21.   The drug, rapamycin, is used in kidney transplant patients to prevent rejection by blocking cell growth.

22.   The head of Medicare said Thursday in testimony before a congressional hearing that she will consider making Epogen more available to kidney dialysis patients.

23.   The initial clearance is for use of AngioJet in clearing blood clots from grafts on kidney patients treated with dialysis.

24.   The Food and Drug Administration Thursday approved a new type of genetically engineered drug for kidney transplant patients.

25.   They know of all the kidney patients spending several hours every week hooked to a machine, waiting for a donor.

26.   Pathmanaban was speaking to reporters at a function jointly sponsored by The Mines Beach Resort and After Eden Lingerie in which kidney patients were treated to dinner and entertainment.

27.   A dialyzer is a membrane device that filters waste substances from the blood before it is returned to kidney failure patients.

28.   A calcium-free drug may protect kidney dialysis patients from an increased risk of heart trouble, new research indicates.

29.   A second kidney patient followed a year ago.

30.   A seven-year-old girl, a kidney transplant patient, joined the premier in the celebrations.