Cryopreserved femoral vein is useful in the treatment of patients with infected haemodialysis grafts, researchers in the United States have found.  The absence of infection

Researchers report there may be safety merits in modifying the dosing schedule for heparin to increase therapeutic infusion rates when factors such as patient weight

A high consumption of vegetables and soya-based products may be just as effective as statins in reducing cholesterol in certain people, according to the results

Hematologic cancer patients who develop renal complications during treatment incur hospital costs that are twice as high as patients without renal problems, according to findings

Weekly administration of 40,000 units of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) reduces allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and increases haemoglobin in critically ill patients.  Researchers

According to findings from a new Danish study, a reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked each day, short of completely quitting, does not appear

There have been some important changes to the prescribing information for Eprex as a result of investigations into pure red cell aplasia (PRCA, erythroblastopenia) in

Laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy, a minimally invasive surgery, appears to be an effective way of managing upper tract transitional cell carcinoma in select patients. In a

The European Commission has granted marketing approval for a once weekly regimen of NeoRecormonÒ (epoetin beta) in anaemia related to cancer. This approval was based

Interleukin-8 gene polymorphism is linked with increased risk of nephritis in patients with cutaneous vasculitis. This is the conclusion of a joint study by researchers

The effect of posture on renal function in patients with preascitic cirrhosis appears to be linked to loss of tubuloglomerular feedback, Italian researchers report in

Hemodialysis patients respond better to hepatitis B vaccination if they are receiving more efficient dialysis, as measured by Kt/V, Croatian researchers report.  Dr. Vedran Kovacic

Janssen-Cilag, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced that it will initiate, in consultation with French Health Authority (AFSAPPS), an Urgent Safety Restriction (USR) to

High concentrations of oxidised low density lipoprotein- anti-oxidised LDL complexes are associated with abnormal proteinuria, especially when formed with antibodies of higher avidity. Researchers in

Despite the ready availability of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and dialysis, scleroderma M01-R renal crisis continues to be linked with poor survival. This is one

Nesiritide is reduces filling pressures rapidly and effectively in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure (CHF) and concomitant renal insufficiency, researchers announced here on November

Even though there have been significant improvements in outcomes over the past decade, renal transplant recipients hospitalized for congestive heart failure in the United States

Although it shows blood pressure (BP) levels can be reduced to below the current guidelines set for cardiovascular risk reduction, research does not support additional

Urinary excretion of endothelin-1, a potent vasoconstrictor, is elevated in patients with severe proteinuria and declines following successful immunosuppressive therapy. Previously, animal studies suggested that

Increasing folic acid intake to lower concentrations of homocysteine would significantly reduce the risk for ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis and stroke, according to