Gretna Girl hopes for help from Sarpy County and beyond. - Omaha World-Herald
An 8-year-old from Gretna has a disease so rare that only four cases have been documented within the United States. Schimke Immuno-Osseous Dysplasia is an extremely rare form of dwarfism characterized by short stature, kidney disease and a ...
With cholesterol drugs, devil's in the data - Winnipeg Free Press
Earlier studies showed men on CLDs were 12 per cent more prone to develop this disease. No one at the moment knows why CLDs are linked to the development of diabetes. But we've known for years that these drugs can cause liver, muscle and kidney problems.
Mystery disease kills thousands in Central America - Alliance Review
A mysterious epidemic is devastating the Pacific coast of Central America, killing more than 24,000 people in El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2000 and striking thousands of others with chronic kidney disease at rates unseen virtually anywhere else.
Inlyta approved by FDA to treat renal cell carcinoma - ModernMedicine
about 20% of which have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis. Between 40% and 65% of patients who progress following first-line therapy go on to receive a second-line treatment. “Axitinib is the first kidney cancer drug to be exclusively ...
Rising star in kidney research picks Hamilton - Hamilton Spectator
A rising star in kidney research currently conducting the largest study ever done on the rare blood vessel disease vasculitis has been recruited to Hamilton. Dr. Michael Walsh brings with him research funding from five countries and the potential to boost ...
Cycling for Jess - New Straits Times
The expedition, covering 12 countries and over 16,800km is to raise RM168,000 in aid of the MAA-MediCare Kidney Foundation to purchase dialysis machines for diabetic patients. "Diabetes is a rampant disease here and treatment is expensive. I hope to help ...
Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure) Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011 - new market research report - Transworld News
Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure) Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011 - The clinical trial report, "Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure) Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2011" provides data on the Chronic Kidney Disease ...
Diabetic Kidney Disease and the ROCK1 Connection - Med India
A protein kinase known as ROCK1 can intensify an important process called fission in the mitochondria, the power plants of cells, leading to diabetic kidney disease, researchers from Baylor College of Medicine found. The report that appears ...
Costa Rica To Study Kidney Disease Afflicting Sugarcane Workers - Inside Costa Rica
The Costa Rican government has launched a study into the causes of chronic kidney disease in its sugarcane producing northern region. At the same time one of the country’s biggest sugar producers said it is revamping its worker health and ...
Peguis Central School partnering with Kidney Foundation to fight diabetes and kidney disease - First Perspective
Peguis, MB (February 2, 2012) – The Peguis School Board has partnered with the Kidney Foundation of Canada's Manitoba Branch to combat diabetes and kidney disease through the introduction of Our Children*Their Health*Our Future, a culturally-appropriate ...
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