Kidney specialist Dr Abraham Awwad told the newspaper: "Their profits are going through the roof, but unfortunately it's occurring at the expense of patients".
Giles also acknowledged Yunupingu's public battle with kidney disease, saying: "Dr Yunupingu was a teacher to the end, documenting his struggle with renal disease in the hope that it could help others".
Prolactin and growth hormone were measured by radioimmunoassay using a kit provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK; Dr AF Parlow, National Hormone and Pituitary Program, Torrance, CA, USA).
We would like to acknowledge Dr. David Witte for the interpretation of the kidney biopsies and Drs. Lena Das and Michiko Suzuki for their participation in sample selection.
The kidney was examined by Dr Thomas Openshaw of the London Hospital, who determined that it was human and from the left side, but (contrary to false newspaper reports) he could not determine any other biological characteristics.
HEK293 human embryonic kidney cells (gift from Dr C. Vacher, Cambridge) were cultured in DMEM media.
Ovine FSH-20 was obtained through the National Hormone and Peptide Programme, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, or from Dr AF Parlow.
According to the records by Dr Zhang, kidney yang deficiency and fluid retention syndrome could be significantly improved by ZWD, which happens to be consistent with our studies.
But Dr Ben Caplin, a kidney specialist at University College London and part of a British team investigating CKD in Chichigalpa, told the Guardian: "The morally right thing to do is follow up patients with abnormal kidney function, if the company has the resources.
Dr Pat Hanlon, from Kidney Cancer UK, said his reaction was: "one of deep disappointment".
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a global public health problem and a key determinant of the poor health outcomes.
