http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Acute-Renal-Failure-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:58:47 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-management-of-lupus-nephritis-100911-1.htm Guidelines for the screening, treatment and management of lupus nephritis has been issued by The American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The guidelines, available today in iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, are specific to lupus nephritis and include methods for identifying renal disease, newer therapies, and treatment of pregnant SLE patients with kidney involvement. The ACR estimates that up to 322,000 adult Americans are diagnosed with SLE, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, fatigue, joint pain, and organ damage....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-management-of-lupus-nephritis-100911-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/canadian-research-firm-says-survival-chances-in-renal-disease-increases-with-intensive-kidney-dialysis-100673-1.htm Opting for intensive kidney dialysis at home instead of conventional dialysis in clinics could increase the survival chances of patients with end stage renal disease according to a new study conducted by Lawson Health Research Institute. The study found that patients who underwent intensive dialysis at home have better survival rates than patients who had conventional dialysis in clinics. Intensive dialysis patients also had better blood pressure results and biochemical test values than conventional dialysis patients....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/canadian-research-firm-says-survival-chances-in-renal-disease-increases-with-intensive-kidney-dialysis-100673-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/nephroplus-plans-to-set-up-100-dialysis-centers-across-india-100622-1.htm Hyderabad based NephroPlus has planned to set up 100 dialysis centers across India over the next three years. The leading kidney care clinic group also announced eminent nephrologist Brian J.G. Pereira will join its board as a director. "We hope to leverage his expertise as we work to build the NephroPlus brand and provide the best kidney care and dialysis treatment to patients in India," said NephroPlus CEO Vikram Vuppala. "I look forward to working with the enterprising team of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/nephroplus-plans-to-set-up-100-dialysis-centers-across-india-100622-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/technique-that-removes-additional-toxins-may-not-help-dialysis-patients-100621-1.htm A study has found that hemodiafiltration, a technique that removes additional toxins during dialysis, does not improve kidney failure patients' survival or heart health, but intense treatments may provide a benefit. Kidney failure patients on dialysis have a high risk of developing heart problems and dying from heart disease. Retention of certain toxins may play a role because during conventional hemodialysis, smaller substances are removed while larger toxins can accumulate in the body. A technique ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/technique-that-removes-additional-toxins-may-not-help-dialysis-patients-100621-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/survival-in-dialysis-patients-influenced-by-mental-health-99814-1.htm The risk of developing heart problems and dying prematurely is high in dialysis patients whose mental health deteriorates over time, a new study has revealed. The study will be appearing in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology/i (iCJASN/i). Additional research should investigate whether caring for kidney disease patients' mental health may help prevent heart complications and even death. Research indicates that poor mental health can affect heart health....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/survival-in-dialysis-patients-influenced-by-mental-health-99814-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/women-on-dialysis-suffer-from-sexual-dysfunction-99787-1.htm An observational study has found that most of the kidney failure patients on dialysis experienced sexual problems. Other studies have also indicated that sexual dysfunction is also common in men on hemodialysis. More than 350,000 people in the United States receive this type of therapy. Additional studies are needed to understand how sexual dysfunction affects dialysis patients' quality of life and psychological wellbeing. Patients on dialysis can experience symptoms-such as pain, depression, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-on-dialysis-suffer-from-sexual-dysfunction-99787-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/frequent-dialysis-does-not-help-improve-physical-health-new-study-98950-1.htm A new study has contradicted to some of the recent observational studies which suggested that more frequent hemodialysis may prolong lives in kidney failure patients than conventional dialysis. The study appearing in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology/i (CJASN) finds that additional treatments, which are time-consuming and take a considerable toll on patients, do not markedly improve patients' physical health. Kidney failure, or end-stage kidney ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/frequent-dialysis-does-not-help-improve-physical-health-new-study-98950-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chronic-kidney-disease-may-not-necessarily-lead-to-kidney-failure-98664-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (JASN) says that not all patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are destined for kidney failure. The findings provide hope that the kidney health of some CKD patients can improve. Approximately 60 million people globally have chronic kidney disease, which is often assumed to be an unstoppable and progressive condition that leads to kidney failure and the need for long-term dialysis or a kidney transplant....