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Jean Mixer Joins NxStage Board of Directors

2012-11-09 08:28:21

LAWRENCE, Mass., Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage(®) Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced the appointment of Jean Mixer to its Board of Directors. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110503/MM94799LOGO ) Ms. Mixer is the Chief Executive Officer of mixerconsulting which focuses on helping organizations grow their business through strategic and governance work. She was formerly a partner at The Boston...

Nephros Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

2012-11-08 16:29:08

RIVER EDGE, N.J., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nephros, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NEPH), a commercial stage medical device company that develops and sells high performance liquid purification ultrafilters, announced today financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Recent Highlights Year-to-date ultrafilter sales to our three target markets (Dialysis, Hospital and Military) of over $800,000 vs. approximately $600,000 for full year 2011 First shipment...

No Significant Lowered Risk Of Major Heart Problems With New Drug

2012-11-05 15:06:16

In one of the largest and longest trials involving patients with kidney failure, a study led by an international team of researchers found that cinacalcet — a drug commonly prescribed to patients with kidney failure and a disturbance of bone and mineral metabolism known as secondary hyperparathyroidism — does not significantly reduce the risk of death or major cardiovascular events. The results of the trial known as EVOLVE, which enrolled nearly 4,000 kidney patients from several...

AWAK Technologies Developed Sorbent-Based Regeneration Technology for Hemodialysis

2012-10-19 07:23:23

SINGAPORE and BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AWAK Technologies announced today that it is extending its innovative sorbent technology platform to be used in haemodialysis systems. The technology is currently used in the company's wearable dialysis product, the peritoneal dialysis-based Automated Wearable Artificial Kidney (AWAK). The sorbent technology is a key component for dialysate regeneration used during dialysis session. Conventional hemodialysis systems...

Governor Deval Patrick joins celebration of NxStage's new headquarters, applauds Company's commitment to growth in Massachusetts

2012-10-16 07:28:25

LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in a special ceremony this week with Governor Deval Patrick and other local officials. The event, which included a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony, tour of NxStage's new headquarters at Riverwalk Properties in Lawrence and product demonstrations, took place Monday,...

Recording Artist and Patient Advocate David RUSH Joins NxStage to Raise Awareness of HHD at National Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk

2012-10-12 15:22:22

LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, will participate in the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) New York City Kidney Walk with an on-site patient education tent and a team of company walking volunteers joined by Pitbull's recording artist David RUSH, a former NxStage® System One(TM) patient. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110503/MM94799LOGO ) The National Kidney...

MarketResearchReports.Biz - Global Dialysis Market 2011 - 2015 - New Industry Research Report

2012-10-11 07:25:03

ALBANY, New York, October 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Market Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Reports Database Global Dialysis Market 2011-2015 [http://www.marketresearchreports.biz/analysis/136643 ] TechNavio's [http://www.marketresearchreports.biz/publisher/73 ] analysts forecast the Global Dialysis market [http://www.marketresearchreports.biz/analysis/136643 ] to grow at a CAGR of 7.3 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors...

Houston-Based Law Firm Investigating Claims Against Largest Dialysis Services and Products Company in the U.S.

2012-10-11 04:01:52

Reich & Binstock, LLP is currently investigating claims against Fresenius Medical Care AG, the makers of dialysis products GranuFlo® and NaturaLyte®. These products have been linked to causing alkalosis, a condition associated with an increase in cardiovascular death and catastrophic cardiovascular injuries in patients undergoing dialysis. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 Reich & Binstock, LLP, a Houston-based law firm, is currently investigating claims against...

NxStage Joins Home Dialyzors United Conference to Drive More Awareness of Home Hemodialysis

2012-10-08 15:22:51

LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that Jeffrey H. Burbank, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NxStage, accepted Home Dialyzors United's (HDU) Trailblazer Award for NxStage's outstanding achievement in the innovation and advancement of home hemodialysis with the NxStage System One(TM), at the HDU's 3(rd) Annual Meet Up and Conference in Baltimore, MD. In...

NxStage Applauds Journal Article Urging Greater Use of Home Hemodialysis and Removal of Barriers that Deny Patients Access to Life-Altering Treatment Option

2012-10-05 10:21:42

LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today commented on a review article published on October 4 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) in which leading nephrologists advocate for broadened access to home hemodialysis based on its proven benefits and successful use by thousands of patients. Within the paper, "How to Overcome Barriers and Establish a...