* More needs to be done to ensure food safety Sep 18, 2008
Consuming too much melamine can cause kidney stones and even uremia. If one were to ingest melamine in a moon cake, drinking plenty of water would probably remove it from the body, health specialists say. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
authors & referees @ NPG Aug 29, 2008
Coverage includes all areas concerned with prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the kidney in the adult and child, including hypertension, infection/inflammation, dialysis/chronic uremia, renal failure, transplantation, applied physiology, epidemiology, pathology, immunology, cancer, and genetics. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology. (Nature News Service)
Another View: The children of no one May 22, 2008
Louise Levy, a mother of five who worked as a domestic, died after a doctor failed to diagnose her hypertension uremia. Glona sued for wrongful death; so did Levy's children. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Fresenius Medical Profit Rises 30% on Increased Kidney Dialysis Patients Feb 20, 2008
People with kidney failure can develop uremia, a toxic condition resulting from the build-up of waste products usually excreted in urine. Peter Grauer, the chairman of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP, is a DaVita director. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Leukotrienes Feb 14, 2008
2,3 We4 and others5 have demonstrated that 5-lipoxygenase activity and expression are up-regulated in peripheral-blood mononuclear cells from patients with uremia who are undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2008 Jan 31, 2008
The majority of these convulsion cases weren't caused by epilepsy, but by fever, stroke, infection, blood poisoning stemming from kidney failure (uremia), high or low blood sugar, low blood sodium levels, and substance abuse. . (U.S. News & World Report)
Fresenius Medical Third Quarter Profit Climbs; Beats Forecasts of Analysts Oct 31, 2007
People with kidney failure can develop uremia, a toxic condition resulting from the build-up of waste products usually excreted in urine. Fresenius Medical continues to expect capital expenditures and spending on acquisitions to total about $650 million this year. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Causes of Chest Pain Sep 18, 2007
e. rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus), uremia from kidney failure, certain medications, and radiation injury. The pain is usually in the center of the chest and is notably worsened when one takes a deep breath (pleuritic chest pain), swallows, or lies down. (Suite101.com)
Relatives make it better for kidney transplant patients Aug 10, 2007
"China has one million patients suffering uremia and this number is increasing by 12 to 15 percent annually. About half of the patients are suitable for transplants but the 5,000 transplants carried out annually is far from meeting the demand," said Tang Xiaoda, director of Shanghai Organ Transplant Association. "The city has 4,000 new uremia patients every year. At present, about 8,000 patients depend completely on dialysis. Local hospitals only do 500 to 600 transplants because of the shortage... (Xinhuanet, China)
Tiny bride finally walks down the aisle Apr 5, 2007
35 meters tall and suffering from uremia, a toxic condition resulting from renal failure, Yao Jie walked down the aisle on Monday, to the cheers of more than 300 local residents in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province ... "It was incredible that Qi, a 1.75-meter-high smart young man married the tiny Yao, and insisted for years on looking after her, suffering from uremia," Yin Yulan, 79, the couple's neighbor, said ... In 2002, Yao was diagnosed with uremia and doctors gave her... (Xinhuanet, China)
Lupus Nephritis Mar 15, 2007
Kidney Disease in Lupus, RA, and Scleroderma. Kidney disease in lupus typically emerges within the first five years after diagnosis, and it rarely develops in people who have had SLE for as long as 10 years. (Suite101.com)
Emergency case prompts another direct flight from Chinese mainland Feb 20, 2007
The patient, a Taiwanese man surnamed Liao, was diagnosed with kidney failure complicated by uremia at the hospital attached to Zhongshan University in Guangzhou. A doctor and a nurse from the International SOS rescue agency as well as five relatives escorted Liao back to Taiwan, aboard an aircraft of Taiwan's TransAsia Airways. (People's Daily Online, China)
