Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

Latest Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

Children who take steroid drugs for nephrotic syndrome do not suffer bone loss

Childhood nephrotic syndrome, which affects 3 out of 100,000 children, is the most common chronic kidney disease in children. Although it does not impair kidney function, it weakens the body's ability to remove water and salt from the blood, and causes swelling in the belly, legs, and around the eyes.

25 Aug 2004

FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Myogen's ambrisentan, for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Myogen has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to ambrisentan for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

3 Aug 2004

Negative side effects of iron for people with kidney disease

More than 20 million Americans– one in nine adults– have chronic kidney disease, and most don't even know it.

2 Aug 2004

Over half of older adults hospitalized for heart disease also have reduced kidney function

Over half of older adults hospitalized for heart disease also have reduced kidney function, suggests a study in the July Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

21 Jun 2004

Cinacalet helps control overactive thyroids, a major complication of advanced kidney disease

A new drug can help control an overactive thyroid, a major complication of advanced kidney disease, by playing a trick on the gland, a new study finds. The drug, cinacalet, is much more effective at keeping the parathyroid gland working normally than a placebo, according to the study. It may be a good alternative to standard therapy, researchers said.

7 Apr 2004

Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

Latest Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

Children who take steroid drugs for nephrotic syndrome do not suffer bone loss

FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Myogen's ambrisentan, for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Negative side effects of iron for people with kidney disease

Over half of older adults hospitalized for heart disease also have reduced kidney function

Cinacalet helps control overactive thyroids, a major complication of advanced kidney disease

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

Latest Chronic Kidney Disease News and Research

Children who take steroid drugs for nephrotic syndrome do not suffer bone loss

FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Myogen's ambrisentan, for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Negative side effects of iron for people with kidney disease

Over half of older adults hospitalized for heart disease also have reduced kidney function

Cinacalet helps control overactive thyroids, a major complication of advanced kidney disease

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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