Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

Latest Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

AMAG fourth quarter total revenues increase to $17.2 million

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of a therapeutic iron compound to treat iron deficiency anemia, today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

25 Feb 2011

Positive results from Medtronic CoreValve System study for treatment of aortic valve disease

Medtronic, Inc. today issued a statement on results from an independent study published online in the journal Circulation, which confirmed both early and sustained clinical benefits for patients receiving the Medtronic CoreValve® System for the treatment of aortic valve disease.

19 Feb 2011

Study: Low levels of Klotho protein may serve as early warning sign of CKD

Low levels of the anti-aging hormone Klotho may serve as an early warning sign of the presence of kidney disease and its deadly cardiovascular complications, according to findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

18 Feb 2011

Cytochroma initiates CTAP101 repeat-dose safety, efficacy study in vitamin D insufficiency, SHPT and CKD

Cytochroma today announced the initiation of a repeat-dose safety and efficacy study of CTAP101 Capsules in patients with vitamin D insufficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD).

17 Feb 2011

Daily diet soda raises stroke risk by 61%: Study

A new study suggests that regular intake of diet soda may be boosting the risk of stroke. Stroke is the third leading killer following heart disease and cancer, in the United States. More than 137,000 people a year die from stroke, according to the American Stroke Association.

13 Feb 2011

AMAG receives Health Canada Notice of Non-Compliance for Feraheme NDS

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG) today announced that it has received a Notice of Non-Compliance (NON) from Health Canada regarding its New Drug Submission (NDS) for Feraheme® (ferumoxytol) injection for intravenous (IV) use for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult chronic kidney disease patients.

9 Feb 2011

Patients with kidney tumours can benefit from nephron-sparing surgery

Patients with kidney tumours larger than four centimetres are much more likely to enjoy good long-term renal function if they undergo nephron-sparing surgery rather than radical nephrectomy, according to a study in the February issue of the urology journal BJUI.

7 Feb 2011

DaVita enters definitive agreement to acquire DSI Renal for $690 million

DaVita, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DSI Renal, for approximately $690 million, subject to adjustments. The company expects to close the transaction in the second or third quarter of this year.

4 Feb 2011

Merck reports GAAP net income of $861 million for 2010

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2010. The company reported non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) earnings per share (EPS) for the fourth quarter of $0.88, which excludes purchase accounting adjustments, restructuring costs and merger-related expenses.

4 Feb 2011

American Society of Nephrology supports US Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) supports the recommendations, which include advising Americans to reduce their daily salt intake. The recommendations encourage nearly half of Americans to drastically reduce their salt intake.

3 Feb 2011

“Enjoy your food but eat less”: Latest Dietary guidelines

New federal dietary guidelines, released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services lays down some new rules in healthy eating that include consuming less empty calories, less salt and at least half a plate full of fruits and vegetables a day.

1 Feb 2011

Abbott fourth quarter worldwide sales increase 13.4% to nearly $10 billion

Abbott today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010.

27 Jan 2011

Routine mammograms can show arterial calcium deposits in women with ESRD, CKD

Routine mammograms performed for breast cancer screening could serve another purpose as well: detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

21 Jan 2011

Uric acid levels linked to severe osteoarthritis

The amount of uric acid in one's joints may increase the likelihood of severe osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis worldwide, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

19 Jan 2011

Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim enter global agreement to develop and commercialize diabetes compounds

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced a global agreement to jointly develop and commercialize a portfolio of diabetes compounds currently in mid- and late-stage development.

12 Jan 2011

Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim enter global agreement to develop and commercialize diabetes compounds

Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced a global agreement to jointly develop and commercialize a portfolio of diabetes compounds currently in mid- and late-stage development.

11 Jan 2011

U.S. District Court grants injunction for Sensipar patents

A U.S. District Court in Delaware today granted an injunction preventing Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., and Barr Laboratories, Inc. from commercializing generic versions of Amgen's Sensipar® (cinacalcet) until expiration of the drug's U.S. patents.

10 Jan 2011

PCPs and kidney specialists favor collaborative care for progressive chronic kidney disease

Most primary care physicians (PCPs) and kidney specialists favor collaborative care for a patient with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD), but their preferences on how and when to collaborate differ, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). PCPs and kidney specialists need to partner more effectively to optimize care for patients with CKD.

7 Jan 2011

Patients unresponsive to anti-anemia drug have higher risk of cardiovascular disease, death

Patients with diabetes, kidney disease and anemia who don't respond to treatment with an anti-anemia drug have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease or death, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

28 Dec 2010

Study shows vegetarian diet lowers blood, urine phosphorous levels

Phosphorous levels plummet in kidney disease patients who stick to a vegetarian diet, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology. The results suggest that eating vegetables rather than meat can help kidney disease patients avoid accumulating toxic levels of this mineral in their bodies.

24 Dec 2010