Latest kidney failure Stories
Nine-month-old Li Xiaokai died of kidney failure on the old wooden bed in her family's farmhouse on September 10.Her grandmother wrapped her in a wool blanket, and her father handed over her body to village men for burial.  At the time, doctors and her family were not sure how she died, but media reports a day later said the type of infant formula Xiaokai had been drinking had been contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine.However, her death, along with those of at least four...
By Charles Hutzler Associated Press BEIJING -- China's leaders scrambled Saturday to contain public dismay over widespread contamination of milk supplies, castigating local officials for negligence while moving to tamp down criticism of the government's response. Officials promised to keep stores supplied with clean milk and set up medical hot lines nationwide to help people cope with one of the worst product safety scandals in years. Milk and dairy products from 22 companies have been...
By Liz Szabo As anyone who has been pregnant can attest, the nine months spent carrying a baby can feel like a marathon. But pregnancy may also be a test -- not of a woman's commitment to motherhood but of the fitness of her heart, blood vessels and kidneys, a new study suggests. The study, in the current edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, finds that pregnant women who develop a serious complication called pre-eclampsia -- which can lead to strokes in the mother and death...
WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new diagnostic marker, called urine NGAL, for early detection of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients can distinguish AKI from other forms of kidney dysfunction and save lives by preventing kidney failure, according to research presented today at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) annual meeting. The research was presented by Prasad Devarajan, M.D., director of nephrology and hypertension, Cincinnati...
Walk into virtually any urban dialysis center, and chances are a disproportionate number of patients tethered to the machines will be African-American. The preferred treatment for kidney failure is an organ transplant. But although African-Americans suffer from kidney disease at higher rates than whites, they are less likely to be referred for transplants, less likely to be placed on a waiting list and less likely to get kidneys once on the list, according to a large body of research. With...
WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to today's passage of the Medicare bill (H.R. 6331), Kidney Care Partners (KCP) -- an alliance of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers working together to improve quality of care for individuals with kidney disease and kidney failure -- commends the United States Congress for passing landmark legislation including vital End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) provisions, which recognize the importance of...
WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the passage of the Medicare bill (H.R. 6331) yesterday, Kidney Care Partners (KCP) -- an alliance of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers working together to improve quality of care for individuals with kidney disease and kidney failure -- applauded the United States Senate for inclusion of vital End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) provisions which recognize the importance of much needed reform...
By Doulton, Timothy CLINICAL REVIEW Contributed by Dr Timothy Doulton, specialist registrar, and Dr Simon Steddon, consultant nephrologist at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Section! Epidemiology and classification Chronic kidney disease (CKD) encompasses abnormalities of both kidney structure and function. It is an important condition associated with excess cardiovascular mortality, decreased quality of life and considerable healthcare expenditure. It is also very common - the...
WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a briefing on Capitol Hill today, Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley (#47), offensive lineman Randy Thomas (#77), running back Rock Cartwright (#31) and safety Reed Doughty (#37) were joined by kidney disease patients, family members and caregivers to unveil a national petition of more than 70,000 signatures urging Congress to enact important patient education measures and quality-oriented Medicare program reforms this year to help...
NEW DELHI -- For the past seven years, Rajesh Gupta has spent 12 hours a week in a hospital bed, hooked up to a hemodialysis machine. He would prefer to undergo a transplant to replace his failed kidneys. But India has no national organ waiting list, few registered organ donors and a legal system that bars transplants from most living donors except for close family members. That means Gupta, with no donor matches in his family, must pay about $900 a month for dialysis treatments for life....
