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Educate Legislators Year Round

World Kidney Day 2013 came and went. During the event Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) patient ambassadors, consisting of dialysis patients and their family members, flew out to Washington to speak to the leaders of Congress about kidney disease and dialysis.

NYC Nursing Home Therapy Consortium Centers for Specialty Care Group Launches Flash Mob Contest Project Rock 'n' Roll

NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Centers for Specialty Care Group, a trusted care-giving group in New York and New Jersey, has recently launched a flash mob contest, which will take place across all of its centers. Available online at http://www.CentersHealthcare.com, the nursing home group prides itself on its innovative approach to better health care for its residents and community....

Sigma-Tau Group : A New Efficient and Cost Effective Dialysis for Patients with End Stage Renal Disease

Thule Therapeutics S.A., an R&D Company of the Sigma-Tau Group, and Corequest Sagl announce extremely valuable findings on the use of L-Carnitine in peritoneal dialysis solutions opening up new opportunities in the treatment of end stage renal disease (ESRD). The prestigious American Journal of Kidney Disease recently published an article enti...

Pentec Health Announces Issuance of Hong Kong Patent for Renal Nutritional Supplement PROPLETE®

Patent expands company's global reach. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Pentec Health today announced that it has received a Hong Kong patent for PROPLETE®, its proprietary Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN) supplement for patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease. The issuance of this patent expands the company’s international presence, aligning with its strategy for...

Rockwell Medical Receives $20 Million in New Financing

WIXOM, MI -- (Marketwired) -- 06/18/13 -- Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ: RMTI), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and hemodialysis, announced today that it closed a $20 million debt financing with Hercules Technol...

DaVita Labs, Myriad collaborate to develop diagnostic tests for dialysis patients

DaVita Labs, a unit of US-based DaVita HealthCare Partners and Myriad RBM, a subsidiary of Myriad Genetics, have entered into a research collaboration to conduct protein biomarker discovery research in order to develop and commercialize diagnostic te...

Kidney Stones Therapy Is To Start with Dr. Allen’s Device as It Tackles the Disease's Cause, While Conventional Treatments May Harm, States Fine Treatment

Researchers are collecting new data for the reasons of kidney stones' growth; however, when the kidney stones disease starts, it cannot be stopped without improving blood circulation in the affected kidney tissue. Thus the effectiveness of treatment with Dr. Allen’s Device comes from it increasing blood circulation at the capillary level naturally and harmlessly, while extracorporeal shock w...

GranuFlo Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports on Growing Litigation Surrounding GranuFlo Recall

The Firm is investigating GranuFlo lawsuits on behalf of dialysis patients who allegedly experienced cardiac arrest, heart attacks, stroke, sudden cardiac death, or other side effects related to the GranuFlo recall for GranuFlo and NaturaLyte Dialysis Drugs. New York, New York (PRWEB) June 14, 2013 GranuFlo lawsuit claims filed in the wake of last year’s recall for GranuFlo and NaturaLyte dialy...

American Ambulance Sees Continued Growth Along The Seacoast

KITTERY and ELIOT, Maine, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Ambulance Service-New England (AASNE), the premier New England-based provider of emergent and non-emergent ambulance services at both the basic and advanced life support levels, today announced its continued growth and expansion in the New England region. Just three months after opening the doors of their new Somersworth, NH st...

Healthcare Providers And Professionals Receive 2013 IPRO Quality Awards

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eighteen individual New York healthcare providers – and three groups of healthcare organizations, totaling an additional 60 awardees -- have been named recipients of the 2013 IPRO Quality Awards. The awards, given annually by IPRO, recognize organizations and professionals who demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of ca...

New Granuflo Heart Attack Lawsuit: Now, AttorneyOne Can Provide Advice

According to court documents, on June 3, a man filed a lawsuit in Iowa Southern District Court alleging that he suffered a heart attack as a result of using Granuflo. In light of this news, AttorneyOne, a recognized authority on law, informs that they are now providing advice, including how to get in contact with legal counsel, to people potentially affected by Granuflo side effects. San Diego, CA...

