Researchers Begin Drug Trial In Hope Of Finding New Ways To Treat Acute Kidney Failure
...as.--Eachyear 20 million Americans are affected by kidney and urological diseases, while150,000 develop acute kidney failure. The current treatment for kidney failureis dialysis, a sometimes painful and always costly ......sults in clinicallyimportant toxicities, including kidney toxicity, vomiting, and bone marrowtoxicity, that ...7 can completely protect against cisplatin-induced kidney toxicity,vomiting and bone marrow toxicities while increasing cisplatin's antitumoractivity. In the...Maternal Tissue Typing Could Improve Selection Of Kidney Transplant Donors
...suitable donors for individuals in need of kidney transplants. The new finding was reported Dec. 3, ... the routine family workup for living-related kidney donation will greatly expand the pool of optimal donors, by giving an alternative choice to ......ered fromrecurrent infections, persistent pain and kidney problems. Treatment for severe autoimmune diseases using high-dose cyclophosphamidefollowedby bone marrow or stem cell transplantation to repopulate the immune systemdestroyed by thedrug treatment is being studied elsewhere. The new Hopkins res...Far Few Drugs Are Tested On Children
...emicalsquite differently. For a start, the way the kidney excretes substances changesin the first few years after birth, with different mechanisms maturing atdifferent times. Because of this, the proportion of a drug that stays in thebloodstream depends on the age of a child. The same applies to the...Ablatherm: An Ultrasound Device For Prostate Cancer Therapy
..., the first French-made devicedesigned to break up kidney stones by the use of shock waves (it was thisapplication that led to the creation of Technomed)....UI Study Finds Social Support May Increase Longevity Of People With Schizophrenia
...medical conditionssuch as cancer, heart disease or kidney disease," Christensen said. "We decidedto look at this question in terms of a psychiatric population." Christensen developed the idea for the study along with research team memberRachel A. Dornink, a first-year student at the UI College of Medicine. ...Low Educational Level Increases Risk For Congestive Heart Failure
...ause previous studieshad found an association with kidney failure. During nearly 20 years of follow-up study, 1,382 individuals developed CHF. Thestrongest risk factors for developing CHF were diabetes, high blood pressure,overweight, smoking and physical inactivity. Each one of these conditionsincreased ...Americans Skip Dialysis; Swedes And Japanese Don't, Wake Forest Study Shows
...rican dialysis patients are far more likely toskip kidney dialysis treatments than patients in either Sweden or Japan, a WakeForest University Baptist Medical Center physician reports in the April 7 issueof the Journal of the American Medical Association. Anthony J. Bleyer, M.D., assistant professor...Anabolic Steroids May Help Dialysis Patients Fight Fatigue And Gain Lean Body Mass
Patients with kidney disease frequently experience malnutrition and ana...nsidered a "bridge" while thepatient is awaiting a kidney transplant - which can be up to a three year waitin the US. However for some patients, the blood cl...AVANT Atherosclerosis Vaccine Raises HDL, Reduces Atherosclerosis In Vaccinated Animals
... health conditions such ashypertension and chronic kidney failure. The American Heart Associationcurrently lists cardiovascular disease as a the number one cause of death in theUnited States, and experts estimate that 10 million Americans annually sufferfrom complications of atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular ......ng forthe recipients of hearts, lungs and combined kidney and pancreas, reports AbdulRao, M.D., D.Phil., ass...ought to Pittsburgh 25 long-survivingrecipients of kidney and liver transplants. Biopsies taken from thetransplanted organs, lymph nodes, skin and other tiss......that chimerism is present in long-termsurvivors of kidney and liver organ transplants, some of whom have bee...ought to Pittsburgh 25 long-survivingrecipients of kidney and liver transplants. Biopsies taken from thetransplanted organs, lymph nodes, skin and other tiss...NHLBI Urges Americans To Take Control Of Their Hypertension
...Hypertension can lead to stroke, heart failure, or kidney damage. Tohelp prevent that, blood pressure must be lowered to less than 140/90 mm Hg(millimeters of mercury). Normal blood pressure is less than 130/less than 85mm Hg. "We advise Americans to talk about their blood pressure with theirdocto......ee young women as they prepare for and recoverfrom kidney transplants at the leading center for these difficult procedures, UCSan Francisco. In an environment where the extraordinary life-saving skill ofsurgeons is prominent, mutual support among the three patients turns out to beinvaluable to help them cop....... Using therapeutic protocols developed for use in kidney transplantation -- oneprotocol for adults and the ...ve or disprove the effectivenessof IVIG therapy in kidney transplant situations, the treatment also appearsbeneficial in heart, lung and liver transplants. Ac...Transplant Pioneer Thomas E. Starzl Most Cited Researcher In Clinical Medicine Over Past 17 Years
... He also was among the first to perform cadaveric kidney transplants. Since coming to the University of Pittsburgh in 1981, he has continued toadvance the field considerably. His discovery in the early 1980s that the drugcocktail prednisone, azathioprine and cyclosporine could control organ rejectionpract...Immunex Advances CD40 Ligand To Phase II Clinical Trial In People With Metastatic Kidney Cancer
...gent CD40 Ligand (CD40L) inthe most common form of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma. The company isconti...cinoma. Approximately 30,000 new cases of kidney cancer will be diagnosed thisyear in the United States and about 11,900 people will die from this di...New Strategy May Succeed At Extending The Life Of Transplanted Kidneys
A kidney transplant offers people with kidney failure a new chance at a normal,active life. But, on average, a transplanted kidney continues to fu...Alga-Based Compound Promises Less Bleeding On The Battlefield
...lated toangioplasty and angiography, as well as in kidney dialysis. Pending full review and approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, theproduct will be available for general use....