THE KIDNEY DIET

23 Jul 2010 at 1:28pm
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Q is for Quince: a quirky kidney-friendly fruit

by DaVita Dietitian Sara
23 Jul 2010 at 1:09pm
Quince is a pear shaped, golden yellow fruit related to the pear and apple fruit family. Unlike it?s cousin fruits, the quince is very tannic and bitter when eaten raw, so most recipes call for cooking the fruit. When sugar is added the cooked quince turns crimson red and develops a flavor described as a [...]

Milk substitutes for kidney diets

by DaVita Dietitian Sara
16 Jul 2010 at 5:53pm
Got milk? Americans are familiar with the milk ad campaign that shows up on television and in magazines. Celebrities sport a milk mustache that  promotes health benefits of drinking milk. For people with kidney disease on dialysis, milk restriction is advised. Milk is high in potassium, phosphorus and calcium-some of the nutrients that become out of balance when [...]

Best cereal choices for the kidney diet

by DaVita Dietitian Sara
9 Jul 2010 at 4:18pm
Today I received a question about the best cereals for a person in stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) to eat. Instead of sending my answer to only one person I thought I would share it with all of you as well. Some good hot cereal choices include cream of wheat, Malt-o-Meal, grits, and even oatmeal [...]

Kidney disease and B vitamin therapy: Concern or Controversy?

by DaVita Dietitian Sara
28 Jun 2010 at 5:22pm
Can too much of a water soluble vitamin really be bad for your kidneys? I first ran across an article “B Vitamins Harm Kidneys” in the June issue of Nutrition Action Healthletter (http://www.cspinet.org/). According to the article about a Canadian research study, 238 diabetics with early stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) took a high dose folic [...]

Kidney Diet Cookbooks

by DaVita Dietitian Sara
10 Jun 2010 at 2:02pm
One of the biggest helpers with learning about and following a kidney diet is a good kidney diet cookbook. Several years ago I posted the National Kidney Foundation kidney cookbook list for you to use as a guide.  Here’s a link to the latest version: http://www.kidney.org/professionals/CRN/cookbooks.cfm. I also want to tell you about some of the recipe [...]

P is for Pineapple, a kidney friendly tropical fruit

by DaVita Dietitian Sara
17 May 2010 at 5:30pm
Pineapple is a symbol of friendship and hospitality as well as a sense of welcome, good cheer, warmth and family affection. It?s also a great fruit choice for the kidney diet. The DaVita Dietitian team admires the pineapple so much they chose it for their logo to go with their motto ?Improving Nutrition Together?. Pineapple [...]

KIDNEY NEWS FEED

19 Dec 2005 at 1:31pm
HDCN selected news pertaining to kidney disease, hypertension, dialysis, nephrology, transplantation, and industry.

Calcium supplements increase the risk of heart attack in postmenopausal women.

30 Jul 2010 at 11:50am
LA Times: They reported online Thursday in the journal BMJ that they found a 31% increase in the risk of heart attack and smaller, non-significant increases in the risk of stroke and death. While equal numbers of women received calcium or placebo, 143 of those who received calcium suffered a heart attack, compared to 111 who received a placebo.

VA innovation initiative accepting grant applications until Sept. 30, 2010.

29 Jul 2010 at 12:35pm
VA.gov: With the Industry Innovation Competition, we address six critical areas for the VA. Examples include pushing the frontier of telehealth services, finding innovative housing technologies to eliminate Veteran homelessness, and providing VA clinicians with new tools to do their jobs more efficiently. Be sure to read about the details here.

Plan for urine-powered fuel cells leaks out

27 Jul 2010 at 11:38pm
Science Daily: Researchers at Bristol Robotics Lab (BRL), a collaborative UWE/University of Bristol research facility, are looking into the use of urine as the 'fuel' for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), which use bacterial cultures to break down 'food' to create power. MFCs are a developing technology used to power autonomous robots.

Biotrends data suggests that use of ESAs for stage 4 CKD is falling.

27 Jul 2010 at 11:32pm
BioTrends: In the renal anemia market, the use of erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs) in patients with chronic kidney disease, not on dialysis (CKD-ND) continues to decline with significantly fewer CKD Stage 4 patients on ESAs compared to the prior year.

Presence of nonhuman sialic acid in biotech drugs can provoke an immune respo...

27 Jul 2010 at 11:21pm
Eurekalert: Meanwhile, the UCSD scientists have developed a novel yet simple solution: Add the human sialic acid to the drug-making process. The Ac version, said Varki, competes with the Gc version, reducing the chances of the Gc version making it into the final product. "In our initial tests, it removes low-level Gc contamination in drugs," said Varki. "It's simple and should only require minor FDA approval for the process adjustment. We think that while we've identified a problem, we've also come up with an answer, at least for some drugs."

Pulse steroids kill plasmacytoid dendritic cells in lupus

27 Jul 2010 at 11:18pm
EurekAlert: They found that pulse doses of intravenous steroids kill off the cells ? called plasmacytoid dendritic cells ? producing interferon alpha, a protein that promotes this inflammation. Oral corticosteroids given at much lower doses did not have this effect. "Now we have the biological rationale for why pulsing is often more effective than standard therapy," said Dr. Tracey Wright, assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern and another study co-author.