NICE has issued guidance on home compared with hospital haemodialysis for patients with end-stage renal failure. It has recommended that patients who are suitable for

Journal of Nephrology 10/02/2002 By James Adams Elevated procalcitonin levels indicate systemic bacterial infection in patients with chronic renal failure or end-stage renal disease.  Differential

European Urology 10/04/2002 By Alison Palkhivala Switching from a standard Western to a mixed or vegetarian diet may reduce the risk of calcium oxalate crystallisation,

Efficacy of angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are not altered, either positively or negatively, among patients who also take aspirin.  This is found in a systematic overview

By Peggy Peck Special to DG News ORLANDO, FL — September 26, 2002 — Plasma concentrations of the endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine

By Maggie Schwarz Special to DG News WASHINGTON, DC — September 27, 2002 — Patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention

By Paula Moyer Special to DG News SAN DIEGO, CA — September 27, 2002 — Endoscopic salvage surgery using a CO2 laser is as effective

By Paula Moyer Special to DG News SAN DIEGO, CA — September 27, 2002 —  Patients who have both nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis have

Diabetic women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were more likely to have their blood glucose under control, and have lower cholesterol levels than women

Patients with kidney disease who have experienced a myocardial infarction (MI) may benefit from aspirin plus beta-blocker (ASA + BB) therapy nearly as much as

The mortality rate of chronic renal insufficiency during the first year of dialysis appears to be influenced by when and how often a patient had

Atorvastatin 80 mg/day lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels further than did pravastatin 40 mg/day, and it also reversed atherosclerosis as reflected by reduced carotid

בכתבה מ- BusinesWeek מדווח על כך שהמאבק המשפטי ארוך השנים, מאז 1985, מתחדש שוב. הרקע, כידוע הוא התחרות בתכשירי האריתרופוטאין של 2 החברות. לכתבה

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APAS) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) appears to involve not only positive titres of anticardiolipin antibodies, but also positive anti-beta2

Haemofiltration is superior to peritoneal dialysis for treatment of infection-associated acute renal failure in terms of both clinical outcome and cost.  This is the conclusion

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Sanofi-Synthelabo (Euronext: SAN; NYSE: SNY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Avapro® (irbesartan)

Temocapril, an angiotensin converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, improves insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic mice by way of the bradykinin-nitric oxide system, according to a report

הכתבות והמאמרים הנקראים והמומלצים ביותר בנושא הדיאליזה שהתפרסמו לאחרונה באתר דוקטור’ס גייד. לכתבות

Nocturnal blood pressure may be the best early indicator of subsequent vascular complications and renal disease in diabetes, according to a report in the Sept.

Investigators successfully transplanted 13 kidneys into a group of 15 patients who were treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) for HLA desensitization, according to a report