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XLV European Renal Association (ERA)-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EDTA) Congress

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Medscape Nephrology

Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:16:25 EDT

Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Determinants of Discard of Expanded Criteria Donor Kidneys: Impact of Biopsy and Machine Perfusion

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:42:54 EDT

Pumping and performing biopsies on ECD kidneys may help facilitate both refusal by centers with low utilization rates and acceptance by centers with high utilization rates.
Medscape Transplantation

What Your Patients Are Reading: Long-Term NSAID Use Protective Against Alzheimer's

Thu, 8 May 2008 11:48:00 EDT

Long-term use of NSAIDs (particularly ibuprofen) may ward off dementia, hypertension is responsible for a large percentage of disease burden worldwide, chocolate may lower the risk for preeclampsia, exclusively breast-fed children are smarter than their classmates, and cosmetic filler injections may cause acute renal failure.
Medscape Medical News

Congress Passes Genetic Privacy Bill

Thu, 8 May 2008 16:33:16 EDT

In this videoblog, Dr. Eric Topol updates us on some of the details and discusses what this might mean for the future if it is signed into law.

Embracing the Future: RPA 2008 Annual Meeting

Wed, 7 May 2008 19:00:55 EDT

Dale Singer, MHA, Executive Director of the Renal Physicians Association (RPA), provides an overview of the recent 2008 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.
Medscape Nephrology

Highlights of the 28th Annual Dialysis Conference: Optimum Management of Anemia in Children -- ESA Administration and Iron Supplementation

Wed, 7 May 2008 19:02:30 EDT

Bradley A. Warady, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, reviews pediatric research related to anemia management from the 2008 ADC.
Medscape Nephrology

2008 Renal Physicians Association (RPA) Annual Meeting

Tue, 6 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

A Medscape Conference Report, based on selected sessions at the
Medscape Nephrology

28th Annual Dialysis Conference

Tue, 6 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Medscape Nephrology

Pharmacovigilance in Nephrology

Tue, 6 May 2008 15:33:14 EDT

Recent controversies about heparin contamination from China and ESA adverse effects raise questions about drug safety and FDA oversight.
Medscape Nephrology

Renal Deficits Often Missed in Heart Failure Patients

Wed, 7 May 2008 15:39:11 EDT

Renal insufficiency often appears to be unrecognized in hospitalized patients with heart failure, according to Israeli researchers.
Reuters Health Information

How to Treat Skin Infections, Including MRSA, in 2008

Mon, 5 May 2008 08:46:39 EDT

Erik Schraga, MD, with Stanford-Kaiser Santa Clara Emergency Medicine in California, explains the correct way to treat skin abscesses in 2008.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Managing Sudden Cardiac Death in Predialysis CKD Patients and in Patients Undergoing Dialysis: An Expert Interview With Charles A. Herzog, MD

Mon, 5 May 2008 14:48:48 EDT

Medscape interviews Charles A. Herzog, MD, Professor of Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center, during the 2008 NKF meeting on the impact of sudden cardiac death.
Medscape Nephrology

Single Gene Variant Linked to Severe Diabetes Complications

Tue, 6 May 2008 11:54:16 EDT

A functional polymorphism in the erythropoietin promoter may be associated with more severe microvascular complications of the eye and kidney in patients with diabetes, according to a report in the May 13th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Reuters Health Information

Substance Use, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Violence

Mon, 5 May 2008 14:15:09 EDT

The co-occurrence of substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder continues to be elucidated. The diagnostic criteria, prevalence of the comorbid conditions, and contribution of violence to the comorbidity are explored.
Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Analysis of Chromosome 1p Abnormalities in Renal Oncocytomas by Loss of Heterozygosity Studies: Correlation With Conventional Cytogenetics and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization

Mon, 5 May 2008 11:00:31 EDT

In renal oncocytomas, how often do chromosome 1 abnormalities occur using loss of heterozygosity studies? How do 3 techniques compare in the evaluation of chromosome 1 in renal oncocytomas?
American Journal of Clinical Pathology

SLE Patients With Renal Damage Incur Higher Health Care Costs

Mon, 5 May 2008 17:09:08 EDT

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with renal damage incurred higher direct costs, but did not experience a poorer quality of life, according to this study.
Rheumatology

Analgesics Use And ESRD In Younger Age: A Case-control Study

Wed, 7 May 2008 14:15:57 EDT

An ad hoc peer-review committee was jointly appointed by Drug Authorities and Industry in 1999/2000 to review the evidence for a causal relation between phenacetin-free analgesics and nephropathy.
BMC Nephrology