chronic kidney disease

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• Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  Researchers from Childrens Hospital Boston and Brigham and Womens Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children, according to The NephCure Foundation.
  4 hours ago

• Anemia drug not helpful for kidney disease patients

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  DALLAS -- Dec. 22, 2009 -- An international study authored by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has concluded that the anemia drug darbepoetin alfa works no better than a placebo in several other applications previously thought to be promising.
  7 hours ago

• Renal Appoinment – The Convoluted Journey

  
  BitingTheDust — Authority: 129
  The incidence of chronic kidney disease is increasing in Australia, most significantly amongst Indigenous Australians, with rates in remote areas being 35 times higher than amongst non-Indigenous Australians. When the kidneys fail, a person must receive a transplant or their blood must be cleansed of waste ...
  2 weeks ago

• Doctors often fail to detect high BP in kids with chronic kidney

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed that doctors often fail to detect high blood pressure in kids with chronic kidney disease, thereby increasing a child’s risk for serious heart problems.During the study, researchers recruited 198 children and compared blood pressure measurements obtained during ...
  4 weeks ago

• High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension -- even during doctors office visits -- increasing a childs risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Childrens Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears ...
  4 weeks ago

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