Topic: Kidney Failure
AP News | 2010-01-08 15:34:39
<div id="subtitle">Amgen shares fall as FDA officials urge dosing studies for anemia drugs in kidney patients</div><div><p>Shares of Amgen Inc. fell Thursday over concerns that the Food and Drug Administration's plan to re-examine the safety of anemia drugs could pressure sales of leading anemia treatments Aranesp ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-11-26 12:45:48
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Anabolic steroids - the kind used by some athletes to build muscle mass - can cause lasting kidney damage, according to research presented today at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.</p><p>Presenter Dr. Leal Herlitz, from Columbia University Medical Center ...
AP News | 2009-11-11 21:01:03
<div id="subtitle">Angioplasty in kidney blood vessels has surprising risks, no benefit, British researchers find</div><div><p>If you're among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure is ...
AP News | 2009-10-31 00:41:41
<div id="subtitle">Aranesp nearly doubles stroke risk in diabetics with anemia and kidney problems, study finds</div><div><p>A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who ...
