Diabetes: fighting fit - More evidence that exercise may help prevent the onset of non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. ...

Diabetes link to obesity - Evidence to link diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) to obesity is mounting. Although the condition is, in part, thought to be...

Cyclosporine - Cyclosporin(e) or Sandimmun(e) (both without the "e" in the US) produced by Sandoz Pharmaceuticals is a classic example of a drug being developed for...

Organ transplant: 6 per cent end in TB - Up to 6 per cent of all patients who have an organ transplants will develop TB – and it’s usually from the donor. In most cases the surgery itself ac...

Organ transplant patients risk drug resistant virus - Analysis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease among 240 liver, kidney and pancreas recipients has shown that the incidence of CMV is higher than previousl...

Polycystic kidney disease - A reader’s friend is suffering from polycystic kidney disease and has been told that if things continue to deteriorate she will need dialysis and mayb...

Nsaid cream: kidney damage - Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) applied to the skin as a cream to reduce pain and swelling may cause potentially lethal kidney damage....

Transplants damaged during retrieval - Kidneys for transplant are often damaged during organ retrieval, an increasing but underreported problem that may be exacerbating the drastic shortage...