Kidney Disease

Task Force Outlines Race-Free Approach to Diagnosing Kidney Diseases

The National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology have outlined a new race-free approach to diagnosing kidney disease.

Kidney Disease

Mologic Receives CE Mark for Rapid Infection Test

The point-of-care test for the detection of infection in patients on peritoneal dialysis enables warning of infection within 10 minutes.

Kidney Disease

Recent Trends in Diabetes Diagnosis and Monitoring

With the prevalence of diabetes continuing on an upward trajectory both in the United States and overseas, healthcare professionals are continuing to search for more effective methods of preventing, detecting, and treating the disease.

Diabetes: Testing, Monitoring, Stemming the Rising Tide?

Oct 3, 2011 | Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases, Kidney Disease

Testing options are growing with the proliferation of HbA1c.

DaVita, Fresenius To Participate In Rockwell’s Iron-Replacement Studies

Feb 20, 2011 | Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

With the participation of the two largest US dialysis companies, Rockwell Medical will conduct two pivotal Phase 3 trials for Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate as a continuous iron-replacement therapeutic.

A “Frist”-hand View of Health Care

Sep 11, 2010 | Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

Former US Senate majority leader Bill Frist, MD, sits down with CLP to discuss what personalized medicine will mean for labs.

Digitalization, Automation, and Personalization

May 5, 2010 | Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

This month, CLP is publishing its first Tech Guide devoted to pathology systems, both traditional anatomic pathology systems as well as the emerging digital technologies. At present, digital pathology accounts for an estimated 1% of the

High-Normal Phosphate Levels Linked to Early Atherosclerosis

Nov 19, 2008 | Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

Healthy adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are more likely to have increased levels of calcium in the coronary arteries.

Innovative Chronic Kidney Disease Program Launched

Aug 7, 2008 | Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

A National effort is underway to combat chronic kidney disease in North America by offering physicians patient-specific clinical guidance. The program corresponds to newly passed legislation aimed at combating the disease.

Testing/Diagnostics

Jan 14, 2007 | Bioreactors, Cancer, Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

Anti-Prostate Specific Antigen AVAILABLE CONCENTRATED AND AS A REAGENT BioGenex, San Ramon, Calif, polyclonal anti-Prostate Specific Antigen antibody is designed for the specific localization of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in fo

Cytology/Histology

Sep 12, 2006 | Cancer, Cytology, Flow Cytometry, Flow Cytometry Reagents & Test Kits, Histology, Kidney Disease, Library Preparation Systems Flow

DNA-Purification Kit Enables high yields of total DNA Qiagen Inc has developed DNeasy® blood and tissue kits for DNA purification from animal samples in spin-column and 96-well-plate formats. Protocols for spe

Diagnostic and Treatment Options for Kidney Disease Expand

Jun 6, 2006 | Cancer, Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

Any report on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States is shaped by two facts. First, kidney disease cases continue to multiply. Second, costs for treatment—including dialysi

News Story #20098

May 9, 2005 | Cancer, Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous

Killer Flu Virus Mistakenly Sent to Thousands of Labs H2N2, an influenza virus estimated to have caused the deaths of more than 1 million people in 1957, was sent to more than 4,000 labs between September 2004 and Feb