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chronic-kidney-disease-may-not-necessarily-lead-to-kidney-failure-98664-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/kidney-failure-patients-benefit-from-frequent-or-extended-dialysis-treatments-97937-1.htm Patients suffering from kidney failure may benefit from frequent and longer dialysis treatments which may improve survival compared with conventional dialysis. The findings suggest that daily or nightly dialysis sessions at home or in the clinic are viable-and perhaps superior-alternatives for some patients with kidney failure. Most kidney failure patients who undergo dialysis receive treatments at outpatient facilities three times per week, for three to four hours per visit. Researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/kidney-failure-patients-benefit-from-frequent-or-extended-dialysis-treatments-97937-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/education-classes-benefit-kidney-failure-patients-97731-1.htm Kidney failure patients who took part in education programs are more likely to get evaluated for a bikidney transplant/i/b, reveals study. The study appears in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)/i. The findings indicate that requiring a formal patient education class may help reduce inequities in kidney failure patients'' access to kidney transplantation. Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for kidney failure....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/education-classes-benefit-kidney-failure-patients-97731-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Biomarkers-Help-Predict-Renal-Failure-Risk-96477-1.htm In type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients, high concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 and 2 (TNFR1 and TNFR2) accurately predicts risk of renal failure loss. In two studies published in the IJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/I, the Joslin researchers found that high concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 and 2 (TNFR1 and TNFR2) accurately predict the risk of renal function loss in Type 1 and in Type 2 diabetes ten years in advance. Currently available ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Biomarkers-Help-Predict-Renal-Failure-Risk-96477-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-What-Many-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Stomach-96361-1.htm A new study has revealed that bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract causes serious health problems for many patients with kidney failure. This study is appearing in an upcoming issue of the iJournal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN)/i. The findings indicate that greater efforts are needed to prevent and treat upper GI bleeding in these patients. Poor kidney function puts people at risk for upper GI bleeding, which occurs in the esophagus, stomach, or first part of the intestine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Sheds-Light-on-What-Many-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Stomach-96361-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Urine-Test-to-Diagnose-Acute-Kidney-Failure-96011-1.htm A simple urine test helps diagnose acute kidney failure (AKI), shows study published in the iJournal of the American College of Cardiology/i. Physicians typically measure a patient''s creatinine levels to determine kidney function. But creatinine levels can remain normal for several hours after acute kidney damage, and an accurate assessment requires measurements taken over a period of 1-3 days. This limits their usefulness in an emergency room. Urinary biomarkers, however, require only ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Urine-Test-to-Diagnose-Acute-Kidney-Failure-96011-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wife-Mariah-Carey-Confirms-Nick-Cannons-Good-Spirits-Even-With-Kidney-Failure-95807-1.htm Mariah Carey admitted her husband Nick Cannon is 'in a lot of pain' following a mild kidney failure yet remains in 'good spirits'. The 'America's Got Talent' host is staying optimistic even after beginning the New Year in a hospital bed. "As always, he's in good spirits considering the situation," Carey told People. Cannon, 31, was hospitalized after a mild kidney failure during a holiday getaway in Aspen, Colo., but he was moved to an L.A. hospital late Wednesday afternoon, New York Daily News reported....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wife-Mariah-Carey-Confirms-Nick-Cannons-Good-Spirits-Even-With-Kidney-Failure-95807-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dialysis-Patients-Heart-Health-Differently-Affected-by-Blood-Pressure-Drugs-94609-1.htm A new study has revealed that two seemingly similar blood pressure-lowering drugs have different effects on the heart health of dialysis patients. The study appears in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (JASN). The results indicate that certain dialysis patients may benefit more from one drug while some should opt for the other. About 20% of kidney disease patients die within one year after they start dialysis and more than half die after five years-mostly from heart disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dialysis-Patients-Heart-Health-Differently-Affected-by-Blood-Pressure-Drugs-94609-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fortis-to-Launch-Chain-of-Dialysis-Centers-to-Broaden-Access-to-Quality-Care-94521-1.htm Fortis Healthcare has announced that it will soon be launching a chain of dialysis centers across India, providing valuable service to patients suffering from chronic renal failure who do not have quick access to quality dialysis. The company revealed that the first phase of the launch will see it open up six centers in New Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) while it will be opening up similar centers in metros and Tier-II and -III cities. In total the company revealed that it will be ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fortis-to-Launch-Chain-of-Dialysis-Centers-to-Broaden-Access-to-Quality-Care-94521-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/African-American-Dialysis-Patients-Usually-Live-Longer-Than-Whites-94504-1.htm A recent study has pointed out that African American dialysis patients usually live longer than whites. High levels of inflammation-which may be due to conditions such as infections, inflammatory illnesses, periodontal disease, chronic lung disease, and obesity-increase dialysis patients' risk of dying prematurely. Deidra Crews, MD (Johns Hopkins University) and her colleagues wondered whether racial differences in inflammation might explain the survival paradox among dialysis patients. