News for October 17th, 2007

Cause of debilitating skin condition suggested

New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues suggest why some people with failure can develop a rare tightening and swelling of the skin and other organs, including the lungs and heart.

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Gadolinium based contrast agents more common and deadly than previously thought

Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis/ Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (/NFD), a painful conditions that has been linked to the use of gadolinium based contrast agents used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), could be more prevalent than once thought.

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