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Igg subclass distribution, affinity of anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies in sera from patients with wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis (04/09/08 03:00)
Aim: Our previous study suggested that patients with MPO-ANCA (myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytopl..

Chronic kidney disease heightens medical-error risk (03/09/08 20:00)
BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- Hospital mistakes take an especially high toll on patients with chronic..

Urodynamix technologies ltd.: laborie receives ce mark and canadian medical device licence for tetra(tm) bladder monitor system (03/09/08 09:00)
Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V:URO) announced that its worldwide distribution partner, Laborie ..

Potential to prevent recurrence of bladder tumors after surgical removal of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (03/09/08 07:00)
UroToday.com - In this article from the International Journal of Urology, the authors evaluated the ..

No difference found in effects on kidneys of contrast agents in coronary angiography patients (03/09/08 06:00)
According to an article published in the September issue of JAMA, there is little difference in impr..

New solution for malnourished dialysis patients (03/09/08 06:00)
The number of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients requiring hemodialysis, considered Stage 5 CKD, ..

Facial wrinkles as a predictor of decreased renal function (03/09/08 03:00)
Aims: Oxidative stress generated either by exogenous or endogenous sources can lead to progressive o..

Telmisartan is more effective than losartan in reducing proteinuria in patients with diabetic nephropathy (02/09/08 19:26)
Diabetic nephropathy may occur concurrently with proteinuria and other comorbid conditions such as h..

Patients requiring dialysis are not at risk of greater complication after carotid endarterectomy (02/09/08 15:24)
Dialysis and the underlying kidney disease that accompany it can complicate surgical procedures and ..

Study points to one cause of higher rates of transplanted kidney rejection in blacks (02/09/08 07:00)
A Johns Hopkins research team reports it may have an explanation for at least some of the higher org..