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/African-American-Dialysis-Patients-Usually-Live-Longer-Than-Whites-94504-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemodialysis-Therapy-Preferred-by-Lupus-Nephritis-Patients-With-End-stage-Renal-Disease-93243-1.htm Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by lupus nephritis opt hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and preemptive kidney transplantation, explains new research. Results of the study now available in IArthritis Care (and) Research/I, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), also found that African Americans, Medicaid recipients, those without health insurance, and the unemployed had significantly reduced initiation of peritoneal dialysis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemodialysis-Therapy-Preferred-by-Lupus-Nephritis-Patients-With-End-stage-Renal-Disease-93243-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Best-Blood-Glucose-Levels-for-Diabetics-With-Kidney-Failure-93231-1.htm Diabetics with kidney failure should not lower their blood glucose levels as much as diabetics without kidney failure, two separate studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology''s Annual Kidney Week have stressed. For most patients with diabetes, taking medication to lowering blood levels of hemoglobin A1C, which reflect average blood glucose levels, to 7% can lower their risk of developing certain complications. Sylvia Paz Ramirez, MD (Arbor Research Collaborative For Health) ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Best-Blood-Glucose-Levels-for-Diabetics-With-Kidney-Failure-93231-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Research-Could-Help-Prevent-Diabetic-Kidney-Failure-92975-1.htm Researchers have found that the enzyme arginase-2 plays a vital role in kidney failure and by blocking the action of this enzyme could protect against kidney disease in diabetes. "We believe these arginase inhibitors may be one of the new targets that can slow down the progression of, or even prevent the development of, end-stage renal disease," said Alaa S. Awad, assistant professor of nephrology, Penn State College of Medicine. In the United States diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Research-Could-Help-Prevent-Diabetic-Kidney-Failure-92975-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Promising-Drug-For-Kidney-Failure-Fails-in-Large-Clinical-Trial8206-92579-1.htm A drug known as sulodexide has failed to show any benefit toward halting kidney failure in people with diabetes and an international trial has been stopped early, a US medical journal said Thursday. The drug, once seen as a potentially promising treatment to reduce protein in the urine, is made by New York-based Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, which also funded the study that was meant to include more than 2,240 patients worldwide. However, it was halted after 1,248 people enrolled because there ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Promising-Drug-For-Kidney-Failure-Fails-in-Large-Clinical-Trial8206-92579-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/If-Patients-Dont-Follow-Treatments-Dialysis-Clinics-Are-Hit-92519-1.htm Dialysis treatment success depends on patient characteristics and Medicare reimbursement, it seems. How well kidney disease patients follow their prescribed treatments has the greatest impact liDialysis clinics in low-income urban areas provide care to more patients who don't follow their prescribed treatments; these clinics get unfairly penalized Dialysis clinics that provide care to kidney disease patients who cannot or will not follow their prescribed treatments will be penalized under ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/If-Patients-Dont-Follow-Treatments-Dialysis-Clinics-Are-Hit-92519-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Traditional-Method-of-Dialysis-may-Not-be-Enough-in-Kidney-Failure-Patients-90951-1.htm A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has warned that the traditional treatment method of thrice a week dialysis may not be enough for those with failed kidneys since the risk of serious health problems was high during the interval between the treatments. Majority of the people who suffer from failed kidney undergo dialysis three days a week where in the blood in purified of all toxins. The dialysis is carried out on alternate days, usually on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Traditional-Method-of-Dialysis-may-Not-be-Enough-in-Kidney-Failure-Patients-90951-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Failure-Affects-Afro-Americans-More-Than-Whites-89714-1.htm Afro-Americans are four times more at risk of developing kidney failure than whites. A new study has found that a condition that occurs when the kidneys are damaged and spill protein into the urine contributes to this increased risk. The study, conducted by William McClellan, MD of Emory University and his colleagues, appears in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology/I (JASN), a publication of the American Society of Nephrology. The investigators analyzed information from 27,911 individuals (40....