http://doctorstevenpark.com/does-sleep-apnea-cause-kidney-disease How You Can Breathe Better, Sleep Better, And Live Better1 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://doctorstevenpark.com/does-sleep-apnea-cause-kidney-disease/comment-page-1#comment-16849 Cynthia Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:59:41 +0000 http://doctorstevenpark.com/?p=1157#comment-16849 An FDA advisory panel just recommended yesterday that the warning label for Covidien’s Optimark and GE’s Omnisca—drugs in the family of medications known as gadolinium-based contrast agents (DBCAs)—be updated to restrict their use in patients with severe kidney disease because of the potential for an increased risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). NSF causes thickening of the skin and organs. GBCAs carry a strong “black box” warning. This site has good information on this issue: http://www.gadolinium-mri.com/index.html An FDA advisory panel just recommended yesterday that the warning label for Covidien’s Optimark and GE’s Omnisca—drugs in the family of medications known as gadolinium-based contrast agents (DBCAs)—be updated to restrict their use in patients with severe kidney disease because of the potential for an increased risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). NSF causes thickening of the skin and organs. GBCAs carry a strong “black box” warning. This site has good information on this issue: http://www.gadolinium-mri.com/index.html

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