Content about Renal failure

June 7, 2012

Perrigo wins approval for renal failure drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug for kidney disease made by Perrigo.

April 27, 2012

FDA approves Novartis drug for tumors in patients with rare genetic disease

A drug made by Novartis has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to treat benign kidney tumors related to tuberous sclerosis complex.

June 3, 2011

HbA1C test may not be useful among dialysis patients with diabetes

The gold standard long-term glucose monitoring test for patients with diabetes proved to be of limited value in dialysis patients, according to a new study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center released Wednesday.

February 25, 2011

Type 1 diabetics continue to be at risk for kidney disease

Advances in kidney care have not led to successful efforts to improve therapy for patients with Type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

February 1, 2010

'Silent strokes' linked to kidney failure in diabetics

Tiny areas of brain damage caused by injury to small blood vessels can signal an...