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Multidisciplinary Meeting On Urological Cancers Experts agree that the urological cancer patient will benefit greatly if the delivered treatment is the result of a combined effort. Collaboration of experts from various fields is, therefore, necessary to take cancer-related research and medical practice to the next level. ...more	20 Nov 2009
CNSBio Inc. To Present Latest Clinical Trial Data For CNSB015 At Neuropathic Pain Conference In San Francisco CNSBio Inc. will present recent Phase IIa proof-of-concept clinical trial data for CNSB015, an orally administered potassium channel modulator used in combination with opioids for the treatment of neuropathic pain, at the 12th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain on November 20-21, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Heart Failure Patients With Kidney Dysfunction Don't Recover Well After Hospital Discharge Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. The study's gloomy finding is the first time researchers linked long-term health outcomes with declining kidney function in patients hospitalized for heart failure. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Seattle Genetics Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial Of Antibody-Drug Conjugate SGN-75 Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced that it has initiated a phase I clinical trial of SGN-75 for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma. SGN-75 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting CD70 that utilizes the company's proprietary technology. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time For Smokers Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmokers in 2001-2004, according to a new study published online November 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...more	17 Nov 2009
Non-invasive Methods To Detect Schistosome-based Bladder Cancer: Is The Association Sufficient For Epidemiological Use? UroToday.com - Urinary schistosomiasis caused by the trematode parasite Schistosoma haematobium is endemic in most of Africa. This infection is one of the world's great neglected diseases and it is a known carcinogen. The parasite is long lived, and causes sustained inflammation in the vesicular veins where the adults live for as long a 10 or 12 years. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Percentage Of Positive Biopsy Cores At The Onset Of Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer: Prognostic Significance UroToday.com - Accurate prediction of outcome after hormonal treatment for localized prostate cancer is important for patient counselling, follow-up, treatment planning and research protocol design. Few prognostic tools incorporating pre-therapeutic parameters are available to increase disease relapse predictions and survival. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Degarelix: A New Approach For The Treatment Of Prostate Cancer UroToday.com - Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists are currently the 'standard of care' for androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer. Improvements in ADT would have a great value for many patients. The agonists are associated with an initial testosterone surge, which delays castration and may stimulate tumor growth and induce 'clinical flare' in patients with symptomatic advanced disease. ...more	16 Nov 2009
Doctors' Tests Often Miss High Blood Pressure In Kids With Kidney Disease Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that many CKD children are not appropriately treated for hypertension, which puts them at serious risk of developing heart disease. ...more	13 Nov 2009
Emory, Georgia Tech, Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta Team Up On Kidney Replacement Devices For Kids When children need kidney dialysis because of disease or congenital defects, doctors are forced to adapt adult-size dialysis equipment. No FDA-approved kidney replacement devices exist that are specifically designed for children. To address this problem, physicians and researchers from Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to develop a kidney replacement device capable of treating children. ...more	13 Nov 2009
Boston Scientific's Urology/Gynecology Products Featured In Studies At Global Congress Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced its schedule of events at the 38th annual Global Congress for Minimally Invasive Gynecology (AAGL), which runs from November 15-19 in Orlando, Florida. ...more	12 Nov 2009
Fresenius Medical Care Announces Presentation Of First Results From The CALMAG Study For Phosphate Binder OsvaRen® Fresenius Medical Care, the world's largest provider of dialysis products and services, announces the presentation of the first results from the CALcium acetate MAGnesium carbonate evaluation study (CALMAG study) for the new phosphate binder OsvaRen® at the Renal Week 2009 in San Diego, USA.1 The CALMAG study examines efficacy and safety of OsvaRen®. ...more	12 Nov 2009
New Data Shows Kidney Disease Rising Due To Rampant Rates Of Diabetes New data confirms the rate of chronic kidney disease is inching upward, keeping pace with the rising rates of diabetes. In late September, the U.S. Renal Data System published its 2009 Annual Data report, which shows the incidence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. Medicare population is now 9.8%, up from 8.7% reported in last year's data analysis. ...more	11 Nov 2009
European Urology: Male Factor Infertility Associated With Comorbidities The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey' by Dr. Andrea Salonia et al. The conclusion is that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities, as objectively scored with the hospital-based Charlson Comorbidity Index. Dr. ...more	11 Nov 2009
The American Association Of Kidney Patients Holds A Kidney Beginnings: Live Program In West Palm Beach, Fla The American Association of Kidney Patients is hosting a Kidney Beginnings: Live program in West Palm Beach, Fla. Kidney Beginnings: Live is one of the Association's patient education programs. It is designed to teach individuals about the basics of kidney disease and proper kidney care. The program is being held Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Palm Beach Convention Center located at 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ...more	11 Nov 2009
Life-Saving Transplants May Be Denied To Black And Hispanic Patients Due To Physician Bias Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith Melancon, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at Georgetown University Hospital and associate professor of surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center, and colleagues explore this phenomenon in the November issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. ...more	11 Nov 2009
New Medicare Benefit To Provide Chronic Kidney Disease Patients With Education On Treatment Options Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on announcing implementation plans for a new Medicare benefit that will provide Stage 4 chronic kidney disease patients with coverage for up to six sessions explaining their treatment options, such as transplantation, home peritoneal dialysis (PD), home hemodialysis (HHD) or clinic-based hemodialysis (HD). ...more	11 Nov 2009
Methodist Specialty And Transplant Hospital Reaches National Milestone With 50th Paired Kidney Exchange Transplant Fifty individuals who had lost hope of ever having the kidney transplants that would save their lives have reason to celebrate today as Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital announced a national transplant milestone - its 50th paired kidney exchange transplant. This unprecedented number of exchange transplants at a single center makes the San Antonio program the busiest paired exchange transplant program in the country. ...more	11 Nov 2009
Kidney Function Decline Increases Risk Of Heart Failure And Premature Death Declining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according to a pair of studies appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that poor kidney function may raise an individual's risk for cardiovascular complications. ...more	10 Nov 2009
Key Player Identified In Cascade That Leads To Hypertension-Related Kidney Damage A key player in a cascade that likely begins with stress and leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage has been identified by researchers who say the finding may lead to better ways to control both. Medical College of Georgia researchers have found endothelin, a powerful blood vessel constrictor and inflammatory peptide, increases the number of T cells in the kidneys, which helps recruit other immune cells, causing inflammation and destruction. ...more	10 Nov 2009
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