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11/19/2009
Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) Ends Development of Kidney Treatment, Renvela's Successor
Genzyme Corporation today reported results of a phase 2/3 study of its advanced phosphate binder (APB). The trial met its primary endpoint, which was to show that the APB lowered phosphate levels effe...
Source: BUSINESS WIRE |
11/19/2009
Sleep Apnea May Cause Heart Disease In Kidney Transplant Patients
Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcomin...
Source: American Society of Nephrology |
11/18/2009
Zydena is Efficacious in Once Daily Dosing for Erectile Dysfunction/Positive BPH Results
Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Dong-A PharmTech, Co. Ltd. announced today that it has completed a 240 patient once-a-day dosing clinical study of udenafil, its new long acting phosphodiesterase t...
Source: Dong-A PharmTech Co. Ltd. |
11/18/2009
Heart Failure Patients With Kidney Dysfunction Don't Recover Well After Hospital Discharge
Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, acco...
Source: Henry Ford Health System |
11/18/2009
Shockwave Therapy Shows Promise For ED
It sounds painful, but shockwave therapy may be an effective treatment for men who suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a small study showcased here at the European Society for Sexual M...
Source: Reuters Health |
11/17/2009
Urgent® PC and Macroplastique® Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology 2010 Annual Meeting
Uroplasty, Inc. , a medical device company developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, today announced that nine abstracts outlin...
Source: Uroplasty, Inc. |
11/17/2009
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time For Smokers
Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmoker...
Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
11/16/2009
American Heart Association Late-breaking Clinical Trial Report: Risks of Anemia Drug Outweigh Benefits in Cardiovascular Disease Patients With Diabetes and Kidney Disease
Study highlights:...
Source: American Heart Association |
11/16/2009
Methodist Dallas Medical Center First in Metroplex to Perform Kidney Transplant on HIV Positive Patient
Methodist Dallas Medical Center recently made history when it became the first in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to perform a kidney transplant on an HIV positive patient. The patient, a 40-year old...
Source: Methodist Health System |
11/16/2009
High Prevalence of Masked Hypertension in Children with Kidney Disease
Children with chronic kidney disease have a high prevalence of masked hypertension, often in association with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), research findings indicate....
Source: Reuters Health |
11/12/2009
Study: Kidney Angioplasty Brings Risks, No Benefit
If you're among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure i...
Source: AP |
11/12/2009
Doctors' Tests Often Miss High Blood Pressure In Kids With Kidney Disease
Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcomi...
Source: American Society of Nephrology |
11/11/2009
Routine Evaluation of Prostate Size Not as Effective in Cancer Screening, Mayo Study Finds
New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predi...
Source: Mayo Clinic |
11/11/2009
Workplace BPA Exposure Increases Risk of Male Sexual Dysfunction
November 11, 2009 (Oakland, Calif.) – High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the...
Source: Kaiser Permanente |
11/10/2009
European Urology: Male Factor Infertility Associated With Comorbidities
Arnhem, November 2009 – The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile M...
Source: European Association of Urology |
11/9/2009
New Finding Suggests Prostate Biopsy is Not Always Necessary
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men...
Source: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center |
11/6/2009
Does Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity Help In Early Detection Prostate Cancer?
Arnhem, November 2009 – The November issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article focussing on prostate specific antigen (PSA) velocity a...
Source: European Association of Urology |
11/6/2009
Key Player Identified In Cascade That Leads To Hypertension-Related Kidney Damage
A key player in a cascade that likely begins with stress and leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage has been identified by researchers who say the finding may lead to better ways to control bo...
Source: Medical College of Georgia |
11/6/2009
Red, Processed Meats Linked to Prostate Cancer
Men who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than those who limit such foods, a large study of U.S. men suggests....
Source: Reuters Health |
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