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News: May 28, 2012
Omontys Approved for Anemic People With Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Omontys (peginesatide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat anemia in adults who require dialysis due to chronic kidney disease. Anemia is characterized by a lack of enough healt...
Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Anemia more than triples a man's risk of death after suffering a stroke, a new study suggests. "Severe anemia among stroke survivors increases their chance of dying throughout the first year after their stroke,...
Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Greater use of certain types of treatments for kids with sickle cell anemia may explain why black children's risk of ischemic stroke dropped significantly between 1999 and 2007, new research finds. The disparit...
Sickle Cell Disease Tied to 'Silent Strokes' in Children
FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder, who also have high blood pressure and/or anemia are at increased risk for so-called "silent strokes," according to a new study. Silent strokes, whic...
Anemia Could Add to Surgical Risks
THURSDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Anemia increases the risk of death and complications in patients who have different types of surgery, not just heart operations, a new study says. It was known that patients with anemia have worse outcomes afte...
Soliris Approval Expanded to Include Rare Blood Disorder
FRIDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Soliris (eculizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first drug to treat atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), a rare blood disease that may trigger kidney failure, stroke...
FDA Urges Reduced Doses for Anemia Drugs
FRIDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors should use the anemia drugs Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp more cautiously in patients with chronic kidney disease, U.S. health officials said Friday. The new warning comes in response to data showing that ...
Poor Eating Habits May Lead to Anemia in Older Women
FRIDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- A poor diet is associated with a greater risk of developing anemia among postmenopausal women, a new study has found. Researchers analyzed data from 72,833 older women in the United States and found that defici...
Hearing Loss in Elderly May Be Linked to Folate Deficiency
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of folic acid (folate) may be associated with age-related hearing loss, says a new study. Hearing loss affects more than 28 million Americans aged 60 to 74. Despite that high prevalence, little is k...
Use Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients With Caution, Experts Say
TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians need to use caution when giving a class of drugs called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to cancer patients who have anemia caused by chemotherapy, according to new medical guidelines. And wi...
FDA Advisers Back Anemia Drugs for Kidney Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Kidney-failure patients can continue taking a group of widely used anemia drugs, even though a recent study showed they can increase the risk of stroke, U.S. health advisers said Monday. A panel of U.S. Food an...
Association Found Between Alzheimer's and Anemia
TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may be linked to an increased risk of anemia, new study findings suggest. Australian researchers analyzed hemoglobin, iron and other blood-based measurements in 211 Alzheimer's patients, 133...
Anemia Drugs Hold Dangers for Kidney Patients
WEDNESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- The powerful drugs used to fight anemia caused by kidney failure increase the risk for cardiovascular problems such as heart attack, a major study has found. A meta-analysis of 27 trials, which included more th...
Anemia Harder to Treat in Black Children With Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Even when given the same medical treatment, black children with chronic kidney disease have more severe anemia than white patients, a new U.S. study has found. Anemia, marked by low levels of red blood cells, ...
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- New research on cancer patients adds to the controversy surrounding anemia drugs such as Procrit and Aranesp, concluding that they increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, potentially fatal blood clots. The...
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug designed to treat patients with a rare form of anemia could possibly have wider applications, perhaps replacing other anemia treatments that have been linked to an increased risk of death, cancer an...
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
SATURDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A drug designed to fight anemia appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes and kidney disease without substantially improving their quality of life, a new study finds. Darbepoetin alfa, mar...
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies provide more evidence that drugs such as Procrit and Aranesp, often used by cancer patients to fight anemia-linked fatigue, may boost the risk of death and serious adverse events such as blood...
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