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KAI Starts Phase 2 Study of CKD-MBD Drug

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. has started patient enrollment in the second phase 2 study of KAI-4169, a novel pharmaceutical agent being tested for the treatment of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) in hemodialysis patients ...More
January 6, 2012
Posted in News
New FREEDOM Data Supports More Frequent Home Hemodialysis

NxStage® Medical, Inc, a manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, this week announced the latest interim results from its ongoing FREEDOM (Following Rehabilitation, Economics and Everyday-Dialysis Outcome Measurements) study, showing patients experience a better ...More
November 11, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
FDA Clears Enhanced Features on Fresenius' 2008T

At the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2011, Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510 (K) clearance to extend improved touch screen navigation on its ...More
November 10, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation
Most Lupus Nephritis Patients with ESRD Opt for Hemodialysis

Newly published research shows that more patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by lupus nephritis choose hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and preemptive kidney transplantation. Results of the study now available ...More
November 7, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
New Report Outlines Safety for Home Medical Devices

A new report from the National Research Council recommends steps the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies and professional associations can take to ensure that the medical devices and health information technology used in home healthcare are easy and safe for ...More
July 21, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
A Look at the New Fresenius 2008T

Fresenius introduced its new dialysis machine, the 2008T, late last year at the American Society of Nephrology meeting in Denver. ...More
April 15, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Practice Management
Starting Hemodialysis Early May Be Harmful

WASHINGTON—Starting hemodialysis early, even in a group of health patients, could be harmful, according to a study published in the March 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. ...More
March 15, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Early Dialysis May be Harmful for Some Patients

WASHINGTON—Beginning dialysis therapy earlier in the development of advanced kidney disease appears to be associated with a greater risk of death for some patients in the following year, according to a report posted online Nov. 8 that will be published in the March 14 print ...More
November 9, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Peritoneal Dialysis, In-Center Hemodialysis Have Similar Outcomes

TORRANCE, Calif.—Patients beginning their treatment with peritoneal dialysis (PD) had similar outcomes after five years compared to patients using in-center hemodialysis (HD), according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. ...More
September 28, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
GI Symptoms More Common in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Gastrointestinal (GI ) symptoms are proven to be more common in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis than in patients with chronic renal failure having hemodialysis. However, whether the onset of these GI symptoms is related to the chronic renal failure itself, its ...More
June 25, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma