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GayandRight (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Another good piece by Bjorn Lomborg - I want to fight real environmental problems...not phony ones... When he first got sick, Samson Banda didn't realize he had malaria. Only after he came down with a serious fever did he end up at a clinic in the Bauleni slum compound in Lusaka, Zambia. The clinic has just a few nurses and staff with basic medical skills. Locals can wait for an entire day to be seen....
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Uremic Frost (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
FDA has notified healthcare professionals of revisions to the prescribing information for Byetta (exenatide) to include information on post-marketing reports of altered kidney function, including acute renal failure and insufficiency. From April 2005 through October 2008, FDA received 78 cases of altered kidney function (62 cases of acute renal failure and 16 cases of renal insufficiency), in patients...
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DCist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The National Zoo's oldest sloth bear, Merlin (left), pictured here in 2008 with female sloth bear, Khali, passed away this morning. Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Another sad death to report at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Merlin, the Zoo's oldest male sloth bear, died this morning after a 48-hour illness, according to a news release. He was 28 years old. On Monday...
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Drug Injury Watch (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
October 2009 Byetta Label Change Follows Earlier Alert From U.K. About Kidney-Related Side Effects (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In March 2009 the Drug Safety Update Newsletter alerted us about reports of kidney-related side effects associated with the use of the diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide) from the U.K. About eight months later, in early November 2009, the FDA informed doctors and...
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theHeart.org (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The FDA has issued a warning about exenatide the same day the agency approved its first-line use along with diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
TUESDAY, Nov. 3 ( HealthDay News ) -- Reports about possible kidney problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing information , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. From April 2005 to October 2008, the FDA received 78 reports of kidney function problems in patients taking Byetta. Most of the problems...
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VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Reports about possible kidney problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. From April 2005 to October 2008, the FDA received 78 reports of kidney function problems in patients taking Byetta. Most of the problems occurred in patients with pre-existing...
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FDA MedWatch (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Cases of altered kidney function, including acute renal failure and renal insufficiency, in patients using Byetta.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Sick Nigerians who desire bone marrow transplant and those with renal failure could now be treated at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), outgoing Chief Medical Director, Dr. Uriel S. Etawo, has said.
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Granger Gab (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
MDH and I decided to spend the Diwali weekend in Mumbai. Not for celebrations but just to be with our respective moms. My mum was coping with the loss of her mother 3 weeks back and MDH’s mother had undergone a laser operation for her Varicose veins treatment. So this time around I decided to not call anyone – friends and relatives and just spend the time with mumma and my mom-in-law....
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Thrissur: Playback singer K.J. Yesudas inaugurated the Kidney Federation of India, a charitable foundation working for patients with renal failure, at the Town Hall here on Friday. An informal inauguration of the federation was done last month ...
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LAist (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Photo by tamrich905 via Flickr In their annual warning to the public, the California Department of Public Health wanted to remind Californians "that collecting and eating wild mushrooms can cause serious illness and even death." Oddly enough, the message was sent today, the day before Halloween, but officials over the phone say there was no rhyme or reason to the warning's timing. Nevertheless,...
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publishaletter.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Dear Editor: Kidney diseases are increasing at an alarming rate due to non-availability of clean drinking water and substandard and adulterated food items in the country. These diseases are becoming further complicated because of lack of awareness among masses. There is also a dire need of developing linkages among urologists and nephrologists. Pakistan Association of Urological Surgeons' president...
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TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers President Gay Culverhouse will testify today in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on NFL brain injuries. Culverhouse, who recently told the New York Times she has blood cancer and renal failure and only six months to live, has been in contact with several former Bucs players suffering from cognitive problems.
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My World in My Own Word (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
I was at work last night and suffered pain the whole night. I thought that I only have a simple UTI so drunk water all the time overnight. The pain did not go away. Good thing that my patient is ventilated and sedated but was on dialysis. So emptying the 5 liters waste bag was a pain. This morning I felt very cold and already have temperature. Went to bed but woke up with agonizing pain. So I decided...
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obi jo | 07/27/2009
http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/quick-post-scientists-produce-live-mice-from-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells/ There is a mouse in China that goes by the name Tiny, and what makes it and “26 others unique is that researchers cloned him — not from embryonic stem cells, but from another mouse’s skin cells. Stem cell transplant expert Dr. George Daly, of Children’s Hospital in Boston, “calls it
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aarkstore | 05/12/2009
Chronic kidney failure or end stage renal failure can be treated through two ways, a kidney transplant or dialysis. Dialysis is the artificial removal of the toxins and waste body fluids. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are two of the most common treatments for dialysis. Hemodialysis which is normally performed in the clinics is the most preferred treatment for dialysis. Peritoneal dialysis remains...
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