients hospitalised with even mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) are more likely to die after discharge than pneumonia patients whose kidneys remain...

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Kidney transplant drug belatacept may cause fatal side-effects, says US FDA

Monday, 1 March 2010- Belatacept, an investigational drug to counter organ rejection following transplants could lead to potential side-effects including death despite its obvious advantages in improving kidney function,...

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Robot-assisted option may offer advantages for kidney surgery

Tuesday, 23 February 2010- A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that robot-assisted surgery was faster and resulted in...

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Kidney transplant drug belatacept may lower toxicity

Monday, 22 February 2010- Kidney transplant recipients had similar survival and better renal function with the investigational immunosuppressive agent belatacept compared with cyclosporine, results of two randomised trials...

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Scientists discover molecular pathway for organ tissue repair

Wednesday, 17 February 2010- Scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that works through the immune system to regenerate damaged kidney tissues and may lead to new therapies for repairing injury in a number of organs.

The...

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Seniors wait longer for kidney transplants

Wednesday, 17 February 2010- In the US, one-third of people over the age of 65 wait longer than necessary for lifesaving new kidneys because their doctors fail to put them in a queue for organs unsuitable to transplant in younger...

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New stent improves ability to keep vessels open for dialysis patients

Monday, 15 February 2010- Kidney dialysis patients often need repeated procedures, such as balloon angioplasty, to open blood vessels that become blocked or narrowed at the point where dialysis machines connect to the...

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Obesity need not rule out renal transplants

Tuesday, 9 February 2010- Elevated BMI in renal transplant recipients does not appear to impact early graft function and the risk of acute rejection, according to study findings presented here at the American Society of...

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Transplants can proceed despite substance abuse

Monday, 8 February 2010- Substance abuse by renal transplant recipients does not significantly affect graft and patient outcomes, according to new data presented at the American Society of Transplantation 10th Annual State of the...

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Protein levels in urine help predict kidney function

Thursday, 4 February 2010- High protein levels in urine can signal trouble for people who are at risk for kidney failure and associated problems, a new study suggests.

The researchers reporting the findings in yesterday’s issue...

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Research at UCSB points to potential treatment for kidney disease

Thursday, 28 January 2010- Research performed at UC Santa Barbara points to the drug rapamycin as a potential treatment for kidney disease. The study builds on past research and shows that studies performed on mice are more...

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Kidney abnormalities require more research

Monday, 18 January 2010- Abnormalities in the kidneys and their blood vessels occur in at least 25% of healthy individuals, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). While...

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End of life care falls short for kidney disease patients

Friday, 15 January 2010- Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often do not receive adequate end-of-life care and are unhappy with the medical decisions made as their conditions worsen, according to a study...

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Abnormal blood calcium levels deadly for kidney disease patients

Monday, 11 January 2010- Abnormally high or low blood calcium levels are linked to an increased chance of premature death in non-dialysis kidney disease patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the...

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