Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear
2012-04-17
Certain blood pressure-lowering drugs most effective treatment, reports reviewContinue Reading
Herbal Remedy Ingredient Tied to Cancer, Kidney Failure
2012-04-12
Study of Taiwanese patients found potential dangers in aristolochiaContinue Reading
Urinary Incontinence Drugs May Be More Trouble Than They're Worth
2012-04-09
Analysis found many women stop taking the medications because of bothersome side effectsContinue Reading
Women on Dialysis May Experience Sexual Problems: Survey
2012-04-05
Those living without partners more likely to report difficulties, Italian researchers reportContinue Reading
Physician Groups Call for Fewer Medical Tests
2012-04-04
Many patients could safely avoid X-rays, MRIs, heart stress tests and other common procedures, docs sayContinue Reading
Smelly Urine a Red Flag for Kids' UTI
2012-04-02
Symptom should prompt doctors to test for urinary infection, study showsContinue Reading
Omontys Approved for Anemic People With Kidney Disease
2012-03-27
Drug designed to stimulate production of red blood cellsContinue Reading
Age of Live Kidney Donor Makes Little Difference in Organ's Health
2012-03-22
Researchers hope finding will increase participation in ‘kidney-swap’ transplantsContinue Reading
Stem Cell Therapy Could Boost Kidney Transplant Success: Study
2012-03-20
Short-term rejection rates better for recipients than those taking standard drugs, study findsContinue Reading
One Antibiotic Appears to Ease Severe E. Coli Infection
2012-03-13
Small study looked at bacteria that caused German outbreakContinue Reading
Insulin Resistance May Lead to Kidney Disease in the Elderly: Study
2012-03-08
Those with metabolic syndrome more likely to see rapid renal-function decline, researchers sayContinue Reading
Transplant Procedure Creates 'Hybrid' Immune System to Combat Rejection
2012-03-07
Bone marrow cell transfer possible way to prevent common problem with organ donation, preliminary study suggestsContinue Reading
Hospitalizations Up for Severe Skin Swelling
2012-03-06
Called angioedema, the condition often affects the deep layers of skin in the eyes and mouthContinue Reading
Kidney Donors May Not Face Higher Heart Disease Risk
2012-03-02
In first decade after transplant, risk was slightly lower than for non-donors, study findsContinue Reading