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BioTrends Research Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for specialized biopharmaceutical issues, finds that, compared to just one year ago, the mean hemoglobin at erythropoiesis-stimulating agent initiation has significantly declined and is nearing levels at which a blood transfusion may be required.

Rockwell Medical is a fully integrated provider of products and services for patients with end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease that require dialysis.

Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Correspondence to Mathew S. Maurer, MD, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Laboratory for the Elderly, Allen Hospital of NewYork Presbyterian, 5141 Broadway, 3 Field West Room 035, New York, NY 10034.

March 9, 2007 -- Federal regulators announced new warnings for anemia drugs Friday following evidence that they can worsen cancer and increase the risk of death in some patients.