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kidney-Failure-Affects-Afro-Americans-More-Than-Whites-89714-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Find-H1N1-Flu-Vaccine-Safe-in-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-or-Transplant-89444-1.htm It is well-known that when the influenza A (H1N1) virus swept around the world in spring 2009, infection was presumed to be more common in immunosuppressed patients, such as those who have had a kidney transplant. Later that year, the International Societies of Transplantation recommended that transplant recipients receive at least one dose of the H1N1 vaccine, although there was no information on the efficacy of the vaccine in that population. Marta Crespo, MD, and Julio Pascual, MD, PhD ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Find-H1N1-Flu-Vaccine-Safe-in-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-or-Transplant-89444-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Antibiotic-Used-for-Acne-Cuts-Catheter-Infections-in-Dialysis-Patients-89412-1.htm A medication which is used to treat acne may help ward off serious bacterial infections in kidney patients undergoing dialysis, new research finds. But if antibiotics are used too often, "super bugs" may crop up that are resistant to the drugs. A new randomized controlled clinical trial has shown that using an antibiotic that is not usually used to treat other serious infections may be a safe way to prevent bacterial infections in dialysis patients. The study, which included approximately 200 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Antibiotic-Used-for-Acne-Cuts-Catheter-Infections-in-Dialysis-Patients-89412-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Most-Dialysis-Patients-Unprepared-To-Handle-Disasters-89364-1.htm Most patients on dialysis are not prepared to effectively handle man-made or natural disasters putting them in great risk of becoming seriously sick or dying in the face of a disaster. Patients on dialysis depend on technology to keep them alive. But what happens when a disaster-such as the recent tornadoes in the Midwest or the earthquake in Japan-strikes? Disaster scenarios fall along two lines of response. During tornadoes or hurricanes, people must evacuate their homes and seek shelter in other locations....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Most-Dialysis-Patients-Unprepared-To-Handle-Disasters-89364-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Finds-That-Blacks-Under-50-Fare-Worse-On-Kidney-Dialysis-88935-1.htm African Americans under age 50 face higher risks of dying while on kidney dialysis than their white counterparts, said a US study published Tuesday that contradicts previous research on the topic. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University described their findings as "surprising," and suggested that doctors should advise young blacks differently than whites about the risks of undergoing the blood-filtering procedure. The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined 1.3 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Finds-That-Blacks-Under-50-Fare-Worse-On-Kidney-Dialysis-88935-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Blood-Clot-Risk-in-Patients-Increased-by-Sudden-Drop-in-Blood-Pressure-During-Dialysis-88500-1.htm New research indicates that a sudden drop in blood pressure while undergoing dialysis can lead to an increased risk of blood clots in patients. According to the study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the blood clot risk increases at the point where the patient's blood vessels are connected to the dialysis machine known as the point of vascular access. "Our analysis shows another adverse consequence associated with a fall in blood pressure during dialysis ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Blood-Clot-Risk-in-Patients-Increased-by-Sudden-Drop-in-Blood-Pressure-During-Dialysis-88500-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IV-Fluids-Lower-Severe-Kidney-Failure-Risk-in-Kids-With-E-Coli-Infection-88119-1.htm Children infected with E. coli are at higher risk of developing bloody diarrhea, fever and kidney failure. But giving children intravenous fluids early in the course of an IE. coli/I O157:H7 infection appears to lower the odds of developing severe kidney failure, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions. The results are published online July 22, 2011, in the IArchives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine/I. Children infected with IE....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IV-Fluids-Lower-Severe-Kidney-Failure-Risk-in-Kids-With-E-Coli-Infection-88119-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Device-to-Reduce-Dialysis-Risk-87134-1.htm Students from John Hopkins University have invented a device to reduce the risk of infection, clotting in patients who need blood-cleansing dialysis because of kidney failure. The device, designed to be implanted under the skin in a patient's leg, would give a technician easy access to the patient's bloodstream and could be easily opened and closed at the beginning and end of a dialysis procedure. The prototype has not yet been used in human patients, but testing in animals has begun....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Device-to-Reduce-Dialysis-Risk-87134-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Benefits-of-Home-Dialysis-86747-1.htm St.Micheal's Hospital researchers have found more evidence of the benefits of doing home dialysis for patients with kidney failure. Cells that help protect blood vessels work better in patients who undergo dialysis at home during the night than those who undergo standard daytime dialysis in a hospital, according to Dr. Darren Yuen, a nephrologist. This is important for patients with kidney failure, which causes damage to the endothelial cells that line blood vessels and help control the flow of blood....