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Scientists at deCODE genetics and colleagues at Radboud University in the Netherlands today describe how the impact of a single letter variation in the sequence of the human genome conferring risk of kidney disease varies with age and with the ...

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H.B. Fuller Company , a leading global adhesives provider, has received notification from NSF International that two of its potting compounds for hollow fiber water filtration have been tested and certified by NSF to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 - Drinking ...

Reduced kidney function and protein in the urine place a person at risk for kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology . The results suggest that improved recognition of ...

Aggressive blood sugar control does not improve survival in diabetic patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology . The results suggest that physicians ...

Recognizing that earlier in July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released rules outlining which health care providers will get government funding to support their ...

Inhibitex, Inc. announced today that it will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. EDT to review the Company's second quarter financial results and provide an update on recent corporate developments. The Company will issue ...

Health Care REIT, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 of $0.69 per share. The dividend will be the company's 157th consecutive quarterly payment, payable August 20, 2010, to ...