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Chromium Ingredient May Lower Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 15, 2008
...arly in patients with type-1 or type-2 diabetes, and also appear to provide good cardiovascular and renal protection. Pharmaceutical ACE-inhibitors do however have side effects.
Well...let's wai...
Gene for Kidney Failure Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 29, 2008
...he auto-immune destruction of kidney tissue which can occur in lupus patients, subsequently causing renal failure.
Jund regulates the activity of macrophages, cells which help us fight infection by e...
Diabetes-Related Kidney Disease Can Be Fatal
in Daily Diabetic, on December 27, 2007
... Type 1 diabetes patients who develop the most advanced form of kidney disease - end-stage renal disease (ESRD) - can die (have poor outlook).
Such were the confirmation by a new study that ex...
High Urinary Levels of Certain Molecules: Potential Biomarker of Lupus Nephritis
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 27, 2007
...;re trying to discover with this research."
Currently available most reliable for monitoring renal disease in lupus patients is to measure the level of protein excreted in urine.
IN mice, the ...
Nexavar® (sorafenib), FDA-Approved for Inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 21, 2007
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Originally approved in 2005 for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer) - Nexavar® (sorafenib) has recently been approved by the FDA for use i...
Genetic Basis of Susceptibility to Acute Urinary Track Infections
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 18, 2007
...neutralizing infectious bacteria. The Lund team has previously shown that the gene protects against renal pelvis inflammation in animal experiments. Now, in studies of children and adults with recurre...
FDA Approved Carnitor® SF (Levocarnitine) Sugar-Free Oral Solution for Carnitine Deficiency
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 25, 2007
...ibuting to carnitine deficiency may include inborn errors of metabolism, fanconi syndrome, chronic renal dialysis, carnitine-deficient diet, extreme prematurity, malabsorption, HIV infection or antire...
Amgen Buys Ilypsa for $420 Million
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 6, 2007
Biotech giant Amgen, Inc has agreed to buy Ilypsa , a privately-held, Sand Francisco based firm focusing on the development of drugs against kidney disease, for $420 million. Ilypsa's lead drug candidate, ILY101, is a phosphate binder for the treatment of abnormally high levels of phospha...
Shark Cartilage Compound is No Lung Cancer Therapy
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 6, 2007
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Phases I and II studies of this extract have suggested some benefit to patients with lung and renal cancers when AE-941 was given at higher doses - based on the hypotheses that the cartilage con...
FDA Approved New Kidney Cancer Drug: Torisel™ (temsirolimus) by Wyeth
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 1, 2007
...eth 's Torisel™ (temsirolimus) has recently been approved by the FDA for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
Renal cell carcinoma is a type of advanced kidney cancer.
According to Gary...
Once-a-Year Osteoporosis Drug Reclast Effectively Reduces Fracture Incidence
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 4, 2007
... the study also indicated that, at doses required for osteoporosis treatments, side effects such as renal damage and bone deterioration were not observed, although there was a small increase in the in...
Nicotine Could Be The Link Between Cigarette Smoking And Kidney Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 3, 2007
...The study, entitled: "Nicotine: The Link Between Cigarette Smoking and the Progression of Renal Injury?" appears in the Articles in Press Section of the American Journal of Physiology - H...
Surgery is Best Option for High Blood Pressure in Kids
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 3, 2007
... mention lives.
In children with high blood pressure, medications can help. However, in those with renal artery obstructions (causing a rare but especially dangerous form of hypertension), surgery is...
Vitespen (Oncophage) Vaccine Shows Promising Results Against Glioma
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 17, 2006
...g designations from the Food and Drug Administration, in both metastatic melanoma (skin cancer) and renal cell carcinoma ( kidney cancer).
More details of the clinical trials from the UCSF repo...
Heart Transplants Still Possible For Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on October 29, 2006
... found Yoshifumi Naka, M.D., Ph.D., of Columbia, and colleagues. But patients with diabetes-related renal disease or stroke had significantly lower survival rates.
Of course, this makes sense becaus...
Transplant Cured Type 2 Diabetes in Rats, Not Needing Immune Suppression Drugs
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 19, 2006
...t-onset diabetes.
According to senior author Marc R. Hammerman, M.D., the Chromalloy Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine:
"Finding that we can cure type 2 diabetes in the same way is very...
Transplant Cures Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes In Rats
in Daily Diabetic, on August 30, 2006
...than type 1 diabetes," says senior author Marc R. Hammerman, M.D., the Chromalloy Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine. "There are about 200 million type 2 diabetics worldwide, and the in...
Renal Soultions, Inc.'s Allient® Sorbent Hemodialysis System, Granted 510(k) Clearance by the USFDA for Chronic and Acute Hemodialysis
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 29, 2006
... Renal Solutions, Inc. recently announced that the USFDA recently granted 510(k) clearance of the Allient® Sorbent hemodialysis System , including the SORB™ series and HISORB™ series cartr...
The Gift of Love
in Daily Diabetic, on April 18, 2006
...e of her kidneys to her brother Nicholas Powery, 18. Nicholas was recently diagnosed with end-stage renal failure and desperately needed a transplant. With more than 75% of renal failure caused by dia...
Novel Nanoporous "Sponge" Removes Mercury (and other heavy metals) from Contaminated Waters
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 14, 2006
.... The commonly affected organs systems in mercury exposure are the neurologic, gastrointestinal and renal systems.
Therefore, any water effluent containing this metal should first be treated before...
Grand Rounds Vol. 2. No.20
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2006
...Story of the Drug Aprotinin (Trasylol) and Efficacy and Safety of Benazepril for Advanced Chronic Renal Insufficiency .
From the Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments : Brain activation dif...
Nierenatlas geplant: 225.000 Dialyse-Patienten Europas warten darauf
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on February 4, 2006
...schuss gefallen ist: einen dreidimensionalen Nierenatlas zu erstellen. Er ist Teil des European Renal Genome Project (EuReGene), des Europäischen Genomprojekts der Niere. Ziel ist, die hauptsächlichen...
Seven Technologies That Change Everything
in Wangtam, on October 9, 2005
...) rely heavily on expensive but effective protein-based therapies for diseases ranging from chronic renal failure to diabetes. These patented therapies, also known as biodrugs, accounted for $18 billi...
Antisoma Recruits Patients for AS1411 Extended Phase I Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 6, 2005
...patients with various types of cancer, Antisoma 's drug candidate AS1411 showed promising anti-renal cancer activity. Antisoma was able to secure a U.S. orphan drug status for AS1411 in renal c...