New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) 07/25/2002 By Anne MacLennan  Use of kidneys from donors without a heartbeat, an unpopular and controversial practice since its

A DGReview of :”High rate of renal relapse in 71 patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis under maintenance of remission with low-dose methotrexate” Arthritis Care and Research

הוספה של pravastatin, בישראל Lipidal , לחולים המטופלים בהצלחה ביתר לחץ דם, הביאה לשיפור ההגנה על תפקוד הכליה. תוצאה (מפתיעה ?) זו התקבלה במחקר קטן

Several nutritional assessment tools, measuring different clinical parameters, may be effective in predicting survival in dialysis patients. Dr. Jeannette G. van Manen, of the clinical

ACE inhibitors induce a long-term favourable influence in proteinuric IgA nephropathy patients and should be the first-line therapy for this group.  Dr. Manuel Praga, lead

Obesity does not appear to be a risk factor for delayed graft rejection nor does it lessen the risk for graft survival in renal transplantation

בית משפט השלום בתל אביב שחרר אתמול בערבות את אילן פרי , בעלים של חברה העוסקת בתיווך בתחום השתלות האיברים בין חולים לתורמים ישראלים.     פרי

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — July 19, 2002 — Recombinant human erythropoietin once weekly is an effective and safe treatment for anaemia in haemodialysis patients. Investigators led

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — July 18, 2002 —  Lamivudine quickly and safely diminishes the negative effects of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in patients who have

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — July 18, 2002 — Haemodialysis patients with haemoglobin levels greater than 11 g/dL appear to have lower rates of mortality and hospitalisation,

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — July 18, 2002 — The presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) after renal transplantation is a risk factor for death and congestive

Sirolimus has tubulotoxic effects at therapeutic trough levels of 10-20 ng/mL, according to research presented here at the meeting of the European Renal Association and

Intravenous iron sucrose can be administered safely as a two minute bolus injection, the ease, researchers report. The practicality of administration of a bolus injection

— Chronic renal anaemia patients who switched from two or three times weekly subcutaneous epoetin beta to once weekly or once fortnightly subcutaneous epoetin beta

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped early a major clinical trial of the risks

Older renal patients who are transferred to hemodialysis from peritoneal dialysis because of their illness are at greater risk of death . Comorbid conditions are

Coronary heart disease (CHD) in haemodialysis patients may be associated with mean platelet volume (MPV), say German researchers. While MPV is a myocardial infarction risk

TORONTO, ON — July 5, 2002 —  The following updated safety information has been provided recently to healthcare professionals to review with their patients when

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) –  A new review of three deaths of US military recruits highlights the dangers of drinking too much water.  The military

Staphylococcus aureus is a cause of hospital- and community-acquired infections (1,2). In 1996, the first clinical  isolate of S. aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin