Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium is effective and well-tolerated in patients with active lupus nephritis, Hong Kong researchers report.

Renal transplant recipients have similar death-censored graft survival regardless of age, according to researchers in Norway.

Following an initial PSA test result of 3.0-19.99 ng/mL in men aged 50-70 years, a repeat PSA test within seven weeks allows for more accurate assessment as to whether a biopsy will reveal prostate cancer, a British team reports.

AT PRESENT, almost one fourth of stage 5 CKD patients experience a life-threatening episode of hyperkalemia requiring emergency treatment, according to data cited in a recent article in Seminars in Dialysis (2007;20:431-439). The authors, Nirupama Putcha, MD, and Michael Allon, MD, note that although "many options have been proposed for the prevention of interdialytic hyperkalemia...prevention currently rests largely upon compliance with diet and a thoughtful use of medication regimens."

Ascorbate deficiency is common among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and can be identified readily with serum ascorbate measurements, researchers in Australia report.

Thailand has a "remarkably high" prevalence of CKD among individuals aged 35 years and older, according to Thai and Australian researchers.

The efficacy of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) in the treatment of symptomatic BPH increases with prostate size, according to researchers in India.

Ascorbate deficiency is common among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and can be identified readily with serum ascorbate measurements, researchers in Australia report.

A diet high in vegetable intake is associated with a lower risk of surgically treated BPH, according to Australian researchers.

THE POSITIVE association between obesity and kidney disease (KD) is strongly supported by results of a recent meta-analysis by Wang et al (Kidney Int. 2008;73:19-33) that demonstrate a significantly increased risk for people with BMI greater than the normal range of 18.5-25 kg/m2. Along with CKD, the study also examined the occurrence of renal calculi and kidney cancer. According to the authors, 24.2% and 33.9% of KD cases among American men and women, respectively, could be prevented if overweight and obesity were eliminated.