News articles tagged with 'renal'
Portable, less costly peritoneal dialysis shows no additional catheter risk factors
— 3 Mar 2011 13:23 | HealthPatients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo haemodialysis, a retrospective study at…
Diabetics are not benefiting from advances in kidney care
— 26 Feb 2011 16:09 | HealthDespite significant advances in kidney care over the past 20 years, efforts to improve therapy for type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction remain unsuccessful, according to…
Competing risks analysis highlights new targets in preventing ESRD and death of diabetics
— 18 Feb 2011 17:29 | HealthPatients with both type 1 diabetes and CKD have an increased risk of adverse outcomes. Despite aggressive treatment, many patients with type 1 diabetes and overt nephropathy develop…
Medication adherence improves blood pressure control in chronic kidney disease
— 4 Nov 2010 14:03 | HealthResearchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centre have found that about one-third of chronic kidney disease patients who are prescribed…
New insights into the development of epithelial cells
— 30 Oct 2010 16:32 | HealthScientists of the Max Delbrueck Centre for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Experimental and Clinical Research Centre (ECRC) of MDC and Charite in Berlin-Buch have gained…
Study finds large disparity in access to kidney transplants for UK patients
— 21 Jul 2010 09:18 | HealthLarge variations exist in access to kidney transplants for patients in the UK, which cannot be explained by case mix (differences in a patient's condition), according to a new study…
New tool for pre-surgical detection of kidney cancers may help patients avoid unnecessary surgeries
— 2 Jun 2010 15:39 | HealthKidney cancer is a radiographic diagnosis which means treatment decisions are often made based on the findings of a solid mass on CT or MRI. Unfortunately these tests cannot distinguish…
Fox Chase researchers to present at American Urological Association
— 1 Jun 2010 19:45 | HealthFox Chase Cancer Centre researchers will present three abstracts at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) that demonstrate progress in the use of the…
Researchers find papillary renal cell carcinoma unresponsive to sunitinib
— 29 May 2010 13:54 | HealthOf the more than 38,000 Americans diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) each year, approximately 20 percent have non-clear cell forms of the disease. New findings shows that a non-clear…
Some statins have unintended effects and warrant closer monitoring, study finds
— 27 May 2010 11:08 | HealthThe type and dosage of statin drugs given to patients to treat heart disease should be proactively monitored as they can have unintended adverse effects, concludes a new study published…