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Benefits-of-Home-Dialysis-86747-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Important-Health-Information-may-Not-be-Understood-by-Many-Dialysis-Patients-84666-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)/I says that many patients on dialysis may not understand medical information critical to their wellbeing. The results suggest that clinicians must understand and address the limited health literacy of patients with kidney disease. Patients with limited health literacy-the ability to obtain, process, and understand health information in order to make appropriate health decisions-may ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Important-Health-Information-may-Not-be-Understood-by-Many-Dialysis-Patients-84666-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Drug-Effective-in-Lowering-Renal-Failure-in-Obese-Patients-84345-1.htm Ramipril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor drug is proved to be effective in decreasing the risk of end-stage renal disease in over-weight patients, reveals study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. "Obese patients with kidney disease progress more quickly towards renal failure compared to non-obese patients, and ramipril virtually abolishes this excess risk," comments Carmine Zoccali, MD (CNR-IBIM and Ospedali Riuniti di Reggio Calabria, Italy). The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Drug-Effective-in-Lowering-Renal-Failure-in-Obese-Patients-84345-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Changes-in-Incidence-of-End-Stage-Renal-Disease-from-Lupus-Nephritis-82872-1.htm Changes in the incidence and outcomes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the U.S. between 1995 and 2006 has been documented in a new research that found a significant increase in incidence rates among patients 5 to 39 years of age and in African Americans. A second related study-the largest pediatric lupus nephritis-associated ESRD study to date-revealed high rates of adverse outcomes among children with ESRD due to lupus nephritis. Despite novel therapies, outcomes have not improved in over a decade....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Changes-in-Incidence-of-End-Stage-Renal-Disease-from-Lupus-Nephritis-82872-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Combination-Therapy-Boosts-Kidney-Failure-Risk-82560-1.htm Combination angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) prescribed in elderly people increases the risk of kidney failure and death, says study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal. This study, by researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, sought to determine the safety of combination therapy of ACE inhibitors and ARB in the clinical setting as some randomized trials indicate an increased risk of kidney failure....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Combination-Therapy-Boosts-Kidney-Failure-Risk-82560-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Daily-Home-Dialysis-Makes-Restless-Legs-Better-82447-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the iClinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology/i (iCJASN/i) says that for dialysis patients, performing daily dialysis at home can help alleviate sleep problems related to restless legs syndrome (RLS). RLS, a common and troublesome problem for dialysis patients, affects hemodialysis patients about four times as often as people in the general population. These results, from a study by lead author Bertrand L. Jaber, MD (St Elizabeth's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Daily-Home-Dialysis-Makes-Restless-Legs-Better-82447-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Kidney-Failure-High-in-Depressed-People-82082-1.htm The risk of kidney failure among those who suffer from depression is higher than among those who are not depressed, according to a new report published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. More than 5,750 people were included in the 10-year long study led by Dr Willem Kop of the University of Tilburg, Netherlands. All of the participants were over 65 years of age and not on kidney dialysis. The researchers found that those who were suffering from depression had a higher ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Kidney-Failure-High-in-Depressed-People-82082-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Portable-Less-Costly-Peritoneal-Dialysis-Pose-No-Catheter-Infection-Risk-81780-1.htm Patients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo hemodialysis, a retrospective study at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found. Peritoneal dialysis is less costly, easier on the body and provides greater mobility than hemodialysis, the more common procedure in the U.S. "Patients actually survive better on peritoneal dialysis, have a better quality of life and the procedure is cheaper," said Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Portable-Less-Costly-Peritoneal-Dialysis-Pose-No-Catheter-Infection-Risk-81780-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Plan-of-Action-by-UC-Irvine-to-Rectify-Conditions-at-Dialysis-Center-81588-1.htm A surprise inspection conducted at the Dialysis center in The University of California, Irvine, revealed the unhealthy conditions prevailing in the center, which can pose a grave risk to patients' health. State inspectors were shocked to find chairs and walls stained with blood spots. Equipments were rusted and nurses did not take care to change their gloves while treating patients at the facility. The dialysis center might stand to lose the medical funding if the conditions did not improve. As ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Plan-of-Action-by-UC-Irvine-to-Rectify-Conditions-at-Dialysis-Center-81588-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cancer-Risk-for-Dialysis-Patients-Increased-by-Radiation-81462-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN)/I suggests that high radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer. The results suggest that clinicians should consider scaling back on radiation for purposes of diagnosis in this patient population. Many kidney disease patients on dialysis suffer from other illnesses that require them to undergo radiation procedures for diagnosis and treatment....