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Reata and Abbott Initiate Global Phase 3 Study of Bardoxolone Methyl in ... - PR Newswire (press release)

PR Newswire (press release)
The trial, known as BEACON (Bardoxolone methyl EvAluation in patients with Chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: the Occurrence of renal eveNts), is the first multinational, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to assess the impact of

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FDA Medwatch: Ongoing safety review in progress re pioglitazone and possible bladder cancer risk.

FDA: Use of the diabetes medication Actos (pioglitazone) for more than one year may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Information about this risk will be added to the Warnings and Precautions section of the label for pioglitazone-containing medicines. The patient Medication Guide for these medicines will also be revised to include information on the risk of bladder cancer.

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FDA approves Nujolix (belatacept) for organ transplantation.

PR Newswire: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Nulojix (belatacept) to prevent acute rejection in adult patients who have had a kidney transplant. The drug is approved for use with other immunosuppressants (medications that suppress the immune system) -- specifically basiliximab, mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids.

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Skype helps home hemodialysis patients link up with health care providers.

BBC: "Without the Skype link, it would have been a case of getting him back to the hospital by helicopter, as it was we were able to talk him through dialysis," she said. Now problems which would have taken hours to solve are tackled over the web. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote In a rural area like Gwynedd it's not just the distances travelled for treatment but the time it takes” Ken Jones Ysbyty Gwynedd Kidney Patients Association "It gives the patients extra confidence and we still drive to see them once a month to make all the other checks, but it's with the trouble-shooting you gain," Ms Hirst-Williams said.

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Addiction Medicine Pioneer Dr. Akikur Mohammad Elects USC Kidney Transplant ... - Marketwire (press release)

Marketwire (press release)
... California and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California (USC.edu), today announced that he has been suffering from End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and after careful consideration

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