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NEWS ABOUT: kidney failure

kidney failure stories: 6 news summaries

 Deadly Mamba May 
 Save Heart Patients 

Ingredient in venom helps heart without hurting kidneys

Oct 20, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists believe the deadly green mamba may hold the key to saving many heart failure patients. A hormone found in the African tree snake's venom helps widen blood vessels to deliver its poison faster, reducing high blood pressure in the process. The hormone also appears to boost kidney function, researchers... More »

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blood pressure • snake • snake venom • heart failure • kidney failure

 Natalie Cole: 
 'I Need a Kidney' 

Singer gets dozens of offers after Larry King interview

Apr 1, 09 6:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Natalie Cole told CNN's Larry King last night that she needed a kidney—and had dozens of offers flood in before the show was through. "There are some great human beings out there. That's all I can say," said the singer, who has been on dialysis three days... More »

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kidney • kidney failure • hepatitis C • dialysis • Natalie Cole

(Newser) - Marion Barry—the controversial former DC mayor and current council member—had a successful kidney transplant last night, the Washington Post reports. Barry, 73, who had been on dialysis for 3 months, announced a week ago that he was experiencing kidney failure likely brought on by a 20-year battle with... More »

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hypertension • diabetes • Washington DC • mayor • kidney transplant • city council • kidney failure • Marion Barry

(Newser) - A British girl who died in 2005 from dehydration and starvation suffered from a severe fear of dentists that kept her from eating, the BBC reports. Sophie Waller was in and out of the hospital after she refused to eat when teeth came lose, but medical professionals mislaid her case.... More »

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starvation • inquest • dentists • Britain • hospitalization • kidney failure • phobias • dehydration

FDA Delay
Cost 22,000 Lives: Doctor

Agency took a year to pull lethal heart surgery drug Trasylol

Feb 15, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A prominent researcher who revealed widespread fatalities associated with the heart surgery drug Trasylol says 22,000 people died because of the FDA's delay in blowing the whistle on the drug after his study was published. Drugmaker Bayer also failed to disclose negative results of its own study. In a... More »

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FDA • pharmaceutical companies • Trasylol • Bayer Pharmaceuticals • kidney failure • Dr. Dennis Mangano • heart surgery

Jet Noise Linked to Heart Risks

Aircraft may cause hypertension, heart attacks

Feb 13, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - People who live near airports may be at risk for stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure, according to a new study. Research funded by the European Commission found that aircraft noise significantly increases blood pressure, even while victims are asleep, potentially triggering a wide range of health problems,... More »

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hypertension • blood pressure • heart failure • heart attack • airport • noise • aircraft • stroke • kidney failure • health study

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