Monthly Archives: January 2012

By Kurt Ullman / MedPage Today Patients who stopped taking the immunosuppressant prednisone soon after a kidney transplant avoided steroid-related side effects without putting their new organs at risk, according to a decade-long study. Compared with historical controls, among nondiabetic living … Continue reading →

Linda Parri / Perth Now AUSTRALIA – Following a rampage through suburban Duncraig last week, Mercanti came close to death on Wednesday due to kidney failure caused by years of alcohol, drug and steroid abuse “I’d give him one of … Continue reading →

Tuoitre News VIETNAM – The donor is a healthy woman in Can Tho City, who is about the same age as Tu, said Prof. Dr Bui Duc Phu, director of the hospital. Earlier, another donor had been found in late … Continue reading →

Doctor’s Lounge Rapid discontinuation of prednisone (RDP) five days after renal transplantation from a living (LD) or deceased donor (DD) yields acceptable 10-year patient and graft outcomes, according to research published online Jan. 26 in the Clinical Journal of the … Continue reading →

By Bailey Johnson /  CBS News Heading towards his fifth Super Bowl appearance, Tom Brady is inarguably one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. But no one gets there on their own. The New England Patriots quarterback owes much … Continue reading →

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By Christopher Snowbeck / TwinCities.com The University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, announced Wednesday a recently completed chain of kidney transplants – an unusual sequence of surgeries made possible by an individual who makes an altruistic kidney donation. The chain … Continue reading →

Tara Kelly / The Huffington Post A newly married British woman suffering from kidney failure has her husband’s best man to thank for what could be construed as the perfect wedding gift. Leanne Stefanovic successfully received a kidney transplant from … Continue reading →

By Scott Stump / Today.com For three days after it was announced that the winning Megabucks ticket from the Jan. 14 drawing had been sold at a Wisconsin Mobil station, Napolean Elvord had no idea a life-changing sum of money … Continue reading →

By LISA TISDELL / Port Macquarie News AUSTRALIA – LOCAL great-grandfather Ray McClenahan approaches every day as a bonus. A kidney transplant six weeks ago released the 73-year-old from home dialysis three times a week and gave him renewed quality … Continue reading →