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Detailed Structural and Functional 'maps' Are to Be Developed by Scientists

Feb 26, 2014

Detailed structural and functional 'maps' of the human kidney made using advanced scanning technology are to be developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research, funded with -107,623 from the Dr Hadwen Trust, a ...

Tags: Kidney Disease, GFR, vitamin D, kidney healthy

DaVita's Teammates Donated $1.2 Million to Charities in More Than 1,100 Communities

Feb 25, 2014

DaVita, the kidney care division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, announced that its teammates donated $1.2 million to charities in more than 1,100 communities across the United ...

Tags: DaVita, DaVita Way of Giving, Typhoon Haiyan, American Red Cross

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Has Announced The Launch of Long-Acting Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent

Jan 26, 2014

Japanese pharmaceutical company Kyowa Hakko Kirin has announced the launch of its NESP injection 5μg plastic syringe as an additional formulation. Kyowa Hakko Kirin has obtained initial approval for NESP in July 2007. The long-acting ...

Tags: NESP, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, 5μg plastic, formulation

UAB Has Been Collecting Incompatible Donor-Recipient Pairs in a Database

Dec 27, 2013

Ann Marie Reynolds, a 32-year-old who has been in and out of hospitals fighting chronic kidney disease since she was a teenager, had a less than 1 percent chance of receiving a kidney without the University of Alabama at Birmingham's ...

Tags: chronic kidney disease, incompatible kidney exchange, kidney exchange

Drugs That Help Lower Blood Pressure May Reduce The Risk of Early Death in Kidney Patients

Dec 26, 2013

Drugs that help lower blood pressure may reduce the risk of early death for people with advanced kidney disease, a new study finds. The drugs could also lower patients' odds of requiring dialysis, the researchers said. The new study out ...

Tags: lower blood pressure, advanced kidney disease

Americans' Love of Salt Continued Unabated, Putting People at Risk for High Blood Pressure

Dec 25, 2013

Americans' love of salt has continued unabated in the 21st century, putting people at risk for high blood pressure, the leading cause of heart attack and stroke, U.S. health officials said Thursday. In 2010, more than 90 percent of U.S. ...

Tags: American, love of salt, high blood pressure, salt intake

Obesity Increases The Risk of Developing Kidney Disease,a New Study Suggests

Dec 19, 2013

Obesity increases the risk of developing kidney disease, a new study suggests. Moreover, declines in kidney function can be detected long before people develop other obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the ...

Tags: Obesity, Kidney Function, Health News

Kidney Health Preserved by Consuming More Fruits and Vegetables

Dec 16, 2013

Controlling dietary acid intake by increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables could help improve kidney health, according to three new studies from the US and Japan. The studies were presented at the ASN Kidney Week 2013 held at the ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

The US FDA Has Approved Vifor Pharma's Hyperphosphatemia Drug Velphoro

Dec 3, 2013

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vifor Pharma's hyperphosphatemia drug Velphoro for the control of serum phosphorus levels in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on dialysis. Approval of Velphor, which is an ...

Tags: Drug, phosphate binder

Low-Income Youth with Chronic Kidney Disease Are Less Likely to Grow to a Normal Height

Nov 26, 2013

Lower-income youth with kidney disease, even when prescribed growth hormone, are less likely to grow to a normal height, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Susan Furth, a researcher at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and lead author of the ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

AMAG Pharmaceuticals Has Received a Notice of Three-Month Extension From FDA

Oct 18, 2013

AMAG Pharmaceuticals has received a notice of three-month extension from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Feraheme (ferumoxytol) injection to be used for intravenous (IV) therapy. ...

Tags: AMAG Pharma, Intravenous Use

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Received The Japanese Approval for NESP Injection 5ug Plastic Syringe

Sep 27, 2013

Kyowa Hakko Kirin, a pharmaceutical company, has received the Japanese approval for manufacturing and marketing the NESP injection 5μg plastic syringe as an additional formulation in Japan. NESP is a long-acting erythropoiesis ...

Tags: Plastic Syringe, Kyowa Hakko Kirin

Baxter Proposed Acquisition of The Swedish Dialysis Equipment Manufacturer Gambro

Aug 16, 2013

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has approved the proposed acquisition of the Swedish dialysis equipment manufacturer Gambro by Baxter International for $4 bn. Under the terms of the conditional approval, the company is supposed to sell ...

Tags: Gambro Buyout, Baxter

FibroGen Formed a Strategic Partnership to Develop and Commercialize FG-4592

Aug 2, 2013

British drugmaker AstraZeneca and US biotechnology company FibroGen have formed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize FG-4592 to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ...

Tags: Anemia Drug, Astrazeneca

American Regent Won US FDA Approval for Injectafer for The Treatment of IDA

Jul 26, 2013

American Regent, a subsidiary of a Daiichi Sankyo Group Company named Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, has won USFDA approval for Injectafer (ferric carboxymaltose injection) for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). A parenteral iron ...

Tags: Iron Deficiency Anemia, Medicine

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