Dr. Ben J. Lipps designated as Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of MagForce AG

BERLIN -- (Marketwired) -- 06/14/13 -- The Supervisory Board of Magforce AG (Frankfurt, XETRA: MF6), a leading medical device company in the field of oncology, has appointed Dr. Ben J. Lipps, former CEO and Chairman of Fresenius Medical Care, as Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of the company starting September 2013. While serving as Chairman and CEO of Magforce, Ben L...

ALPCO to Distribute NAG Assays from PPR Diagnostics

Salem, NH, June 13, 2013 --(PR.com)-- ALPCO and PPR Diagnostics Ltd. recently signed a distribution agreement providing ALPCO the rights to distribute PPR’s line of NAG assays exclusively in North America and non-exclusively to the rest of the world. PPR Diagnostics’ N-Acetyl-ß-D-Glucosaminidase (NAG) assays are FDA registered for In Vitro Diagnostic use with serum or urine sampl...

Portable Dialysis Machines Will Be Allowed on Planes Free of Charge

WASHINGTON—Traveling with a home dialysis machine just got much easier. In early June, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an industry letter detailing regulations that allow air travelers with disabilities to carry portable dialysis machines free of charge.

FDA Clears Teleflex ARROW Catheters

LIMERICK, Pa.—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Teleflex Inc. FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW NextStepRetrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters.

Tengion to Participate in Panel Discussion at ISSCR 11th Annual Meeting

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tengion, Inc. (OTCQB: TNGN), a leader in regenerative medicine, today announced that Dr. Tim Bertram, the Company's President of Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer, will participate in a panel at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 11th Annual Meeting being held June 12th-15th, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts....

Merck Welcomes Independent Review of the Safety Profile of JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) and Other Diabetes Medicines

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today issued the following statement regarding this week's NIDDK-NCI Workshop and the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) call for an independent review of data about the safety of incretin-based diabetes medicines, including GLP-1 analogs and DPP-4 inhibitors such as JANUVIA® (sitagliptin)....

Pentec Health Celebrates its 30th Year in Business

Providing nutrition therapies and in-home care since 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) June 12, 2013 Pentec Health, Inc. is celebrating 30 years in the business of providing nutrition therapies for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, and in-home care for patients with implanted pain management drug delivery pumps. Pentec Health was founded April 28, 1983 as Pentech Infusions by local pha...

Multiple Pending Catalysts Should Keep Investor Interest Strong For Rockwell Medical

By Chemistfrog:On May 29th, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) announced it had completed patient dosing in its phase III CRUISE-1 efficacy and safety study of SFP-iron (Soluble Ferric Pyrophosphate-iron). The drug is delivered via dialysate (dialysis fluid) for adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis. SFP-iron is being evaluated to treat iron...

Knobbe Martens Helps Trius Therapeutics’ MRSA Treatment Obtain Accelerated Patent Approval

Today, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, secured patent issuance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on behalf of Trius Therapeutics for an antibiotic combination that may be capable of treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the most dangerous for...

Interstate Plastics to Highlight Medical Grade Plastics at OMTEC Chicago

Interstate Plastics Medical Division will be at OMTEC Chicago 2013 at booth #823-825, June 12th and 13th, highlighting advancements in medical grade plastics and their wide range of applications in the orthopaedic industry. Chicaco, IL (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 Interstate Plastics Medical Division will be present at the Chicago Orthopaedic Manufacturing & Technology Exposition and Conference (OMT...

Teleflex gets FDA clearance to market ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters.

Potential Drug Target Identified For Treatment-Resistant Anemias

Researchers at Whitehead Institute have identified a protein that is the target of glucocorticoids, the drugs that are used to increase red blood cell production in patients with certain types of anemia, including those resulting from trauma, sepsis,...

Teleflex receives FDA 510(k) approval for Arrow NextStep dialysis catheters

Teleflex, a US-based firm that provides medical devices for critical care and surgery, has won US FDA 510(k) clearance for its Arrow NextStep retrograde femoral length dialysis catheter.

Teleflex Receives FDA Clearance for ARROW NextStep Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters

Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter Combines Ease of Insertion with Sustained High Flow Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW® NextStep® Retrograde Femoral Length Dialysis Catheters. Designed for clinician ea...