BBC NewsOrgan donation: Jewish, Muslim presumed consent worriesBBC NewsPlans to introduce presumed consent organ donation in Wales face opposition from within the Jewish and Muslim communities. … It would mean everyone is deemed to be a willing organ…
Common drug doesn't significantly lower death riskTimes of IndiaCinacalcet — a drug commonly prescribed to patients with kidney failure and a disturbance of bone and mineral metabolism known as secondary hyperparathyroidism — does not significa…
Several million people worldwide suffer from the genetic disorder polycystic kidney disease. Previously, only the symptoms of the disease could be treated. Teaming up with colleagues, researchers from the University of Zurich have now succeeded in curb…
Renal Failure and Replacement Therapy – All You Wanted to KnowDaijiworld.comWhile kidney transplantation is one of the two options (other being dialysis) for patients with end-stage renal diseases, there are many intricate aspects people should be awar…
-A Study provides further efficacy and safety data for BARACLUDE® in this special patient population-PARIS, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Bristol-Myers Squibb announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved a BARACLUDE® …
Now, patients' heartbeat could power pacemakerTimes of IndiaMeasurements of the prototype's performance, based on sets of 100 simulated heartbeats at various heart rates, showed the energy harvester performed as the scientists had predicted —…
Aspirin enough to prevent blood clotsTimes of IndiaOperating since 2003, the study completed recruitment of 822 participants from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India and Argentina. All the participants had previously suffered a DVT or PE that occu…
Novartis drug VotubiaR approved in the EU as first medication to treat …ReutersBasel, November 5, 2012 – Novartis received approval from the European Commission (EC) for Votubia R (everolimus) tablets* for the treatment of adult patients with renal a…
Eating fruits improves kidney patients' healthTimes of IndiaStudy co-authors for "Fruits and Vegetables or Oral NaHCO3 Preserve GFR and Reduce Urine Angiotensinogen, a Marker of Kidney Angiotensin II Activity, in Stage 3 CKD" include Chan…
Prior to this approval, surgical intervention was the only option in Europe for these tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) patients[1],[2] Kidney tumors, or renal angiomyolipomas, affect up to 80% of patients …