http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. For patients with a common kidney disease who have normal kidney function and only minor urinary abnormalities at the time of diagnosis, the long-term prognosis is excellent and no special treatments are needed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings contrast with earlier, smaller studies and suggest that patients can avoid taking potentially toxic immunosuppressive medications often used to treat the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-patients-common-kidney-disease-standard.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:00:09 EST news266165728