NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 08 – Antioxidant vitamins may play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic renal failure, according to researchers in New
04/09/2002 By David Loshak Patients who overdose on tricyclic antidepressants can be successfully treated with extracorporeal sorbent detoxification, despite the high risk for ventricular arrhythmias,
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 04/08/2002 By Mark Greener Overhydration lowers albumin levels among patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, thereby offering a new therapeutic option. Serum
Liver Transplantation 04/05/2002 By Mark Moran Living donor liver transplant recipients achieved higher blood levels of immunosuppressive drugs for a given dose compared with cadaveric
from Current Medical Research and Opinion Anna Kakafika, George Liamis, Moses Elisaf, Dimitri Mikhailidis A number of recent studies have suggested that atorvastatin could reduce
from Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Report During May 1997–November 2000, eight (3%) of 265 kidney transplant recipients at a hospital in California developed an
Journal of Urology 03/15/2002 By Mark Greener Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is as effective as traditional open surgery during long-term follow up. Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is
Urinary abnormalities are more frequent in patients with Behcet's disease than previously recognised, but very few patients who have this disease go on to develop
Episodes of renal colic in men and women occur in a circadian pattern and generally peak in the morning. Although there is anecdotal evidence that
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 25 – Among kidney transplant patients, quality of life after is better with tacrolimus than with cyclosporine-microemulsion immunosuppression, according to
Pulse pressure has been associated with mortality risk in a large, nationally representative sample of United States patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis. Investigators from Duke University
LONDON (Reuters Health) Mar 27 – Most doctors would be prepared to stop treatment at the request of a patient, even knowing that to do
03/26/2002 By David Loshak Empirical oral treatment with nitrofurantoin or nalidixic acid in children with febrile urinary tract infection is as safe and effective as
Baseline microalbuminuria, and the slopes for both systolic blood pressure and fasting glucose can predict the risk of microalbuminuria during antihypertensive therapy. Researchers from the
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 26 A head-to-head trial reported in the March 23 issue of The Lancet shows that losartan is better than atenolol
CAMBRIDGE, MA — March 26, 2002 — Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization of Dynepo (epoietin delta) for
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 13 – Patients with moderate chronic renal insufficiency show signs of protein-calorie malnutrition, but the cause remains an enigma, according
ATLANTA, GA — March 18, 2002 — Chronic renal disease is a significant independent risk factor for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after a percutaneous
Rotational devices remove clots from thrombosed haemodialysis grafts more effectively than the Hydrolyser. However, only percutaneous transluminal angioplasty's efficacy predicted patency. Currently, thrombosed haemodialysis grafts
ATLANTA, GA — March 18, 2002 — Chronic renal disease is a significant independent risk factor for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after a percutaneous