Stenting of Occluded Renal Artery Not Recommended
Study finds stenting offers increased risk and no clear benefit compared to medication only

TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Stenting and medical treatment in the treatment of renal artery stenosis showed no
benefit over medical treatment alone in a study reported in the June 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Liesbeth Bax, M.D., of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, and colleagues recruited 140 patients
who had atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis and impaired renal function, of whom 64 recei ... Читать дальше »

Fresenius Medical Care to Manufacture Saline for U.S. Dialysis Market in Mexico

Fresenius Medical Care North America’s (FMCNA) manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, received regulatory approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and distribute saline solution (0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection) used in dialysis treatments. The Company has sought FDA approval to meet an increased saline demand in the U.S. The initial production capacity will exceed 5 million liters annually and is expected to increase to more than 20 million liters over the next few years.