News for November 27th, 2007

Gadolinium based MRI contrast agents put kidney patients at risk

Gadolinium based MRI contrast agents have been implicated in at least 1,000 cases of a debilitating disorder called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis/ Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (/NSD) around the world. This horrible disease causes a buildup of collagen in tissues, leading to a severe thickening and hardening of the skin. /NSD can completely immobilize patients, and in severe cases it can lead to death.

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