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cancer-Risk-for-Dialysis-Patients-Increased-by-Radiation-81462-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Hope-for-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-80335-1.htm Scientists have discovered a cell in zebrafish that aids in regeneration of nephrons and improve kidney function. Understanding how non-mammalian vertebrates like zebrafish, carry out this remarkable regenerative process and why mammals have lost this ability might provide new ways to repair damaged human kidneys and dramatically extend and improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients with chronic renal failure. Many non-mammalian vertebrates generate nephrons throughout their ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Hope-for-Patients-With-Kidney-Failure-80335-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Way-to-Prevent-Infections-in-Dialysis-Patients-Discovered-by-Canadian-Researchers-80058-1.htm A drug used to treat dialysis catheter malfunction in kidney dialysis patients may now also help prevent both malfunction as well as infections, researchers have discovered. Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn from the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine and her colleague Dr. Nairne Scott-Douglas, both members of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, undertook a randomized trial at 11 sites across Canada. 115 hemodialysis patients were administered the usual catheter locking solution of heparin ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Way-to-Prevent-Infections-in-Dialysis-Patients-Discovered-by-Canadian-Researchers-80058-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/HCV-Positive-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Can-Receive-Kidneys-from-HCV-Positive-Donors-79764-1.htm BNew Ray of Hope For Kidney Transplantation Patients With Hepatitis C/B - Liver diseases secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients. As a policy, most countries ban the use of kidneys from donors who appear Bsero-positive/B for HCV because hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is transmissible through organ donation. However, considering the present scenario of an imbalance in the demand ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/HCV-Positive-Kidney-Failure-Patients-Can-Receive-Kidneys-from-HCV-Positive-Donors-79764-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cause-of-Kidney-Failure-Identified-79750-1.htm A new study has brought into light that mutations in INF2 gene play a key role in the cause of kidney failure. The findings may aid with screening, prevention and therapy. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) attacks the kidney's filtering system and causes serious scarring. One of the genes mutated in patients with hereditary, autosomal dominant FSGS is the INF2 gene, initially discovered by Elizabeth J. Brown and Martin R. Pollak (Brown EJ, Schlondorff JS, Becker DJ, Tsukaguchi ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cause-of-Kidney-Failure-Identified-79750-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Home-Based-Dialysis-is-an-Option-If-Kidney-Transplant-Fails-79458-1.htm It is obvious that patients returning to dialysis after kidney transplant failure present unique challenges compared with other dialysis patients. This is because they have been exposed to very powerful immunosuppressive medications and have been on dialysis for a longer period of time than other dialysis patients. This puts them at particularly high risk for various complications and death. According to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IClinical Journal of the American Society ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Home-Based-Dialysis-is-an-Option-If-Kidney-Transplant-Fails-79458-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Protein-Behind-Dialysis-Failure-Identified-78414-1.htm A protein that could be behind the failure of dialysis has been identified. Apparently it blocks the arteriovenous (AV) fistulas created for vascular access in dialysis patients. The study is to be published in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/I (JASN). "Our findings raise the possibility that monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) may contribute to the relatively poor outcomes regarding the function and longevity of human hemodialysis AV fistulas," comments Karl A....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Protein-Behind-Dialysis-Failure-Identified-78414-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Restricting-Dietary-Phosphate-Doesnt-Extend-Life-in-Dialysis-Patients-77892-1.htm Doctors often ask kidney disease patients on dialysis to limit the amount of phosphate they consume in their diets, but this does not help prolong their lives, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)/I. The results even suggest that prescribing low phosphate diets may increase dialysis patients' risk of premature death. Blood phosphate levels are often high in patients with kidney disease, and dialysis treatments ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Restricting-Dietary-Phosphate-Doesnt-Extend-Life-in-Dialysis-Patients-77892-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Early-Dialysis-Increases-Risk-of-Death-77687-1.htm Patients who start dialysis too early face an increased risk of death, discloses a new study. Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a test that describes the flow rate of fluid going through the kidneys and is associated with early dialysis initiation. The study looked at data of adult patients who started dialysis between 2001 and 2007. "The consistent absence of a survival benefit with early initiation of dialysis across a variety of study designs, populations ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Early-Dialysis-Increases-Risk-of-Death-77687-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dialysis-Patients-can-Fight-Anemia-Via-New-Approach-77429-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/I (IJASN/I) says that a new drug called FG-2216 can stimulate production of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in dialysis patients-possibly offering a new approach to treatment of kidney disease-related anemia. Anemia is a major problem in patients with kidney disease. It is caused by low production of EPO, which has been assumed to result from damage to the kidney cells that produce EPO. "Our ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dialysis-Patients-can-Fight-Anemia-Via-New-Approach-77429-1.htm