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Recalls & Warnings FDA Warns That Tinzaparin Increases Mortality Risk in Elderly Patients With Renal Insufficiency
A clinical study indicated that tinzaparin may lead to an increased risk for death in all renal-impaired elderly patients receiving tinzaparin.
Medscape Medical News, January 2009
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Black Dialysis Patients May Need More EPO Than Whites
In order to achieve similar hemoglobin levels, black patients undergoing hemodialysis require higher doses of erythropoietin (EPO) than do their white counterparts, Massachusetts-based researchers report in the December issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Machine Perfusion Superior to Cold Preservation for Donor Kidneys
A large European trial has shown a clear benefit of machine perfusion over static cold storage for kidneys being preserved for transplantation.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Renal Dysfunction Prolongs Time to Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping
The time taken for the normal nocturnal drop in blood pressure to occur is prolonged in patients with renal impairment, Japanese investigators have shown.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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CME
The Case for Measuring Kidney Function When Evaluating Suspected CAD
Studies support chronic kidney disease as a predictor of cardiac death and other events and suggest that kidney function be considered more often in the evaluation of patients for coronary disease.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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Economic Blues Trickle Down to Physicians
Physicians are feeling the pinch of the recession; bolstered Medicaid and Medicare spending and improved marketing may help in 2009.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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Optimal Dialysis Modality Depends on Age, Comorbidities
A study of more than 27,000 dialysis patients shows that the optimal dialysis modality differs depending on age, co-existing disease, and other factors.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome predicts the new onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report by researchers in China.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Nephrectomy for Locally Advanced Renal Cancer Improves Survival
Nephrectomy improves cancer-specific survival in patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Phosphorus Binder Treatment Lowers Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients
Treatment with phosphorus-binding drugs is associated with lower mortality in hemodialysis patients, according to a report in the December 17th online issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Tamsulosin Speeds Stone Clearance After Lithotripsy
Use of tamsulosin facilitates earlier clearance of stone fragments and reduces pain after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for renal calculi, according to Indian researchers.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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The Case for Measuring Kidney Function When Evaluating Suspected CAD
Several recent studies support chronic kidney disease as a predictor of cardiac death and other events and suggest that kidney function be considered more often in the evaluation of patients for coronary disease.
Heartwire, December 2008
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Papaverine HCL Helps Selected Patients With Intractable Renal Colic
The plant extract papaverine hydrochloride (HCL) may be of use in selected patients with renal colic pain who do not respond to conventional treatment, according to Turkish researchers.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Cryoablation May Be Superior to Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Masses
When minimally invasive therapy is elected for small renal masses, cryoablation may have advantages over radiofrequency ablation (RFA), according to meta-analysis of data from 47 studies.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Low Exposure to Melamine of Little Consequence to Children's Health
Children exposed to low doses of melamine in contaminated dairy products are unlikely to experience any significant renal complications, according to a large study conducted in Hong Kong and reported in the December 19th Online First issue of the British Medical Journal.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Renal Function Predicts Mortality After Heart Valve Surgery
Renal function independently predicts the risk of dying after heart valve surgery, according to a report in the November issue of the American Heart Journal.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Very Low Birth Weight Linked to Secondary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Very low birth weight increases the risk of developing secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) years later, according to a report in the November 19th issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Recalls & Warnings Oral Sodium Phosphate Products Linked to Acute Phosphate Nephropathy
The use of oral sodium phosphate products has been tied to acute phosphate nephropathy.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
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Obama, Turning to Healthcare, to Nominate Daschle
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama turns his focus on Thursday to healthcare -- a key element of his election campaign -- when he nominates former Senate leader Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services.
Reuters Health Information, December 2008
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Rosiglitazone May Be Useful for Resistant Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
In a phase 1 trial, rosiglitazone therapy was safe and well tolerated, offering a rationale for evaluating the efficacy of rosiglitazone as an antifibrotic agent for primary FSGS.
Medscape Medical News, December 2008
