TORONTO—HIV-infected individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have significantly better odds of survival if they have a kidney transplant than if they remain on dialysis, according to recently released data.

LONDON, Ont.—Drinking two liters of water per day may not benefit most individuals and even could be harmful, investigators say.

TORONTO—Legislation aimed at increasing rates of live kidney donation has not substantially improved those rates, researchers concluded.

LONDON, Ont.—Patients referred to Canadian nephrologists with CKD stage 3-5 and normal-to-high phosphate levels are at greater risk of kidney failure and death than are those with low phosphate levels, a study has revealed.

TORONTO—Kidney transplant patients who use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are less likely than others to adhere to their prescribed drug regimens, according to study findings presented here at the 2008 American Transplant Congress.

TORONTO—Twelve-month results of the Spare-the-Nephron study show that a regimen that spares calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) can improve renal allograft function and glomerular filtration rate (GFR).

TORONTO—Patients treated with antihypertensive agents experience slower declines in renal function, new data show.

TORONTO—Long-term data show that kidney donors have a lifespan and hypertension rate comparable to the general population.

DENVER—The presence of tumor cells at the end of a needle biopsy core obtained near the capsule is an independent indicator of a significantly elevated risk of extracapsular extension, according to data presented here at the annual meeting of the United States and Canada Academy of Pathology.

A RENAL tubule assist device (RAD) may help improve survival of patients with acute kidney injury(AKI), new data show.